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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2019
Area shipping company adds two newly built vessels to fleet

Tampa, Florida-based Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG), which specializes in shipping crude oil and petroleum products, has taken delivery of two 50,000-ton tankers that were built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 4, 2019
Giant Blackstone Group of New York buying area mobile home parks

Blackstone Group of New York has spent in excess of $30 million within the region in 2019 to acquire a series of mobile home parks, many of which are waterfront properties inhabited by residents 55 years and older.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2019
Area tech firm buys video production company

Clearwater, Florida-based KnowBe4, which specializes in products designed to combat phishing and other cybersecurity attacks, has acquired Twist and Shout Group, the firm that produced a series of training videos for it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2019
Fast-growing cybersecurity firm grows again with acquisition

ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Florida-based enterprise cybersecurity firm, has agreed to acquire Austin-based Threatcare, which offers proactive cyber defense services to tech companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2019
Ad agency to anchor new co-work space

Gianco Cos., developer of the popular Station House co-working space in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, plans to open a similar shared office development, Hyde House, in South Tampa in November.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2019
Retirement plan administration firm hires new vice president

MidAmerica Administrative and Retirement Solutions LLC, a Tampa, Florida, company that administers retirement plans for public sector employers and their employees, has named Steve Barber vice president of business development and strategy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2019
Workers’ comp services firm promotes operations leader to new role

Ryan Bechtold has been promoted to executive vice president of Transcom Solutions, a Tampa-based transportation and translation company that serves the workers’ compensation industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • September 27, 2019
Vantage point: Developer sees big opportunity in boutique property

Fred Bullard, CEO of the Bullard Group, a Clearwater-based property development and management company, has named a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel in honor of his wife, Karol.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
A Question of Risk

St. Petersburg-based Stoneweg has chosen to focus on Class B, workforce apartments to invest in, together with green initiatives aimed at conserving energy and resources and money. The company also is embarking on new development to help meet an ambitious

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
New Direction

Stonebridge Real Estate owner Brian Andrus is preparing to take on his most daunting role to date: Developer.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
Grove at Wesley Chapel to expand

MGold Properties and Mishorim Investments, which in September acquired the Grove at Wesley Chapel retail center for $62.7 million, plan to invest another $150 million to nearly triple the size of the existing center with new offerings.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
Pair of Tampa apartment projects sell for $100 million plus

A pair of Tampa apartment complexes have traded for more than $100 million each, sales that point to the continued resiliency in the region's multifamily rental market.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2019
Area software firm names new CEO, COO

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Community Brands, which makes cloud-based software and payment solutions for member-based organizations, has named Ross Croley CEO and Dave Wirta COO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2019
Commercial bank to expand in area, appoints market president

Cogent Bank plans to open a retail banking center and executive office in Clearwater, Florida, and has appointed banking veteran Jackie McIntosh, who has also worked for Valley National Bank and EverBank, as market president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2019
Waterfront resort hires new general manager

The Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas in Tampa, Florida, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of a new general manager, Shaun Kwiatkowski, and food and beverage director, Matthew Garvey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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