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  • May 19, 2022
Local business school dean tapped for presidency at University of North Florida

Moez Limayem has led the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business since 2012.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2022
Industry insiders, consumers hope for best but prep for worst as legislators tackle for property insurance crisis

The special session on property insurance is meant to bring a solution to a long-standing problem before it's too late. Will politicians act?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • May 19, 2022
Tampa ad agency welcomes new creative director

David Smail joins PPK and will handle its Bridgestone account.

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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 19, 2022
Airport lands $72 million project to address passenger traffic surge

Expansion couldn't come at a better time for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
Prominent Sarasota nonprofit CEO announces retirement

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation grew significantly under Mason Ayres’ leadership.

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  • May 16, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm celebrates huge milestone

KnowBe4, known for its anti-phishing platform, crosses the 50,000-customer threshold.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
St. Petersburg bank rebrands, changes name

First Home Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida's only locally owned community bank, has changed its name to BayFirst and updated its branding with a new logo.

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  • By Steven Benna
  • May 16, 2022
Transactions May 10-16

An apartment complex sale for $166M in Sarasota paces this week's transactions.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2022
New Frontiers: Cryptocurrency and the metaverse are here to stay

Success in the commercial real estate industry of the future — and maybe even the now —requires an embrace of technologies that take the real world digital.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Clearwater finance company appoints interim CEO

Mike Rost, a 20-year veteran of Nicholas Financial Inc., succeeds Douglas Marohn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Housing affordability, resiliency take center stage at conference

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council event drew leaders from across the region, including Pasco and Manatee counties.

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  • May 12, 2022
Michigan credit union to acquire Tampa-based bank

First Citrus Bank will become part of DFCU Financial, which has $6.4 billion in assets and is entering the Florida market for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 10, 2022
Tampa tech firm grows leadership team with hiring of COO

Koray Ozcubukcu has joined Blue.cloud, a fast-growing startup whose revenue grew 185% from 2020 to 2021.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 10, 2022
Real estate attorney elevated to partner at Sarasota law firm

Nicole Christie’s promotion at Williams Parker takes effect July 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna
  • May 9, 2022
Transactions: May 3-9

Multifamily projects in Pinellas, Hillsborough counties lead the way in this week's transactions.

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