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  • October 1, 2020
Cancer center receives $25 million donation from late CEO’s family

Gift is the largest in is in the history of the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Area insurance company acquires Medicare-focused firm

Clearwater, Florida-based AmeriLife Group LLC has acquired Senior Healthcare Direct, a Palm Harbor company that operates a consumer-facing, Medicare insurance marketplace under the name Medicare Bob. 

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Brady brew: Three games in, signal-caller already has a namesake beer

To celebrate the Tom Brady era in Tampa Bay, 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg has released Former New England IPA.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Skip town: Owner of iconic local music venue decides to cash out

Skipper’s Smokehouse, a beloved eatery and music venue in Tampa, has been put up for sale for $1.5 million.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2020
Grocery sales see gains in some expected and unexpected categories

Shopper intelligence firm finds a shift in buying behaviors brought on by the pandemic.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2020
Area distillery taps into national top 10 list

Loaded Cannon Distillery opened in August 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2020
Health care firm buys land for $4M, plans 40-bed facility

Encompass Health has 12 rehabilitation hospitals operating in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2020
Builder launches neighborhood in fast-growing community

KB Home is the latest builder in North River Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2020
Area firm CFO resigns six weeks after getting the job, loses bonus

Kenny Cheung becomes the third Hertz CFO since mid-August.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2020
Airport, hospital system team up to test flyers for COVID-19

Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, has launched a program that will provide COVID-19 tests for arriving and departing passengers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2020
Medical practice pays $500K to settle federal fraudulent claims case

The payments aren’t a determination of liability.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2020
Commercial cleaning firm names new COO

Patrick Durkee joins Palm Harbor, Florida-based Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services as chief operating officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2020
Saudi billionaire’s son buys two area retail stores for $15.5 million

Ibrahim Al-Rashid calls the St. Armands Circle stores ‘trophy properties.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2020
Global inventor, innovation awards coming to region in 2021

Fort Myers notches a big win with the Edison Awards.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2020
National industry group taps area banker for leadership role

Pilot Bank President Rita Lowman has been named to the American Bankers Association’s board of directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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