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Manufacturing

  • By Amanda Postma
  • May 23, 2023
Prominent Sarasota manufacturer acquires $13 million company

Helios Technologies expects the deal to close within the second quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 19, 2023
Sarasota-based manufacturer reels in $150M loan

Helios Technologies is working with PNC Capital Markets on the financing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2023
Prominent Venice manufacturer rebrands

The rebranding at PGT Innovations included a new logo and slogan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 4, 2023
Famed paint brush manufacturer moving to Pinellas

Silver Brush will move from New Jersey and open an assembly and distribution facility in Largo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • May 1, 2023
Longtime Jabil Inc. exec Kenny Wilson promoted to CEO

He succeeds Mark Mondello as leader of the St. Petersburg-based global manufacturing company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 28, 2023
Report: Business rent delinquency rate hits nearly 40%

Restaurants and manufacturing industries are struggling more than most other sectors.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2023
Texas pool company leases 28,000-square-foot warehouse in Fort Myers

Heritage Pool Supply Co. will operate a commercial distribution facility out of the space near Metro Parkway.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 5, 2023
British tech manufacturer to open Pasco County facility

Fusion5 will make laptops and tablets at new facility in Odessa, its second in the U.S.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 2, 2023
St. Pete-based tech giant to lay off more than 200 in California

Jabil Inc. is laying off employees at two manufacturing facilities in Northern California.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Steiner
  • November 10, 2017
Stay on Course

A GE Aviation plant tucked away in Pinellas County has gone high-tech with its latest products to help pilots navigate better.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Ted Carter
  • August 4, 2017
Built to order

Cape Coral manufacturer Action Craft is building on a reputation for stable, light fishing boats.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 4, 2017
Finding Talent

Tampa-based Southern Manufacturing Technologies Inc. has grown to $13.5 million in revenue.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2017
Sound Sleep

A medical supply firm's expansion into manufacturing could create 30 jobs in Winter Haven — or Missouri.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 4, 2017
Calculated Risk

Clearwater-based EEI Manufacturing Services is experiencing a growth spurt. President Sue Englander credits the growth to carefully calculated risk and laser focus.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Grier Ferguson
  • August 4, 2017
Window World

Windows and doors manufactured by PGT are used in buildings worldwide.

  • Manufacturing
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