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  • June 13, 2018
Discount carrier adds direct route to North Carolina

Spirit Airlines will begin offering service between Tampa and the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina in early September.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2018
Contractor, nearing $50 million in sales, names new CEO

Conditioned Air names President and COO Tim Dupre as president and CEO, while Theo Etzel III will remain as chairman.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2018
New 460-unit senior living community under construction

Amavida, Quadrum Global's resort-style living concept, will debut in Fort Myers under leadership of Colin Marshall and Heather Battey

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2018
Financial firm names new president and CEO

Sarasota-based Cumberland Advisors co-founder David Kotok will remain chairman of the board and chief investment officer of the firm.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2018
Area data security firm scores $60M investment

Clearwater-based data security company FairWarning received a $60 million investment to support its continued growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2018
Fertility center opens on campus of medical device giant

The fertility clinic IVMFD opened a clinic at the Arthrex headquarters in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2018
Early-stage capital firm expands through partnership

The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator in Tampa has teamed up with Florida Funders to help tech startups access crowd-sourced investments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2018
Chamber names official to grow workforce unit

Naples Chamber of Commerce Leadership Collier Foundation names Alex Breault as work-based learning coordinator

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2018
Locally based national restaurant chain names new CEO

Current First Watch President Chris Tomasso will take on the additional role and title of CEO, succeeding Ken Pendery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
College names executive for newly created top role

Todd Fritch will serve as executive vice president and provost of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Zoo refreshes brand, opens new attraction for summer

ZooTampa at Lowry Park has unveiled a fun new attraction, Roaring Springs, which promises to deliver thrills and relief from the summer heat.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Batter up: Business community rallies around Rays

One-hundred Tampa Bay area business leaders have formed a group to help keep the Rays baseball team in the region.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Customer experience — not service — is the new battleground

leadership development, focus, customer experience, Orion Development Group, Eckerd College, summer, training

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Dermatologist physician assistant travels to India

Florida Skin Center physician assistant Shirisha Vallarapu returns to her parents' native India on medical mission trip to treat and educate remote villagers

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Plant construction marks milestone for community

A new wastewater treatment plant signals forward momentum for the West Villages master-planned community in south Sarasota County.

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