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Industries

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • November 18, 2020
Firm brings pioneering transportation invention to market

After a hefty investment — $2 million over seven years — the inventors of a unique way to move shipping containers from place to place face a new, more standard challenge: sustainable sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2020
Area advertising firm names new senior brand manager

Evolve & Co., a full-service St. Petersburg, Florida-based advertising and marketing agency, has promoted Lizzie Desrosiers to senior brand manager.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 16, 2020
City leaders believe new convention center will be big win

Years in the making, Fort Myers officials are confident a world-class convention center will be a crowning achievement — and a big boost for businesses.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2020
Indoor waterpark-themed resort targets region for Florida debut

Great Wolf Resorts spokesman says company is evaluating the opportunity.

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  • By Jay Heater
  • November 13, 2020
Builder gets started on a landmark project — a new aquarium

Willis Smith has a nearly 50-year history in the region.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 13, 2020
Stick together: Growth equity leaders partner up for the long haul

Steve Lux, Travis Milks and Brian Model, the co-founders of Tampa, Florida-based Topmark Partners, have worked alongside each other for 20 years.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 13, 2020
Transition plan: Insurance firm tackles two big moves at once

As it prepares to move to new headquarters and sees its leader depart, Clearwater, Florida-based Heritage Insurance Holdings faces a critical juncture.

  • Insurance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 13, 2020
Different Strokes

Although there are seven new condo projects slated for Tampa, each has unique attributes that differentiate one from another

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 13, 2020
Southwest Florida residential activity surges amid pandemic

Southwest Florida transactions and permit levels soar as a result of in-migration and low interest rate environment.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 13, 2020
TerraCap embarks on office buying spree

Deals in Denver, Orlando and Plano, Texas, totaling more than $85 million close within a one-month period for TerraCap Management.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 13, 2020
BB&T marketing space in Sarasota

BB&T's downtown Sarasota offices and branch could be vacated in the wake of the bank’s merger with SunTrust

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • November 11, 2020
Insurance firm builds up leadership team in recent months

Insurance executive Steve Herrig has learned some big lessons about hiring top leaders over the years. A big one: don’t do it alone.

  • Insurance
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2020
Busch Gardens parent company reports $79M loss in third quarter

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the Orlando, Florida-based parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa, reported a net loss of $79.2 million in the third quarter of 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2020
Naples to Tampa in 15 minutes? 'Loopy' idea could make it a reality

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, thanks to a $1 million grant, is considering some radical new ideas to improve the region's traffic flow.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 6, 2020
KRATE container park at the Grove at Wesley Chapel

KRATE, a container park featuring a mix of retail and restaurant properties, is set to open in early 2021 at the Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

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