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  • January 24, 2019
Fast-growing burger chain targets area for expansion

National restaurant chain BurgerFi plans to add three franchise locations, all owned and operated by restaurant industry veteran Nick Quarantillo, in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, area.

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  • January 24, 2019
Hospital system leaders resign over controversial program

Primary care physicians and residents took their opposition to NCH Healthcare’s hospitalist program to the streets of Naples , resulting in the resignations of CEO and chief of staff.

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  • January 23, 2019
New York insurance giant set to acquire local firm

Clearwater, Florida-based Bouchard Insurance has agreed to be acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the nation’s ninth-largest insurance broker based on annual revenue. The deal is expected to close by the end of January.

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  • January 23, 2019
Wide-format graphics franchise opens in area

SpeedPro Imaging in Sarasota is owned and operated by Steve Rowe.

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  • January 23, 2019
Airport records a big month and year

Southwest Florida International Airport shatters December and annual passenger totals.

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  • January 22, 2019
Hospital breaks ground on $27 million oncology center

Sarasota Memorial's radiation oncology center is expected to opens in summer 2020.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2019
Auto dealer welcomes renowned luxury brand to lineup

Dimmitt Automotive Group has added Jaguar to its brand roster and opened a new 28,000-square-foot facility, Dimmitt Jaguar Land Rover, at 25191 U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2019
Engineering firm opens new office, makes key hire

Waldrop Engineering expands physical footprint in Fort Myers, adds principal planner to Bonita Springs headquarters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2019
RV giant names new finance, insurance head

Lazydays, a Tampa, Florida-based RV dealership that also operates in Arizona, Minnesota, Tennessee and Colorado, has promoted Jamie Mangold to senior director of finance and insurance, effective immediately.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2019
Federation announces board lineup

Lauren Fineman, Mary Gratehouse, Bob Israeloff, David Millstone and Mel Taub are new members of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee's board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2019
Multi-state financial services firm makes local promotion

Rehmann names Yamirka Suyi advisory and tax senior in its Bonita Springs office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2019
Help wanted: Run Florida's top financial regulator

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation posted a job ad on Twitter.

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  • January 18, 2019
Moving company finds Florida in good shape

U-haul in its annual migration survey, calculated net gain of one-way truck renters in states and cities versus who left that state or city during 2018. The migration trends data, according to a statement, is compiled from more than 2 million one-way U-Ha

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  • January 18, 2019
Boutique investment banking firm adds M&A experts to team

An investment banking team led by Beth Cahill, formerly the senior managing director of CEA Group, has joined Skyway Capital Markets, a Tampa, Florida-based boutique investment firm.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2019
Performing arts center foundation names CEO

Cheryl Mendelson spent eight years as executive vice president and COO at the Harris Theater in Chicago.

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