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  • April 6, 2021
Hurricane protection firm, after passing $70M in sales, finds buyer

Brian Rist founded Storm Smart in 1996.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2021
Manufacturer, electronics firm names new top sales officer

John Shea has been with a subsidiary since 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2021
Former Morgan Stanley top overseas exec joins area investment firm

William Strong, who worked at top executive positions at New York investment giant Morgan Stanley, becomes a partner at Tampa investment firm Anzu Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 5, 2021
Heating and air company wins work at luxury hotels

Cortez Heating & Air’s agreement with the properties runs through March 2024.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 5, 2021
Contractor launches environmental division

Gulf Western Environmental has two experienced managers at the helm of the unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 5, 2021
Region to host U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships

The U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, an elite-level competition, will be held at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch in July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2021
Car rental giant seeks exit from bankruptcy

Hertz choose from two restructuring offers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2021
Cybersecurity firm reels in $125 million investment

OPSWAT plans to use the capital to accelerate its rapid growth, among other uses.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2021
Largest companies in the region enjoy big gains in share price

While revenue dips, the stock market has boosted several companies.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 4, 2021
Officials: area couple created fake PPP loan accounts in $6M scam

One defendant faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted, the other 25.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 3, 2021
Leading construction firm wins new high school project

The new high school in Babcock Ranch will be connected to an existing school.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2021
Executive named equity partner at pair of flooring companies

Steve Brown was also named vice president of operations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2021
New values-based bank names two new executives, including CFO

St. Petersburg value-based lender in formation Climate First Bank appoints CFO and COO and executive vice president of the Tampa Bay region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2021
Medical practice begins work on 88,000-square-foot complex, HQ

Officials say practice is ‘bursting at the seams’ in current location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2021
University board chooses former Florida House Speaker as vice chair

Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and Weatherford Capital Managing Partner Will Weatherford will serve a two-year term in the university position.

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