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  • April 24, 2020
Fine-dining steakhouse chews on pandemic survival strategies

Steakhouse co-founder shares his strategy for staying in business as a fine-dining restaurant amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2020
Restaurant group delivers over 600 meals to health care workers, first responders

Since March 30, Mattison’s has prepared and delivered 620 meals.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2020
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There’s no cost to submit information or be included in our annual Top 500 ranking of companies.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2020
Report: crisis will be big hit to region's tourism sector

Report says Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater region will be hit especially hard by COVID-19 crisis.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2020
Area theater fights off coronavirus with streaming movie service

The Prado Stadium 12 offer includes takeout dinners and popcorn.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2020
Specialty grocer to hire 110 workers — virtually — for new store

Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Seminole, Florida, on July 15.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2020
Hospital names new chief operating officer

Allyssa Tobitt was previously vice president of operations at South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2020
Company lays off 10,000 employees, takes $30M loss

The slowdown in travel continues to pummel Hertz.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2020
Airport to receive $81M as part of COVID-19 relief package

Tampa International will receive $81 million as part of an airline industry bailout made possible by the federal CARES Act.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2020
Area airports land $172 million in job-saving federal aid

Airports are grappling with big losses in passenger traffic.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2020
Manufacturer to consolidate Florida facilities

The consolidation is expected to reduce PGT's annualized operating expense by $3.5 million to $3.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2020
Marketing firm names new CFO

Bob Reich has been named CFO of Catalina, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based marketing firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2020
Company delivers comfort care kits to area hospitals

Naples Soap Co. also made Easter deliveries.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 20, 2020
Distributor delivers thousands of cans of energy, coffee drinks to hospitals

The five area hospitals each received 4,000 cans.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 20, 2020
Survey: How has COVID-19 affected your business?

The results of the survey will be published in an upcoming edition of the Business Observer newspaper and on BusinessObserverFL.com.

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