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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • August 3, 2011
Kohl's to hire 130 in Sarasota

The retailer's Central Sarasota Parkway location will open next month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
Home prices down significantly

Nationwide, home values have dropped 6.7% over the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
VectorLearning receives $24M

The Tampa firm received an equity investment from a Philadephia group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2011
Confidence among CEOs hits new low

Chief Executive magazine's CEO Confidence Index, which measures CEOs' perceptions of overall business conditions, hit a 10-month low in July.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2011
Bay Cities sells airport hotel

The bank finds a buyer for a distressed property near the St. Pete airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2011
SFCF CEO Julia East resigns

East led the Southwest Florida Community Foundation for seven years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2011
Numara names Hansen CEO

Hansen comes over from CA Technologies, a multibillion-dollar firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2011
Did parking meters do the Chop House in?

Sarasota restaurateur David Arnold's business, First Street Chop House, took a hit under the city of Sarasota's schizophrenic parking philosophy.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2011
BankUnited adds eight branches

Three of the bank's new offices will be located in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2011
New leaders for AMA Tampa Bay

The American Marketing Association's Tampa Bay chapter has new directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2011
Leadership Manatee's new class

Members of Leadership Manatee's 2011-2012 class have been announced.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2011
Turner Tree and Landscape seeks buyer

Turner Tree and Landscape, one of the most recognized and established tree businesses on the Gulf Coast and Florida, is for sale.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2011
Verizon cuts 132 Tampa jobs

Two call centers on Hillsborough Avenue will close later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2011
Tampa's Marbella sells for $2M

The 132-unit complex went for $17.54 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2011
Beasley Broadcast earns $2.8M

The radio broadcaster's quarterly profits grew 38% over the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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