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  • May 17, 2022
Film shoot underway in Tampa with local director at helm

"The Throwback" stars Will Sasso and Justina Machado and is directed by Mario Garcia, a University of South Florida alumnus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
Prominent Sarasota nonprofit CEO announces retirement

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation grew significantly under Mason Ayres’ leadership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2022
Developer returns with plan for Tampa neighborhood that fought off apartments last year

A developer has proposed that a town house complex be built in Beach Park on space now occupied by offices.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2022
Las Vegas investor buys Sarasota RV parking facility

Elite Motorcoach Storage has sold for $12.3 million, and the buyer plans to keep it as RV storage site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm celebrates huge milestone

KnowBe4, known for its anti-phishing platform, crosses the 50,000-customer threshold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 16, 2022
St. Petersburg bank rebrands, changes name

First Home Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida's only locally owned community bank, has changed its name to BayFirst and updated its branding with a new logo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2022
Tampa office building sold to Zeno Office Solutions founder

A nearly 162,000-square-foot building on Hillsborough Ave. brings $23.7 million — $169 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 14, 2022
JLL to lease Bradenton industrial park

The commercial real estate firm was picked to represent a new park being built at U.S. 301.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • May 13, 2022
Sarasota-based entrepreneurs develop app to promote plant-based living

The Optamiz app is a resource users can tap into for restaurant suggestions and recipes.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Clearwater finance company appoints interim CEO

Mike Rost, a 20-year veteran of Nicholas Financial Inc., succeeds Douglas Marohn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Survey: Small business confidence is high in the Sunshine State

Floridians are happy with the state's business climate.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Housing affordability, resiliency take center stage at conference

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council event drew leaders from across the region, including Pasco and Manatee counties.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Popular Fort Myers resort plots $7M renovation

The resort was built in 1950.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2022
Two complexes in up-and-coming Tampa neighborhood sold

An undisclosed buyer pays $60.5 million for the two Seminole Heights properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 12, 2022
Shumaker law firm grows to keep up with demand

The firm announced the two new additions after seeing a spike in wealth planning and record home prices.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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