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  • October 19, 2015
Hertz names marketing chief

Hertz named Matthew Jauchius chief marketing officer of the car-rental giant.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Foundation nabs another director

Kevin Cooper previously worked for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Firm expands presence in Hawkeye State

A subsidiary of Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans signed a new contract in Iowa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Airport traffic rebounds sharply

After a slow summer, passenger traffic at the Fort Myers airport rebounded more than 10% in September compared with the same month a year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Synthetic human maker hires new exec

Tampa-based SynDaver Labs has more than 100 employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Family business navigates expansion

Hiring a top executive for a family-run business — someone outside the family — can be an excruciatingly difficult decision.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Pretty in Pink, Tampa style

The Tampa skyline is turning Pink in October, part of a movement to promote breast cancer awareness.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 16, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

SVN agent among top nationwide; Colliers prez weighs in on GE

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
A boost for builders

Take that, tourism and hospitality.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 16, 2015
Gaining an edge

As office vacancy shrinks regionwide, landlords are undertaking improvements to keep or add tenants.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Don't ask about football

Wilson Bradshaw wants to talk about the 15,000 students at Florida Gulf Coast University and all the exciting programs at the fast-growing university in Fort Myers.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 16, 2015
Not gone for long

Count hospitality industry veterans Al Clarizia and Terri Noyes as the latest people on the Gulf Coast to not really get the whole retirement thing.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
International fugitive arrested in $2.6M fraud

Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez was picked up in Miami.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
Manufacturer plans $5M expansion

Somero Enterprises will spend $5 million to build a new corporate headquarters facility in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 15, 2015
Manatee swims with top fiscal counties in Florida

Manatee County's credit ratings are basically “as good as it gets,” says an analyst.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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