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Manufacturing

  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 21, 2025
$28.9B St. Petersburg Fortune 500 company adds to its board

Jabil's new board member has an extensive background in leadership and is founder of a nonprofit catering to women in technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 21, 2025
Tampa-based Coca-Cola bottler president to retire

Leadership changes are taking place at different points this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 19, 2025
Clearwater firm grows facility, customer base while remaining largely unnoticed

Pinellas County manufacturer Florida Seating, with a client roster that includes some of the most well-known restaurant brands in the country, has added 18,000 square feet to its compound.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 17, 2025
Sarasota manufacturer names new board chair

Helios Technologies has appointed a five-year member to lead the board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 20, 2025
Manatee entrepreneur uses social media to build crafty business following

Papercrafting company Pink and Main fills a niche that big-box retailers cannot, according to owner Michelle Currie.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 11, 2025
Tervis Tumbler exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The drinkware company is leaner and planning to bring more products to the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 10, 2025
Clearwater manufacturer completes $2.2 million expansion

Florida Seating, the restaurant furniture manufacturer and supplier now has nearly 200,000 square feet of space in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • February 4, 2025
St. Pete manufacturing giant acquires Maryland pharma company

With a plan to expand its pharmaceutical solutions arm, St. Pete-based engineering and manufacturing giant Jabil recently secured a deal to acquire Pharmaceutics International Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 22, 2025
Battery manufacturer gets charged up for expansion project

Tampa-based Lithium Battery Co. seeks to grow its workforce tenfold in three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 14, 2025
Cannabis machinery manufacturer establishes regional HQ in Tampa

Washington-based STM Canna is leasing space in the Bank of America Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 7, 2025
$835M Sarasota manufacturer names CEO, its third leader in 5 years

Sean Bagan was named interim CEO halfway through last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • December 19, 2024
NJ manufacturer expands in Tampa, plans to add 20 positions

Automation machinery manufacturer Norwalt is moving into a new year with a new address and room to grow.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 16, 2024
CEO of firm that bought PGT for $3.1B opens up about deal, future

Matt DeSoto says he learned you could never communicate enough when it comes to acquisition integration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2024
$200M firm co-founder reflects on first 30 years: 'Don’t be afraid to screw up'

The leadership culture at S-One, one of Sarasota's largest homegrown companies, revolves around three A's: accountability, autonomy and achievement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 3, 2024
Boeing layoffs hit Florida, includes Tampa, St. Petersburg

The manufacturer is cutting jobs across the state as part of an effort to reduce its workforce by 10%.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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