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  • November 1, 2013
Logistical shuffle in CEO suite

Eric Baird, the Business Observer's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year, has taken a less active role in day-to-day operations of the fast-growing package forwarding company he founded.

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  • October 31, 2013
Halloween 2013 is a profitable one

How much are Americans spending to make their Halloween as ghoulish and festive as possible? A lot.

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  • October 31, 2013
Fans can flock to Sox store

The Red Sox Team Store will sell World Series merchandise at JetBlue Park.

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  • October 31, 2013
USAmeriBank leading Tampa Bay in SBA loans

USAmeriBank surpassed all other Tampa Bay-based banks in the total dollar value of approved SBA lending.

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  • October 31, 2013
Local tech firm reels in Alaskan client

Voalte's newest customer is a hospital in the northernmost city in the country.

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  • October 31, 2013
Do you remember September?

A few more venture capitalists found their way to Florida in the third quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago.

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  • October 30, 2013
Smartphone app firm gets deal for 100 malls

Sarasota-based MobileBits signs a marketing deal with DLC Management Corp.

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  • October 30, 2013
Tampa Tribune publisher moves south

Scripps appoints Bill Barker publisher of the Naples Daily News.

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  • October 30, 2013
Clerk carries a big hammer

Smart lawyers already know this: Be nice to the courthouse clerks

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  • October 29, 2013
Pegasus TransTech names new CEO

The Tampa company has promoted Frank Adelman to replace the retiring Bob Helms.

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  • October 29, 2013
First Watch serves up more growth

Company expands in Orlando and southeast Florida.

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  • October 29, 2013
Governor names new commissioner

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Brian Hamman to the Lee County Commission.

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  • October 29, 2013
Accountant checks into new gig

Well-known Bradenton CPA and executive Gregory Green has left his firm of more than a decade, Shinn & Co., to go out on his own.

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  • October 28, 2013
Mosaic buying two Bay-area facilities for $1.4B

The company is buying the phosphate business of CF Industries, including properties in Tampa and Plant City.

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  • October 28, 2013
Radiation firm makes $125M buy

Radiation Therapy Services Holdings acquires OnCure Holdings, which operated 33 treatment centers.

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