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  • October 9, 2014
College Hunk to speak at entrepreneur event

College Hunks Hauling Junk President Nick Friedman will share his entrepreneurial lessons at Startup Grind Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2014
Whole Foods building in Sarasota sold for $19M

The prominent retail center, which includes a Starbucks, is 98% occupied.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2014
Downtown Tampa apartments planned

Developers are planning to start construction later this month on a 21-story apartment building on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2014
Locals boost Punta Gorda air traffic

Floridians traveling north pushed the passenger traffic at Punta Gorda Airport by 150% in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 7, 2014
Tampa golf biz gets creative on 450 job openings

First Florida location for Topgolf to open in Brandon in December.

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  • October 7, 2014
Hertz puts golf clubs in the trunk

Hertz launched a program in Portugal that lets you rent golf clubs with a car.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 7, 2014
Bradenton CPA firm boosts three partners

Shinn & Co. has been a leading area independent accounting firm for 20 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2014
Clearwater company finds shipwreck

The remains of the S.S. Connaught could have a cargo of gold coins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2014
Hispanic media group hires broadcast veteran

Media Vista Group named Antonio Guernica station group manager to oversee operations in Fort Myers, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2014
Sarasota sets building permit record

Official says city is “an attractive location for savvy investors.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2014
Mobile health tech firm dials up more products

Voalte, known for its work with iPhones, announces new partnership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2014
Iberiabank buying Florida Bank Group

Louisiana-based Iberiabank paying $90 million in stock and cash for entry into Tampa, Jacksonville and Tallahassee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2014
Radio companies swap stations

Beasley Broadcast Group exchanged five radio stations in Miami and Philadelphia for 14 stations in Tampa, Charlotte and Philadelphia owned by CBS radio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2014
Gecko's Grill & Pub buys its Cattlemen location

The owners of Gecko's Grill & Pub restaurants, Mike Gowan and Mike Quillen, purchased a 10,115-square-foot restaurant building for $1.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2014
Healthcare Realty Trust buys 17 Davis Blvd. medical building

Nashville, Tenn.-based real estate investment trust Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. purchased the medical office building 17 Davis Blvd. in Tampa for $7.93 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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