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  • Brian Hartz
  • November 6, 2020
KRATE container park at the Grove at Wesley Chapel

KRATE, a container park featuring a mix of retail and restaurant properties, is set to open in early 2021 at the Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
Firm completes batting tunnel for MLB team

The project included building three batting tunnels and an adjacent structure.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
Former prominent area retail CEO joins medical tech firm board

Shelley Broader was CEO of Chico’s FAS from December 2015 to April 2019.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
Seeking the best and brightest — in hobbies and pastimes

Tell us about all the cool things you do outside of work.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
New hotel set to welcome back guests

The Karol Hotel, a Clearwater property that first opened in February, right before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, will reopen on Nov. 11.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
Medical care clinic debuts in region with four new locations

MD Now Urgent Care is now in Lee and Manatee counties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2020
Insurance firm CEO, co-founder to retire

Ernie Garateix will succeed Bruce Lucas as CEO of Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. in Clearwater, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2020
Health system, hospice name board of trustees officers

Jan Miller is the executive vice president and Sarasota manager of Caldwell Trust Co.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2020
Partnership buys land, plans $22M affordable housing project

Civitas of Cape Coral will have one, two and three bedroom units.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2020
Asset management firm names new EVP, CFO

In 2018, Jason Bartz was one of the Business Observer's 40 Under 40 winners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2020
Roofing exec faces more charges in PPP loan scam

New charges against Casey David Crowther include mortgage fraud.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2020
Digital marketing firm hires chief revenue officer

Aaron Watkins has Tampa, Florida-based MyArea Network, a digital marketing firm, as chief revenue officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 2, 2020
Locally owned restaurant group to launch food hall

Ciccio Restaurant Group will open On the Fly, a food hall featuring the company’s Taco Dirty, Sweet Soul and Better Byrd concepts, on Nov. 16 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 2, 2020
Home care agency promotes pair to vice president of operations roles

Strehan Dyer and Tamburin will develop strategies to drive growth and improve financial and clinical performance.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 1, 2020
NYSE delists bankrupt area firm from stock exchange

Hertz Global Holdings now trades on the over-the-counter market, under the symbol HTZGQ.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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