Tampa Bay–Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 24, 2020

Area small business leader pleads for government leaders to act on crisis

Mike Harting, CEO of 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, says elected officials need to act now to save small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 23, 2020

Storage firm offers discounts to students displaced by pandemic

Clearwater, Florida-based PODS Enterprises LLC has cut its rental, delivery and transportation fees by 10% for college students who have lost their on-campus housing as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 20, 2020

Area real estate firm facilitates $11.5M sale of Orlando shopping center

The Tampa, Florida, office of Ciminelli Real Estate Services facilitated the $11.5 million sale of Republic Square in Orlando, a retail center that's set for redevelopment as a multifamily housing complex.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 19, 2020

Area distillery stops liquor production, shifts to hand sanitizer

Kozuba & Sons Distillery in St. Petersburg, Florida, has taken the bold step of ceasing all liquor production and repurposing its facility to make hand sanitizer that's needed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 18, 2020

Boat dealer acquires digital platform intended to improve customer experience

Boat and yacht retailer MarineMax Inc. has acquired Boatyard, a digital platform that allows boat owners to quickly contact service providers via a mobile app.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Brian Hartz
March 17, 2020

Restaurant chain promotes longtime employee to COO

Hooters Management Corp. has promoted Bill Moore, who joined the company in 1992, to COO.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2020

Real estate investment firm breaks ground on multifamily housing project

Stoneweg US, a St. Petersburg, Floria, property investment firm, broke ground last week on Tuscan Reserve Apartments, a 123-unit apartment building in Palm Coast.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 13, 2020

Credit union opens bilingual branch in area

Suncoast Credit Union has opened its 70th branch, located at 4340 W. Hillsborough Ave., in Tampa, Florida, and all staff members are fluent in both English and Spanish.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 12, 2020

Wealth management firm with $640M in assets makes two acquisitions

All Seasons Wealth, a Tampa, Florida-based wealth management firm, has acquired personal finance practices owned and operated by Shelby McGinley in Hagerstown, Md., and Liza Campa-Flanagan in Belleair Bluffs.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 11, 2020

Cybersecurity firm elevates pair of executives to co-president role

Clearwater, Florida-based KnowBe4, a leading provider of security awareness training and a widely used simulated phishing platform, has promoted two top executives to a co-president role.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Business Observer Staff
March 10, 2020

Apartment project, valued at $52M, nears completion

Artistry St. Pete, a $52 million apartment building just west of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, is set to open in May and has opened a temporary leasing office.