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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2019
Restaurant chain announces construction of new headquarters

The new First Watch Restaurants headquarters will have a test kitchen for the chain's culinary team.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2019
HR outsourcing firm appoints vice president of sales

Engage PEO has named Tiffany Creter vice president of sales for Florida. She will be based in the firm’s Tampa, Florida, office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 25, 2019
General contractor hires 30-year veteran as senior project manager

Jack Dillon will bring $200 million in commercial project experience to Wright Construction Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2019
Financial services firm opens new area location

The new Sarasota location of oXYGen Financial will be managed by Micah Keel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • June 24, 2019
Second barbershop business expands presence in area

Last week, Denver-based Floyd’s 99 Barbershop announced it’s expanding to south Tampa, Florida. Now a locally owned competitor, The Shave Cave, intends to relocate and double the size of its downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2019
Airport sets new records in May

At 725,754, Southwest Florida International Airport serves 8.5% more passengers than in May 2018. Year-to-date count up 9.6% over prior year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Work to begin on new 240-unit apartment complex

LIV Development of Birmingham, Ala., is building the 353,505-square-foot project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Digital marketing firm acquires Texas video production company

Spectrio, an Oldsmar, Florida-based provider of in-store and telephone marketing services, has acquired Plano, Texas-based Media Distribution Solutions (MDS), which specializes in low-cost, on-demand custom video creation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Manufacturer employs paid family leave benefit

Employee-owned Pelican Wire of Naples enhances benefit package with extended leave program.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Advertising association gets regional chapter reboot

American Advertising Federation-Southwest Florida set for July 1 relaunch.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Six companies in the region lauded for manufacturing strength

PPi Technologies Group in Sarasota is one of the overall winners.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Area architect redesigns industry's pay model

Barron Schimberg founded his firm, the Schimberg Group, in 2004.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Master-planned lakefront development opens ninth neighborhood

D.R. Horton will build homes in Sutton Cay at 688-acre Naples Reserve starting at $434,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
Food for thought: Stats point to strength of restaurant industry

As more and more people relocate from high-tax northern states to the Southeast, the region’s dining habits seem to be shifting — good news for restaurateurs, especially those in Florida who sometimes struggle during the slow summer months.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2019
When it comes to growth, tech firm is on autopilot

St. Petersburg, Florida-based manufacturer Hine Automation, in business for just a decade, has expanded again.

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