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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2019
Downtown upswing: City's urban core becomes a place to call home

According to the latest results of a biennial survey, the long-awaited completion of the Riverwalk and Tampa Heights have spurred unprecedented growth in the number of people who make downtown Tampa, Florida, their home.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 3, 2019
Commercial Question of the Week -- Opportunity Zones

"What is the biggest misconception that investors and others have about Opportunity Zones?"

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 3, 2019
Alta Resources moving to build-to-suit

Fast-growing Fort Myers company will occupy 90,000 square feet near Southwest Florida International AIrport

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 3, 2019
CBRE lures broker Hanerfeld to Tampa office

Veteran broker becomes the third agent to join firm from rival this year

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2019
Airport sets new passenger count records

Traffic count up 7.4% for March and year-to-date at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
Nonprofit names three new board members

In Manatee County, United Way Suncoast is focused on early literacy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2019
Health insurance giant targets area for hiring surge

In anticipation of Medicare’s open enrollment period that begins in mid-October, health insurance provider Humana plans to add 100 employees at its call center in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2019
Recruiting firm names new owner, CEO

Sarasota-based Search Wizards founder and CEO Leslie O'Connor plans to retire.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2019
Pastry franchise plans Texas expansion

Sarasota-based Le Macaron French Pastries now has more than 50 locations across the U.S.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2019
Tech industry organization names successor to longtime CEO

The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), a Tampa, Florida-based international consortium of technology distributors, has named Frank Vitagliano CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 30, 2019
Real estate investment firm joins forces with apartment developer

Collier Enterprises’ investment in Legacy Partners to broaden portfolio into multifamily properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2019
Health care foundation names vice president

Robert Pettit was previously assistant director of corporate finance for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2019
Area firm strengthens team with addition of employment law specialists

GrayRobinson, P.A., has entered into an agreement that forms a strategic alliance between it and Tampa, Florida-based labor and employment law firm Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2019
Anesthesiologist opens office to treat PTSD, depression

Dr. Gary Lawson founded RiKai Therapeutics to treat a variety of depression, chronic pain and addiction conditions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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