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  • February 8, 2016
Logistics firm promotes exec to COO

Transportation logistics firm Allyn International named Michal Svoboda chief operating officer.

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  • February 5, 2016
Sarasota cash sales down nearly 10%

Cash sales in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton fell 9.6% in October compared to October 2014.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Banker promoted to senior vice president

Thomas Welsh has been with HomeBanc since 2010.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Airline hints at Cuba flights from Fort Myers and Tampa

Silver Airways plans to fly nonstop from Fort Myers and Tampa to Nassau, Bahamas, starting in May. Cuba is on the radar.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
A proper disposal

When Chico's FAS announced it had sold its Boston Proper brand on Jan. 19, investors shrugged.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 5, 2016
Market surge

Commercial real estate leaders believe the region's future is bright for apartments, hotels and offices

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  • February 5, 2016
Stoked on entrepreneurship

When Florida Gulf Coast University quietly opened up its entrepreneurship classes a year ago to the whole campus, Sandra Kauanui wasn't sure how well it would go over with students outside the business school.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Angry voters create angst

Angry voters make money managers nervous. After all, they're paid to worry about the risks to their clients' investments, and the presidential elections are a big worry.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 5, 2016
UTC owner sues Jackie Z

An affiliate of Taubman Centers Inc. has sued Jackie Z Style Co. and its owner for exiting the Mall at University Town Center last fall.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Tampa tops in new jobs, cost of living

Job growth in the Tampa metro area in December was tops in Florida, according to a statement from the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Darth Vader takes over

Synthetic human manufacturer SynDaver Labs crossed over to the dark side earlier this week when the Tampa-based company promoted William Wright with a new official title: Darth Vader.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 5, 2016
NAIOP Tampa Bay names 'Best'

NAIOP Tampa Bay has named its “Best of the Best” awards for the past year.

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  • Kevin Jursinski
  • February 5, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Ian Black

Ian Black Real Estate has been busy of late, and not just with the transactions the Sarasota-based commercial real estate brokerage and management firm has been closing in the region's heated market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Grocer leases newsroom space

The daily print newspaper industry decline and the fast growing appetite companies have for IT needs recently converged in Polk County.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Super Bowl ad: Get on up

Super Bowl ads, the game within the big game, are primed for another big year during Super Bowl 50.

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