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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2020
Charter flight service expands at area airport

Indiana-based TRYP Air Charter begins operations at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
RV dealer expands long-serving executive’s role

Lazydays — a Tampa, Florida-based dealership that also operates in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and Tennessee — has named Linda Stephens vice president of customer and employee experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • August 28, 2020
Long view: Developer sees post-lockdown surge of activity as trends converge

The pandemic forced Naples, Florida-based Ronto Group to temporarily shutter its sales office for an ambitious new condo tower in Tampa. It used the downtime to keep interest high — and deposits flowing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2020
Newly formed manufacturing consultancy names CEO

Stephan Biller has been appointed CEO of Advanced Manufacturing International Inc., founded earlier this month as a subsidiary of Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2020
Gourmet grocery store opens new location at airport

Mazzaro’s Italian Market, a popular St. Petersburg, Florida, gourmet grocery store and cafe, has expanded to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, opening in the Gates 7-11 post-security departures area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2020
Cybersecurity firm, riding high on 450% growth, lands $300M investment

Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest has raised a total of $300 million in growth financing from global investment firm KKR, Ten Eleven Ventures and Brian Murphy, the firm’s founder and CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2020
Business law firm acquired by larger area practice

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP has acquired Ford & Ford P.A., a family-owned St. Petersburg, Florida, business law firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 21, 2020
Despite 90% monthly drop in sales, travel tech firm soldiers on

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg, Florida, company that operates a travel insurance comparison website, has, for the eighth consecutive year, been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 20, 2020
Prominent health care institution woos new leader from national entity

Dr. Patrick Hwu has been appointed president and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2020
Jacksonville builder breaks ground on apartment building in region

Jacksonville-based general contractor LandSouth Construction has begun construction of Santos Flats Apartments, a new apartment community in Brandon, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 18, 2020
Third-party delivery service to add 200 drivers in area

Bite Squad, a leading third-party delivery service for restaurants, seeks to hire 200 additional contract drivers in the Tampa, Florida, area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2020
South Florida builder wins contract for luxury hotel project in region

Moss Construction, a national builder headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been awarded a contract for the first phase of construction of the J.W. Marriott Clearwater Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2020
Custom homebuilder promotes executive vice president to COO

Don Whetro has been promoted to COO at Clearwater, Florida-based AR Homes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2020
Event management firm, unfazed by pandemic, lands 11 new clients

EventPower, a Tampa, Florida-based event management company, has not allowed the coronavirus pandemic to slow its growth, signing deals with 11 new clients, including Tito's Handmade Vodka.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 12, 2020
Insurance brokerage firm elevates longtime staffers to partner status

BKS Partners, a national insurance brokerage and risk management company affiliated with BRP Group Inc., has named Jennifer Berry and Frank Baker partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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