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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 11, 2019
Fast-growing tech firm plans 100 hires in region

Drift, a Boston-based conversational marketing firm that serves some 50,000 businesses, has opened an office in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2019
Club completes $18.5 million improvement project

Project includes a new 33,000-square-foot Sports Center & Spa.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2019
Manufacturer adds business line with $92M deal

Tampa-based NewSouth Window Solutions grew to nearly $80 million in annual sales in less than a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2019
Cross-Bay Ferry ridership jumps by 25%

The Cross-Bay Ferry, a seasonal transportation service that links downtown Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, saw a 25% ridership increase in November.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2019
Retailer with more than 550 stores names new CEO

Matt Beall joined the family business in 2004 as a buyer for Beall’s Outlet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2019
Nonprofit names Broadway producer artistic director and CEO

Andy Sandberg succeeds Bruce Rodgers, who is retiring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2019
Luxury resort promotes official to top marketing role

Tracy Tirrell began her career at Marriott at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in January 1997.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2019
Area law firm hires cybersecurity expert as partner

Cybersecurity expert Kevin Mekler has been named partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 9, 2019
Construction begins on luxury boutique condo project

850 Central in Naples is near Fifth Avenue and the beach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2019
Downtown restaurant to open second location

Selva Grill is known for dishes inspired by Peruvian cuisine.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2019
Tech company, with 135% sales growth, expands HQ

A-LIGN is also celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2019
Area gym creates app to train users in boxing

Billy Lyell, a boxer and owner of Sweet Science gym, and Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, a former world champion boxer, co-founded and developed the app.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2019
Company recognized as Facebook Marketing Partner

Sarasota-based Dealers United is also a Facebook Marketplace Inventory Partner.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2019
Area biotech firm leaps to new creation: synthetic frogs

The SynDaver Synthetic Frog made its debut at J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey in November.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2019
Entrepreneur goes from debt to $37M business to now Hall of Fame

Kyle Taylor launched The Penny Hoarder in 2010.

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