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Manufacturing

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 5, 2025
Manatee County company acquires screen-printing business

Business incubator Public Products has added BC Sales to its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 4, 2025
Employee-owned businesses on the rise in Florida

A pair of financial executives believe the power of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Florida is about to get brighter.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 2, 2025
Fort Myers cancer lab firm wins federal patent lawsuit

NeoGenomics says it has begun selling its product for early cancer relapse detection in wake of federal court ruling.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 28, 2025
Helios Technologies adds two leaders to C-suite roles

The company has named a new chief financial officer and chief accounting officer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 26, 2025
2 Tervis veterans buy Osprey store

The retail shop on U.S. 41 is owned by the former Tervis CEO and part of the founding family of the Tervis brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 22, 2025
Tervis names new president of drinkware company

The new leader of the company, Roger Parsons, who will also serve as chief revenue officer, comes amid a shift in ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 14, 2025
Manatee County ATV manufacturer expands into Europe

Recreatives Industries has partnered with Rican Off-Road to distribute its products in Europe and the Falkland Islands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 12, 2025
Investor group buys cup maker Tervis, will move HQ to Bradenton

The new owners’ "strong investment in Tervis," CEO Hosana Fieber says, "speaks to its well-established and beloved brand legacy."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 5, 2025
Helios to sell subsidiary for $54 million

The technology company is planning to divest from Custom Fluidpower, based in Australia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 4, 2025
Manatee mobility manufacturer partners with Fort Myers company

Hoveround Mobility Solutions entered into what it calls a “strategic partnership” with Merits Health Products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 18, 2025
57 jobs cut at Polk County manufacturing plant

Mizkan America will wind down operations of the bottling department at its plant in Lake Alfred.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2025
Insider: Elimination of solar tax credits will lead to job losses, price increases

Tampa Bay Solar owner Steve Rutherford of discusses the ramifications of changes included in the "Big Beautiful Bill."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 16, 2025
Sarasota, Tampa tech security firm signs deal with UAE company

Trace Eye‑D says its mission is to ‘provide fast, reliable and user-friendly detection wipes for fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and a full suite of explosive hazards.’

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • July 15, 2025
Sarasota water bottling startup looks to grab market share

WellHouse has successfully gotten past some initial challenges — sourcing, partnerships, licensing, to name a few. Now the founder looks to scale the startup.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 6, 2025
Israeli drone manufacturer opens US hub in Tampa

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment complex opens with a little help, a build-to-rent developer buys land in Pasco, and a Swedish company will build a Manatee school.

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