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  • July 26, 2018
Pool contractor moves to larger offices

Spiro Custom Pools moves to larger location

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 26, 2018
Florida business grades: Good, but room for improvement

The Sunshine State was ranked the No. 10 best state to do business score in in a recent 10-category survey compiled by CNBC Global, the CFO Council and the Young Presidents Organization.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2018
Officials to break ground on $16 million cancer center

The Florida Cancer Specialists center in Lakewood Ranch will allow patients to receive chemotherapy, national clinical trials, physician visits and laboratory services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2018
Area university launches first doctoral program

The University of Tampa becomes an option for nursing practice PhD candidates.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2018
Contractor names project manager

Stevens Construction names D. Alan Bennett as project manager for health care and commercial construction

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2018
Group acquires area manufacturing company

The acquisition of Sarasota-based countertop and cabinetry installation business Sterling Manufacturing is Interior Logic Group's third acquisition in Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2018
Former cigar company HQ sells for $4.7M

Franklin Street negotiated the sale of a 7.6-acre site in Tampa, which formerly housed a cigar company, for $4.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2018
Manufacturer acquires complementary business for $360 million

Through Western Window Systems acquisition, Venice-based PGT Innovations expects to gain a platform throughout the Western U.S., including California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2018
Passengers up, flights down at airport

Southwest Florida International Airport passenger count June 2018

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2018
Manufacturer announces new VP and corporate controller

Raoul Quijada, PGT Innovations' new vice president and corporate controller, has worked with companies including Western Union, Newell, Systemax Inc. and Ominto Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2018
Pier project adds new tenants, including rooftop bar

The new St. Pete Pier's list of attractions continues to grow with the addition of cafes, restaurants, a classroom and a bait and tackle shop set to appear at the St. Petersburg, Florida, landmark when it reopens in 2019.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2018
Interior design company names new operations manager

Clive Daniel Home names Scott Kiingbiel operations manager for Naples showroom

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2018
Aquarium makes a splash with executive hire

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida, has appointed Margo Wolanin, a fundraising expert, as its new chief development officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2018
Business leaders take ballpark pitch to the people

Jason Woody, a leader of the Tampa Bay Rays 100, a group of business leaders supporting the team's bid for a new ballpark, spoke to community groups about the project and how it could be financed.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2018
High-wage, primary-industry jobs on the rise

Pinellas County Economic Development reports that the growth of high-wage, primary-industry jobs in the county has vastly exceeded expectations set out four years ago.

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