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  • December 19, 2019
Animal shelter breaks ground on $10 million expansion

The planned expansion includes three new buildings totaling over 30,000 square feet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By RASM Commerical Real Estate Alliance
  • December 19, 2019
Introducing CREA: The Commercial Real Estate Alliance of RASM

Introducing CREA: The Commercial Real Estate Alliance of RASM

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2019
Developer's model home recognized for energy use

LEED Zero Energy recognizes buildings or spaces that achieve a source energy use balance of zero over a period of 12 months.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 19, 2019
Prominent medical center CEO resigns amid conflict of interest claims

Dr. Alan List has been with Moffitt Cancer Center since 2003, and CEO since 2012.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2019
St. Pete Pier names tenants

The City of St. Petersburg has selected 17 mercahnts to be tenants in the St. Pete Pier Marketplace retail concept at the $76 million attraction, slated to open in March.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 18, 2019
Naples luxury homebuilder expands to Sarasota market

BCB Homes was founded in 1993.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 18, 2019
Locally owned bank names senior vice president

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Freedom Bank has welcomed Amanda Gilroy to its commercial lending team in the role of senior vice president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 18, 2019
Veteran banker promoted to new leadership post

Rudi Hamer has been with the Sanibel Captiva Community Bank for two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2019
New art museum opens to public

After an adaptive reuse project, the museum takes over two former Sarasota High School buildings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 17, 2019
Nonprofit makes hire for newly created vice president role

Trisha Blake has joined Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, in the newly created role of vice president of sales and marketing. Courtesy photo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2019
Area tech company scores $75 million investment

CallMiner will use the funds to ‘accelerate the company’s go-to-market strategy.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2019
National insurance brokerage names local leader

Burns & Wilcox, a Detroit-based insurance wholesale broker and underwriting manager, has promoted John Heaner to associate managing director of its Tampa, Florida, office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2019
After CEO steps down, EDC names interim leader

David Bullock retired in 2018 after seven years leading the Town of Longboat Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 13, 2019
Law firm names real estate attorney principal

Amanda Tullidge joined Blalock Walters in 2013.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 13, 2019
Bank, in wake of merger, names regional president

Former BB&T executive Jim Daly has been named Truist’s regional president for West Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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