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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 17, 2022
St. Petersburg restaurant holding company makes two acquisitions

WOWorks adds Barberitas Southwestern Grille and Zoup! Eatery to its portfolio of brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 17, 2022
Film shoot underway in Tampa with local director at helm

"The Throwback" stars Will Sasso and Justina Machado and is directed by Mario Garcia, a University of South Florida alumnus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2022
Developer returns with plan for Tampa neighborhood that fought off apartments last year

A developer has proposed that a town house complex be built in Beach Park on space now occupied by offices.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm celebrates huge milestone

KnowBe4, known for its anti-phishing platform, crosses the 50,000-customer threshold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 16, 2022
St. Petersburg bank rebrands, changes name

First Home Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida's only locally owned community bank, has changed its name to BayFirst and updated its branding with a new logo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2022
Tampa office building sold to Zeno Office Solutions founder

A nearly 162,000-square-foot building on Hillsborough Ave. brings $23.7 million — $169 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 14, 2022
JLL to lease Bradenton industrial park

The commercial real estate firm was picked to represent a new park being built at U.S. 301.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 13, 2022
Clearwater finance company appoints interim CEO

Mike Rost, a 20-year veteran of Nicholas Financial Inc., succeeds Douglas Marohn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2022
Two complexes in up-and-coming Tampa neighborhood sold

An undisclosed buyer pays $60.5 million for the two Seminole Heights properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 12, 2022
Michigan credit union to acquire Tampa-based bank

First Citrus Bank will become part of DFCU Financial, which has $6.4 billion in assets and is entering the Florida market for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2022
Two companies take more than 80,000 square feet of office space in Tampa

Tech newcomer and local law firm will move into buildings in two of city’s most prominent commercial districts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 11, 2022
Prominent Palm Harbor commercial cleaning firm names new CEO

Josh Weis succeeds Todd Hopkins at fast-growing Office Pride, which has 148 franchise locations in 25 states.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 10, 2022
Tampa tech firm grows leadership team with hiring of COO

Koray Ozcubukcu has joined Blue.cloud, a fast-growing startup whose revenue grew 185% from 2020 to 2021.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 9, 2022
Newly formed home services firm buys local HVAC company

St. Petersburg-based Southeastern Home Services has acquired Mario’s Air Conditioning & Heating.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 9, 2022
Local investment firm buys 92-unit Pinellas County apartment complex for $13M

The price tag for Cottage Court might seem surprising, but it's not, says the brokerage behind the deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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