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  • July 31, 2020
Clean living: Booze maker embraces shift to hand sanitizer

St. Petersburg Distillery has fully embraced its shift to hand sanitizer production, hiring 50 out-of-work bartenders, musicians and restaurant and service industry professionals to help with packaging, labeling and distribution of hand sanitizer.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 31, 2020
Viral movement: Team led by business professor tracks path of disease

A professor at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business is leading a data-centric project that aims to predict surges in COVID-19 cases in the Tampa Bay region.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • July 31, 2020
Pier ahead: Amid a new reality, rebuilt $92M amenity finally opens

After nearly a decade without one, St. Petersburg, Florida, again has a pier, with the $92 million project, more than seven years in the making, opening on July 6.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Michael Saunders & Company
  • July 31, 2020
Q2 2020 State of the Market

Q2 2020 State of the Market

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Bank opens new branch, a $5M renovation project

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s new office is its largest in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Developer to build luxury waterfront homes on river

Homes start from $1 million and range from 3,502 to 5,621 square feet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Area HVAC company expands reach with acquisition of St. Louis firm

Tampa, Florida-based Apex Service Partners, a nationwide platform for residential plumbing and electrical service providers, has acquired Academy Air, a family-owned HVAC based in St. Louis.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 30, 2020
Law firm adds location, plans to add attorneys

Dal Lago Law was founded in 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2020
Human services nonprofit elects two new board members

David Shapiro is managing partner of the Shapiro | Delgado personal injury law firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2020
Manager shares tips for facilitating brainstorming sessions

At a recent Florida Public Relations Association event, Mimi Cirbusova gave suggestions for getting the most out of brainstorming sessions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2020
Business Observer book club to discuss ‘Start With Why’

A virtual gathering on Sept. 2 will be led by Kerkering Barberio Shareholder Heather Williams.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2020
Nonprofit, after national search, chooses new CFO

Eckerd Connects, a Clearwater, Florida-based nonprofit that assists children, young adults and families in need, has named Tony Van Slyke its new CFO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2020
County opens first phase of $80M sports complex

Officials hope the project gives Collier County an edge in sports tourism.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2020
Luxury enclave sees 42 home sales so far in 2020

The enclave in Lakewood Ranch includes five neighborhoods with three-, four-, and five-bedroom residences.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2020
Statewide agricultural leader dies at 78

Ben Hill Griffin III left a big mark in the citrus and higher education sectors.

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