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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 28, 2020
Neiman Marcus to keep Tampa store open

Neiman Marcus' International Plaza location will remain open after luxury retailer rejects leases on two Florida stores as part of its bankruptcy restructuring

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
CPA firm acquires area accounting, consulting company

Plush Smith has provided tax, financial reporting and consulting services to individuals, fiduciaries, commercial businesses and other organizations since 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 6, 2019
Palmer, Ralston named to national CCIM Institute's board

Adam Palmer of LasndQwest Commercial and Gary Ralston of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty will serve on the board of the national CCIM Institute for 2020

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 27, 2020
Iconic Sarasota restaurant reeling from virus' impact

Michael's on East, famed Sarasota restaurant, feeling the effects of pandemic, statewide restaurant shutdown

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2020
Area airports land $172 million in job-saving federal aid

Airports are grappling with big losses in passenger traffic.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2020
Report: crisis will be big hit to region's tourism sector

Report says Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater region will be hit especially hard by COVID-19 crisis.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2020
Survey: Consumers scramble to pay bills on time

Generations of bill-payers will need extensions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2020
IT firm appoints new head of finance and administration

Former Sprint CFO Andrew Davies has joined Tampa-based Syniverse as chief financial and administrative officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
Dogs have their day at chain of boutique hotels

Tampa, Florida-based hotel management firm McKibbon Hospitality has launched a “foster dog” program at the Aloft chain of boutique hotels it operates in Florida and the Carolinas.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
Commercial real estate experts join forces to form investment advisory group

Larry Starr and Matt Christian of SVN Commercial Advisory Group in Sarasota, Florida, have teamed up to launch SVN Coastal Commercial Advisors, a commercial real estate investment advisory firm that will serve the Tampa and St. Petersburg markets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2019
New York-based company acquires area manufacturer

Hydrogel Vision products are sold in 25 countries under the Extreme H2O brand or under a private label arrangement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2022
Video production firm lands $17M investment, expands to Las Vegas

Tampa-based video production firm Vu Technologies lands $17M investment, expands to Las Vegas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2022
Social services nonprofit names interim CEO

The annoucement came a year after the former CEO stepped into the position.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2018
Area firm funds massive solar power array at theme park

Seminole Financial Services LLC, headquartered in Belleair Bluffs, has agreed to provide loans to KDC Solar LLC — a Bedminster, N.J.-based developer, owner and operator of solar power facilities — for the construction of a 23.5-megawatt solar photovoltaic

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2018
Study delves into how insurance industry can attract workers

Employee shortage in insurance industry prompts interviews and roundtables with employers.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Banyan Street, Oaktree complete Tampa City Center deal

Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Management team up to acquire the 38-story Tampa City Center office tower in downtown Tampa, for $110 million, subject to a ground lease by seller Alliance Partners HSP.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2018
Major manufacturer names chief information officer

John Engelstad most recently served as chief information officer for Western Window Systems.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic Forecast: Damon Romanello, CEO, Studio+

Studio+ CEO Damon Romanello expands to meet anticipated growth

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2019
Custom homebuilder hires two-time national salesperson of the year

Frey & Son Homes names Jason Chang Collier County sales director. One-year sales include $29 million for D.R. Horton and $23 million for Mattamy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2019
City certified as a top launchpad for business

Aided by Startup Genome, a consulting firm that studies entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide, Inc. magazine has published its list of “Surge Cities” — the top 50 U.S. metro areas for starting a business, and the list includes Tampa, Florida.

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