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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 2, 2022
Tampa landmark Urban Centre gets an update with modern perks

A $3.5 million renovation at one of Tampa’s premiere office buildings is meant to help tenants retain employees as they try to reimagine office life.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Paul Allen
  • September 2, 2022
4 lessons on managing rapid growth — without sacrificing client experience

Fast growth can become a constraint on a business if it is not handled well.

  • Advice
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 1, 2022
Construction begins on market-rate apartments in Lakeland

Developers are building the new complex to address housing needs as the city grows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Postma
  • September 1, 2022
Debut state of region event highlights (lack of) affordable housing

Speakers and panelists in the region spoke to the housing issue and presented solutions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2022
Outback Steakhouse co-founder acquires Glory Days Grill restaurants

Bob Basham, a Glory Days franchisee, buys out the brand’s corporate parent and its 22 company-owned eateries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 31, 2022
New tenants take 40,000 square feet at recently renovated Sarasota building

More than $1 million in upgrades help bring new leases to Offices at Atria.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2022
St. Petersburg bank goes on hiring spree, adding 12 employees

Climate First Bank, founded in 2021, now has 48 staff members.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 31, 2022
Apartment developers pay $32.6 million for Estero property

Developers are planning a mixed-used development on a large piece of property across from Coconut Point Mall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2022
JMX Brands digs deep into its new environmentally friendly store with a new hire

Amina Hammou has already been staying busy collaborating with venders to create sustainable products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2022
Coca-Cola marketing exec joins SWFL retailer in senior VP role

Leana Less has nearly 30 years of marketing experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 30, 2022
National wealth management firm leases 10,000 square feet in downtown Tampa

Northern Trust Corp. has leased space in a new Tampa development and will move from its nearby office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2022
Transit authority receives $18M state grant to buy more electric buses

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection funds are from the federal government’s Volkswagen settlement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2022
Prominent sugarcane farmer and cattle rancher dies at 79

Joe Marlin Hilliard was inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2017.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 29, 2022
Medical device industry entrepreneur attacks a new industry niche

After growing and exiting one $100 million business, startup medical device entrepreneur Alex Lucio has latched onto another big opportunity.

  • Health Care
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2022
Tampa Bay university named a top employer by magazine

According to Forbes, the University of South Florida ranks No. 21 among large public and private employers in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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