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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2020
Financial planning firm names two new principals

Kristina Eastmond and Melissa Walsh also earned promotions within their divisions of the firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2020
Popular New York burger chain to make debut in area

Shake Shack, a New York-based restaurant chain with more than 170 locations around the world, is finally coming to Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 15, 2020
Airport reels in new nonstop route

Low-cost airline leader Allegiant continues to add nonstop routes in the region. The latest: Service to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2020
Restaurant chain hires first chief transformation officer

Greg Barber previously spent nine years working for PepsiCo Inc. in Purchase, N.Y.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2020
Pair of attorneys elevated to partner status at area law firm

The Tampa, Florida, office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, has two new partners: Christopher Cavaliere and Clinton Morell.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2020
Area real estate brokerage woos new president

Real estate executive Nancy Nagy has been named president of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, responsible for leading all sales operations at the brokerage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2020
Developers break ground on $60M hotel next to convention center

The $60 million project is expected to be completed in 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2020
Area law firm appoints new managing shareholder

Lori Baggett has been named managing shareholder at the Tampa, Florida, office of Carlton Fields, a law firm that has locations in six states and Washington, D.C.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2020
Developer wins bid to build lab headquarters

Seagate is expected to break ground on the new NeoGenomics facility this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
National homebuilder purchases nearly 500 acres for new community

Del Webb plans to add a second 55-plus residential community in the Tampa Bay area, dubbed Del Webb BayView.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
State legislators move forward on Moffitt investigation

House Rules Committee Chairman and House Speaker Designate Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Clearwater, will chair the select committee.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
University cuts ribbon on $130M downtown health center

USF Health's new Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute officially opened in downtown Tampa, Florida, on Jan. 8.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
New amenity-rich, luxury apartment complex set to open

Norstar Development USA developed The Vistas at Eastwood.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
Report: Governments statewide spend $80B annually in collected taxes

Florida has one of the highest shares in the nation in tax spending.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2020
Down Under cuisine on an upswing

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin' Brands is adding more Aussie Grills in the domestic market. The fast-casual concept debuted last year in Saudi Arabia and then expanded to Hong Kong.

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