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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2022
Prominent window manufacturer grapples with ransomware attack

The ransomware infection was not thought to have accessed any personal information, but an investigation remains ongoing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 10, 2022
Tampa Bay voters again reject tax for transportation improvements

Hillsborough County’s proposed 1% levy would have generated $340 million for public transit and measures that would improve traffic safety and ease congestion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2022
SRQ lands new nonstop flight to North Carolina

The new flight is expected to take off in February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 10, 2022
Boat lift maker, sailing school on the mend after Ian

IMM Quality Boat Lifts and Offshore Sailing School are just two of Hurricane Ian’s marine industry victims. But their experiences before, during and after the storm come with valuable lessons.

  • Travel-Tourism
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 10, 2022
California investor picks up 400,000 square feet of space for $74M

CIP Real Estate has bought two Tampa office parks, its first purchases in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2022
Jabil calls holiday plant closings and layoffs 'normal course of business'

St. Petersburg-based Jabil told California officials in October it was temporarily closing six plants and laying off about 1,400 employees for a few days.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2022
Leadership change announced at Sarasota charitable foundation

On Dec. 1, an interim leader will step in at Tidewell Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 9, 2022
Climate-tech discussion to feature PODS executive

Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s latest Tech Talk Innovation Series will also virtually preview the business accelerator’s new headquarters, funded in part by Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2022
More than half the hotel rooms in Lee County reopen post-Ian

Tourism leaders believe the available rooms will be quickly reserved.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2022
Developer to bring 420 apartments to Pasco

An unnamed developer has bought 22 acres in Wesley Chapel and plans to build luxury complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2022
Voters approve massive downtown development

Clearwater will move forward with the sale of two properties to developers looking to transform the city’s downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • November 9, 2022
Panel: Resiliency post-Ian will take commitment, consistency

Speakers at the Post Hurricane Response and Recovery Event want communities to take the time to build resilient structures.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 8, 2022
Fed specialist: No timeline for ending rising interest rates

Federal Reserve specialist Brian Bailey spoke to area commercial real estate insiders about the economy and what we may see in coming months at an industry event.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 8, 2022
Locally owned bank hires senior vice president, market president

Adam Curtis, formerly of Freedom Bank, Regions Bank and SunTrust Bank, has joined St. Petersburg-based BayFirst National Bank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 8, 2022
Apartment owner sees Naples property appreciate 400% in 10 years

The owners of a Naples apartment complex sold to a Dallas investor for $60.1 million more than what they paid in 2012.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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