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  • July 15, 2015
Tech college names new director

Brian Mangan is the new director of Cape Coral Technical College, which prepares high school graduates for new careers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2015
Cloud technology looks sunny at Tech Data

John Tonnison will focus the Clearwater technology giant's expansion into the world of hybrid and cloud computing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2015
Senior living facility to get $4M in 'resort-style' upgrades

Freedom Village Bradenton has nearly 750 residences

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2015
Investment manager admits to $7M scheme

Naples investment manager Dorian Garcia pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a $7 million scheme.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2015
Prominent broker Ian Black to relocate HQ

Ian Black Real Estate will expand its corporate offices by about 1,000 square feet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2015
Feds can cut Medicare from rehab center

District judge rules against bankruptcy court which claimed it could keep Medicare and Medicaid at Rehabilitation Center of St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 13, 2015
Medical device leader, homebuilder make hall of fame

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Naples entrepreneurs Reinhold Schmieding and Brian Stock into the Business Hall of Fame in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Tampa hotel owner expands into Mississippi, Kentucky

Liberty Group snatches three Fairfield Inn & Suites once part of a 26-hotel portfolio owned by Goldman Sachs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Ex-resort manager to begin three-year prison term

Judy Paul was convicted in July 2013 on charges of grand theft of more than $100,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Food purveyor doubles distribution capacity

Artisan Specialty Foods acquired a distribution facility in Illinois that will help double its capacity.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
The master of TripAdvisor

In the hospitality business, there's probably no bigger arbiter than the online review site TripAdvisor.

  • News
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 10, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Ron Wheeler CEO, Sembler Co. St. Petersburg

As the head of 50-year-old Sembler, Wheeler needs to both see and anticipate retail industry trends.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
On tap: More brewskies

Southwest Florida's thirst for beer isn't quenched.

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 10, 2015
Canadian investor latest on multifamily bandwagon

Continuing a wave of multifamily deals throughout Florida this year, a Canadian apartment operator has spent nearly $46 million to purchase a 13-building rental community in Lakeland.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Property management hits on growth

The fast rise in sales and holdings at Gulf Coast Property Management continues to impress the firm's founder and CEO, Andy Moore.

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