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  • March 3, 2019
Area cybersecurity firm, after investment, valued at $800M

KnowBe4 is off to a stellar start in 2019.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2019
The Business Observer Top 500: Get on the list

Deadline is April 12 for the Business Observer's 2019 Top 500 publication.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2019
Popular restaurant chain serves up new catering venue

Gecko’s Hospitality Group, one of the largest restaurant companies in the Sarasota-Bradenton region, plans to open a catering and event venue in Sarasota later in March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
National law firm names partner in charge of local office

New Orleans-based law firm Adams and Reese has appointed Andrew McBride partner in charge of its St. Petersburg, Florida, office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
The robots are coming to Florida's west coast — for these jobs

According to a January report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, four of the top 25 and eight of the top 50 metro area most vulnerable to losing jobs to automation are on or next to Florida’s West Coast. No. 3 is Lakeland-Win

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 1, 2019
To Renovate or Sell?

Developers & Associates Corp. of California has been planning to renovate the Baymont Inn & Suites in Sarasota as part of a conversion to the Four Points by Sheraton brand, but the company now is considering selling the property to focus on other projects

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 1, 2019
Solutions for the Future

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Land Solutions Inc. is expanding its services and installing a second-generation leader to carry the 20-year-old firm forward

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 1, 2019
LandQwest Commercial adding Naples office to its fold

LandQwest Commercial Realty Services is adding a fourth office in Naples to better serve clients and beef up its property management portfolio

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 1, 2019
David Weekley begins Sarasota townhome, villa project

David Weekley Homes has broken ground on Payne Park Village, a 135-unit residential community in Sarasota that will be the company's first ground-up community development in the city.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 1, 2019
Austin Center's value largely flat from 2015 purchase

Ally Capital's $28.96 million deal for the five-building Austin Center office project in Tampa's Westshore district was just 1.8% more than previous owner Redstone Commercial paid for the property in 2015

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
Pour house: Beer flows but profits slow

Largo, Florida-based WingHouse discovered unacceptable losses stemming from its primary source of sales: draft beer. It contracted a company to help monitor the situation and the results have been impressive.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
Regional bank appoints new leader for commercial real estate loans

Charlotte State Bank & Trust tabs Todd Rinehart to lead commercial real estate lending activities in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
Pretzel company searches for franchisees as it expands further into Florida

Philly Pretzel Factory has 173 locations.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 1, 2019
A place to bunker down

New Amavida Senior Living’s hidden gem is a Cat 5 shelter with natural gas-powered generators and redundant back-up.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 28, 2019
Area exec named to national roofing group leadership post

Brad Sutter, executive vice president of Sutter Roofing Co. of Florida, has been nominated to the vice chairman role of the National Roofing Contractors Association.

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