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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2014
Clearwater firm releasing new cyber currency

OmniBazaar plans to distribute 20 billion OmniCoins as part of its new peer-to-peer marketplace.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2014
Prominent Sarasota insurance firm sold

Three generations of Ludwigs have run Ludwig-Walpole Co. since 1933.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2014
New $25 million Acura dealership opens

Scanlon Auto Group opened a new $25 million Acura dealership in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2014
Fort Myers home price increases are moderate

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Fort Myers area rose 3.9% in September compared with one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2014
Founder and CEO departs from Triad Retail Media

Longtime executive Roger Berdusco is named CEO of the fast-growing firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2014
Sarasota web firm changes destiny, and its name

Destiny Group moves into a new office and adds employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2014
Arthrex to distribute cartilage product

Arthrex will be the exclusive commercial distributor of a cartilage-repair implant made by Osiris Therapeutics.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2014
Financial firm names head of ops, tech

Transamerica Financial hires Aimee Fancoeur Tesoro from AXA Advisors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2014
Atlanta market sizzles for First Watch

Breakfast, brunch and lunch chain now has six locations in Metro Atlanta.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2014
Tampa firm merges with Quench USA

AquaVenture Holding also received $50 million in capital from Element Partners and T. Rowe Price mutual funds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2014
Naples home prices rise 10%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 10% in September as the inventory continued to drop.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2014
Bradenton bank with $260M in assets sold

Martin County-based Harbor Community Bank acquires First America Bank

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2014
Icard Merrill law firm founder dies

William Merrill co-founded the firm in 1956.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2014
Hertz tops off new headquarters

Employees of car-rental giant Hertz celebrated the placement of the last piece of structural steel to the company's new global headquarters in Estero.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2014
Nine Tampa office buildings sold for $49 million

Boca Raton's IP Capital Partners acquired the nine Parkway Properties office buildings in Tampa with plans to improve and stabilize them.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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