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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2014
Uncommon Friends names director

The Uncommon Friends Foundation names Angela Melvin as the executive director of the business-ethics organization.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2014
Barnes Industrial Plastic Piping sold

Burbank, Calif.'s Ryan Herco Flow Solutions purchased the company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2014
ACI Worldwide stock splits

ACI Worldwide's common-share count tripled after a 3-for-1 stock split on Thursday.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2014
Fla. firm with local ties named top innovator

Heico Corp. has several units based on the Gulf Coast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Cortland Partners buys apartments for $78M

Officials say the location is 'irreplaceable.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
C1 Bank files for $50 million IPO

The St. Petersburg-based lender is one of the fastest growing banks in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Goodwill preps for grand opening

Retail store is part of new corporate office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Hodges names new leaders

Hodges University names a new chief information officer and provost.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Naples real estate investor buys Orange Pine Plaza center, Hess Express

Peter Gignac of Naples purchased the Orange Pine Plaza retail center and a 4,000-square-foot Hess Express convenience store for $4.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Gainesville's Collier Cos. developing Sunset site

The Collier Cos. purchased the 100-unit Sunset Square Apartments for $6.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
In Memoriam: Don Porter

The mark of rancher and developer Don Porter is all over north-central Pasco County, from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel to Pasco-Hernando State College to The Shops at Wiregrass, a popular open-air mall.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Suntex Ventures, Marinas buys Snook Bight Marina

Suntex Ventures and its subsidiary Suntex Marinas, a Dallas-based owner and operator of marina properties, purchased Snook Bight Marina on Estero Island for $5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Bank reels in its guy

The Guy Harvey brand, a combination of marine biology, art and photography, has docked at Gateway Bank.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Bend it Like Brazil

Brazil toppled England recently in a contest of stamina, determination and smarts — with big implications in Florida.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 11, 2014
Taylor Morrison, Fiddler Creek partner on 1,000-home Oyster Harbor

Fiddler's Creek in Naples has announced it entered into a joint venture with national homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for the development of the new 1,000-home residential community, Oyster Harbor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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