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  • March 28, 2022
Chicken salad restaurant concept to open in Bradenton

The location will open in early April.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Brian Hartz
  • March 28, 2022
Tennis star in rarefied air after run of success

Danielle Collins, a native of St. Petersburg, adds to her prize money and expands her team as she racks up wins on the WTA tour.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2022
Vocational training nonprofit receives $3M federal grant

AmSkills, a vocational training nonprofit, has received a $3 million federal grant that will help it complete a workforce training innovation center in Pasco County, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2022
Area broker charged in advance fee for loan scam — again

Sammie Sue Doss pled no contest to charges in 2011 and was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay restitution.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2022
Area law firm adds four new partners to lineup

The partners were confirmed in January.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2022
Tourism agency expands leadership team with two executive hires

Eric Davis and Aislinn Stone have joined Visit Tampa Bay, the destination marketing organization for Tampa and Hillsborough County, as vice president of finance and director of partner development, respectively.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2022
SWFL airport surges in monthly traffic report

Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 55% compared to last year at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra buys land for new home on Fruitville Road

32-acre site between Honore Avenue and Cattlemen Road will include performance space, along with event and educational facilities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • March 24, 2022
Venice manufacturer makes Best Small-Cap list again

For the second time in a row, PGT Innovations made Forbes' list of best small-cap companies. But this time, the ranking was even better.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2022
Lakewood Ranch builder acquires truss company in response to supply delays

The acquisition of HITEK by Neal Communities was made official in February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 24, 2022
Law firm’s fast-growing lobbying arm names new chief of staff

Gino Casanova, a former legislative aide in Tallahassee, has joined lobbying firm Shumaker Advisors Florida as chief of staff.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
$7B Palm Beach wealth management firm expands to SWFL

Chilton Trust was founded as a state-chartered trust company in 2010.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • March 23, 2022
Loose lips sink profits, survey finds, but strengthen relationships

New research suggests that workplace chatter costs U.S. business a whopping $1.5 trillion per year in lost productivity.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Local Habitat for Humanity chapters receive portion of massive donation

Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County, Florida, have received multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, to tackle the affordable housing crisis.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 23, 2022
Sarasota nonprofit announces new board members

Both members are serving their first term with the Tidewell Foundation board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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