Parties: Hyatt deal still going ahead

But observers believe slowdown will kill plan

By KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN

SARASOTA -- Despite hopeful speculation among hoteliers that WCI Communities will not close on its purchase of the Hyatt Sarasota, parties on both sides of the deal say it will go through.

If that is the case, the bayfront Sarasota project would be one of just a few that WCI pursues in Florida this year.

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