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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
FGCU gets personal with chefs

When he became director of the hospitality school at Florida Gulf Coast University in January, Randall Upchurch promised to grow new areas of research and teaching.

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 10, 2015
Bainbridge buys Ybor site at a premium

Bainbridge Cos. late last month bought a roughly three-acre site in Ybor City's La Casa subdivision for $4.25 million to develop a four-story apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 10, 2015
Medical is in

The specialty office product has exploded in popularity among investors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Feeling happy, sort of

Florida small business executives, in general, feel somewhat positive about the future economic environment, according to the latest Thumbtack.com/Bloomberg Small Business Sentiment Survey.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 10, 2015
Healthy start to capital raise

Venture capital investor and entrepreneur Chris Cogan doesn't hold back when he talks about his latest business, Sarasota-based sustainable food company Healthy Earth.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
Tampa company plans 100 hires by 2017

BlueGrace Logistics will expand its Hillsborough County headquarters, hiring 100 new employees by 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
Phony salesman charged with forgery - again

William Reese claimed he was a licensed insurance agent from New York.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
ACI names new board members

Electronic payment giant ACI Worldwide named three new directors to its board.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2015
Miami firm buys Rocky Point office building for $35.1M

Parmenter Realty Partners nabs Rocky Point Centre for $193 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2015
Tampa law firm poaches top litigator

Robert Sickles brings extensive automotive law expertise back to Broad and Cassel as its new managing partner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2015
Naples hardware chain expands up the coast

Naples-based Sunshine Ace Hardware acquired Morton's Ace Hardware in Port Charlotte, boosting its store count to seven.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 8, 2015
$900M bank promotes executive

Jon James has been with HomeBanc since 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2015
Raymond James refunds $8.7M in mutual fund overcharges

The St. Petersburg financial company and two other firms failed to follow through on waivers for charitable and retirement accounts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2015
Homebuilder seeks to raise at least $70M

Two major shareholders of WCI Communities plan a secondary offering to sell some of their shares in the Florida homebuilder to the public.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 7, 2015
Three years in prison for former tax preparer

Guy Paul of Bradenton must also pay $217,246 in restitution.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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