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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2020
Homebuilder's sales back to pre-coronavirus levels

Neal Communities also marked five community sales closeouts during the month at Tides End, The Ridge at Crossing Creek, Coconut Cove, Watermark and Cypress Walk.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2020
Cancer center breaks ground on new $400M facility

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, has broken ground on a new $400 million, 10-story, 498,000-square-foot inpatient surgical hospital at its McKinley Drive campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2020
Area builder names new top financial executive

Nicole Robinson has more than 20 years of diversified accounting experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • June 16, 2020
New bright, open Barnes & Noble store offers different look along with items popular during pandemic

The new store is 14,000 square feet with rooms showcasing different genres and themes.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2020
Port nets $19.8M grant for intermodal berth project

Port Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, has received a $19.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will be used to complete an intermodal berth project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2020
Prominent health care CEO returns to region after six years to run nonprofit

Gwen MacKenzie was previously a senior executive of Ascension with oversight for the Michigan market of 15 hospitals and health systems.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2020
Online coffee company opens first store, in high-end plaza

Narrative Coffee Roasters replaces another coffee store.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2020
Barnes & Noble opens new store in area

At all stores, including the new store in Sarasota, Barnes & Noble has several safety precautions in place.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2020
With NFL great as a fan, couple expands cheesecake biz to new cafe

Bassano Cheesecake, a family-owned cheesecake company, will open its first cafe on Friday at 507 Main St. in Safety Harbor, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2020
Logistics firm plots new $11M HQ project, 140 new hires

Scotlynn USA was founded in 2010.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2020
Bankrupt company seeks unusual way to raise capital

Wall Street analysts panned the move from Hertz to sell shares while in bankruptcy.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 13, 2020
In the weeds: Florida's medical cannabis industry on the rise

State closes in on 16,000 legal cannabis industry jobs.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2020
Stock Development luxury home division posts robust sales

Stock Custom Homes’ revenue thus far in 2020 tops $52 million

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2020
Despite increase in May, airport traffic still down 75% from 2019

Year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 21%.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 12, 2020
Cybersecurity, compliance firm welcomes new CFO

Michael Branca has joined Tampa-based A-LIGN as CFO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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