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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2019
Marketing, branding firm welcomes new director

The Cape Coral resident will be the company's director of business development and a senior account executive.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2019
Financial firm selects COO, announces promotions

Donna Guinta spent the past 18 years as vice president of operations, agency and systems with Cadaret, Grant & Co.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2019
Laundry tech startup raises more than $5M

Tampa, Florida-based mobile technology firm Washlava has secured more than $5 million in non-dilutive growth financing, sourced by Skyway Capital Markets LLC, also based in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2019
Building maintenance company expands in Florida

The business is being operated by North Naples resident and former Wall Street businessman James Sperzel.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2019
Hospital announces new nursing leadership

Most recently, Todd Haner was chief nursing officer at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2019
Ad agency names pair of managing directors

Dunn & Co., a full-service branding and advertising agency that has offices in Tampa, Florida, and London, has promoted Kamden Kuhn and Katharine Bonnet to managing director roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2019
Construction company expands staff, including superintendent

The new hires include a senior estimator, two assistant project managers and a superintendent.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Homebuilder names vice president of strategic growth, general counsel

Before joining Pearl Homes, Ethan Tieger was an associate with Chicago-based Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Area health care firm names new clinical director

Tampa, Florida-based Lung Health Institute has hired Sara McLear, a 21-year nursing veteran, as its director of clinical operations.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Lawsuit: Man bought homes with $70M he misappropriated from oil companies

Edward Brinkmann, a German national living in Naples, is accused of stealing funds via markup scheme as head of procurement.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
County hires senior-level executive in agricultural role

David Outerbridge comes to Lee County after working as a soil conservation planner for Manatee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Firm builds big business off teardowns

The teardown trend continues unabated at Perrone Construction.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Automation risk threatens Florida's jobs surge

The state has a high amount of jobs vulnerable to automation.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Investor acquires aging tourist attraction in online auction for $17.2 million

Clearwater, Florida, commercial real estate investor Ben Mallah has acquired The Shops at John’s Pass Village, a tourist attraction in Madeira Beach, for $17.2 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2019
Brains behind big — and profitable — ideas get their due

The National Academy of Inventors spotlights the University of South Florida's many entrepreneurial faculty members.

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