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  • April 29, 2016
Minnesota firm to add 75 jobs in Tampa

The jobs will be in sales, IT and administration.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
One-day fundraiser nets $1.18M

Florida Gulf Coast University raised $1.18 million in a single day.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
CU in Florida

Lake Michigan Credit Union is making a big push into Southwest Florida, opening branches in Lee and Collier counties and exploring further statewide expansion.Rivals should take note.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
How the other coast lives

Christopher Roog recalls a time in the not so distant past where many communities on Florida's east coast were rather unfriendly, if not downright hostile, to businesses.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Waste not, want not

Executives and supervisors at Waste Pro often walk around facilities with wads of hundred-dollar bills in their pockets.

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 29, 2016
Storage firm makes $34 million Tampa play

Storage firm makes $34 million Tampa play

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 29, 2016
Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 29, 2016
Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 29, 2016
Shipping news

Cheney Brothers' decision to locate in Charlotte County seemed an odd choice — at first.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 29, 2016
Wider net

Turning a cubicle farm into a hip workspace is a big undertaking. The payoff could come in increased productivity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Show me the money

Florida entrepreneurs are shaking that money tree a little harder.

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    By
  • Steven Benna
  • April 29, 2016
Corporate Report

Marketing firm acquires Web design business; Hotel developer reworks management team; Hospital board fills vacant seat; Dental group announces five affiliations; Executive named to national retail post; Economic development office launches program

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Talk it up at conference

Toastmasters International, a nonprofit that helps people improve communication and leadership skills, will host a conference in Tampa from May 13 to May 15.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Kitson earns a Standing O

Ten years after he engineered the blockbuster purchase of Babcock Ranch, Syd Kitson and more than 600 of his closest friends recently celebrated the start of the 19,500-home project on the county line Charlotte and Lee.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2016
Expensive lessons

The recession, supposedly, put a dent in wild and crazy expense reports, from lavish hotel stays to extravagant lunches.

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