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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2019
Led by Capt. Jack Spare, tire company hoists the sales

Vince Ficarrotta, vice president of Tampa, Florida-based RNR Tire Express, performs as Capt. Jack Spare, the company's pirate mascot, at store openings around the country.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2019
Silicon Valley exec moves to area to offer advice

Ilya Movshovich, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and consultant, is temporarily moving to Tampa, Florida, to offer guidance to startups who are part of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
Cousins Properties succeeds by being customer centric

Cousins Properties is preparing to develop a new six-story office building in Tampa's Westshore submarket, amid heightened competition. But the company believes it will succeed through superior customer service and focusing on its customers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
What They're Saying — CBRE

Though the Tampa office investment sales market slowed somewhat in 2018, the year was nonetheless marked by a number of high-profile deals for the Urban Centre property and others.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
Marriott Vacations buys Marco Island resort condos

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has purchased 92 additional units in the Crystal Shores Condominiums, consolidating its ownership of the Marco Island resort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
Cushman & Wakefield promotes Agnew to head property management

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Mike Agnew, a 25-year veteran of the firm, to head all of its property management operations in the state of Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
IPC elevates Fraley to partner at Naples firm

Investment Properties Corp. has promoted Patrick Fraley to partner within the Napless commercial real estate brokerage firm in reflection of his commitment to brokerage and to the firm.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2019
High-rise independent living community plans expansion

Campo Felice in Fort Myers will expand to include assisted living and memory care

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2019
Engineering company promotes leader as firm expands

Michael Ryan has been with Universal Engineering Sciences for over 11 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2019
Fast-growing burger chain targets area for expansion

National restaurant chain BurgerFi plans to add three franchise locations, all owned and operated by restaurant industry veteran Nick Quarantillo, in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2019
Hospital system leaders resign over controversial program

Primary care physicians and residents took their opposition to NCH Healthcare’s hospitalist program to the streets of Naples , resulting in the resignations of CEO and chief of staff.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2019
New York insurance giant set to acquire local firm

Clearwater, Florida-based Bouchard Insurance has agreed to be acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the nation’s ninth-largest insurance broker based on annual revenue. The deal is expected to close by the end of January.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2019
Wide-format graphics franchise opens in area

SpeedPro Imaging in Sarasota is owned and operated by Steve Rowe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2019
Airport records a big month and year

Southwest Florida International Airport shatters December and annual passenger totals.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2019
Hospital breaks ground on $27 million oncology center

Sarasota Memorial's radiation oncology center is expected to opens in summer 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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