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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2019
In wake of acquisition, firm looks within for executive hire

Ian Barkin has been appointed chief strategy and marketing office at SYKES Enterprises Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based outsourcing company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 25, 2019
Airport sets new monthly record

Southwest Florida International Airport serves more than 1.1 million passengers in February.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
University names new leader

Steve Currall has worked for major universities in California and Texas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
New solar power plant to be built in area

FPL Southfork Solar Energy Center in Manatee County will be FPL's second solar plant in the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Hospital system nabs top university fundraiser

Chris Simoneau leaves FGCU join Lee Health as chief foundation and development officer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Commercial design studio forecasts 2019 trends

Studio+ predicts sustainable architecture, nature decor and enhancing user experience as leading designs.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Area sports leader juggles two franchises with overlapping schedules

Tampa Bay Rays President Brian Auld is now pulling double-duty as vice chairman of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the St. Petersburg, Florida-based soccer club the Rays acquired in October from local entertainment and property magnate Bill Edwards.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Financial institution fights low unemployment with high wages

GTE Financial, a Tampa, Florida-based credit union with $2.09 billion in total assets, has responded to record-low unemployment levels by raising its minimum wage to $16 per hour — nearly double the state minimum wage of $8.46 per hour.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Insurance firm offers fine-print payout

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg, Florida, company that helps consumers compare and choose travel insurance policies, came up with a novel way to encourage customers to read their policy documentation.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 22, 2019
Florida cleans up in energy efficient jobs

Florida is No. 3 nationwide in clean energy jobs.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 22, 2019
Miller says JLL operates with "best-in-class" people

Brent Miller leads commercial real estate brokerage company JLL's Tampa operations, where he leverages considerable resources and what he calls "best-in-class" people.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 22, 2019
Convergent Capital Partners focuses on what's next

Covergent Capital Partners, of Tampa, has discovered a new way to profit from the current robust commercial real estate market, even as the distressed asset deals it specialized in are today few and far between.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 22, 2019
Cape Coral taps CBRE to sell waterfront tract

The City of Cape Coral has retained commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE Group to market for sale a 60-are, mixed-use waterfront site known as 7 Islands for a variety of uses that would help economic development efforts.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 22, 2019
American Landmark isn't afraid of a multifamily cycle

Tampa-based American Landmark Apartments believes that despite considerable development and inflated prices, now is a very good time to buy multifamily properties in the Tampa area, thanks to extended job and population growth.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 22, 2019
Neal Communities buys Sarasota tract for $21.55 million

Neal Communities has acquired for $21.55 million a 450-acre tract in Sarasota County at Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road for 900 new homes and commercial space.

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