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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2022
Amazon buys Pasco industrial park, will invest $150 million in new facility

The Seattle-based retailer plans a 517,000-square-foot robotic sorting center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2022
Chicken fast-food chain buys Clearwater property for $4.5 million

Popular Louisiana chicken finger chain Raising Cane’s is expanding into Florida with first restaurant to open in February.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2022
Arkansas bank adds Tampa executive to board of directors

Brian Butler, CEO of Tampa-based Vistra Communications, has joined Encore Bank's board of directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 24, 2022
Layoffs hit home health care provider in Tampa and surrounding area; nearly 700 lose jobs

Bayada Home Health Care is closing its Florida facilities and will cut 682 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2022
Homebuilder doubles total closings over 2019

Christopher Alan Homes is now among the largest production homebuilders in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 24, 2022
Tampa man arrested in Belize for allegedly preparing fraudulent tax returns

Thomas Johnson is facing 14 counts for helping clients improperly collect more than $150,000 in tax refunds

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 24, 2022
Florida furniture retailer puts 35 stores, three distribution centers and HQ on the market

Badcock Furniture is selling 2.2 million square feet of property with plans to lease it back from new owners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2022
Venice-based company appoints new CFO, senior VP

John Kunz fills the role with more than two decades of experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2022
Tampa orthopedic firm, thanks to investment, saw explosive growth in 2021

Florida Orthopaedic Institute is now the nation’s 12-largest provider of orthopedic care.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 24, 2022
New York and Chicago top feeder markets for Florida West Coast

Florida, thanks to cities on the Gulf Coast, is the No. 1 destination for movers in the U.S.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2022
Area meat stick company picks up $80M investment

Naples-based firm now now valued at up to $300 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 21, 2022
Lawsuit accuses area property management company of embezzlement

Lawsuit filed by Naples firm claims American Property Management Services won't release money or bank records

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2022
Largest steakhouse chain commits to Lakewood Ranch location

The restaurant will be located within CASTO's Center Point development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2022
Developer, on the strength of 230% growth, adds to executive team

Tampa, Florida-based Franklin Development Corp. has hired a chief development officer and chief construction officer as it enjoys big growth driven by Florida's construction boom.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 21, 2022
Sister City plan wave of the future, says Rays' owner as he asks: What happens now?

As baseball officials in Tampa and Montreal ponder the future, they say their rejected sister-city plan was groundbreaking — and will someday be the norm in pro sports.

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