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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2020
Technology distributor names new president of Americas region

Tech Data has promoted John O’Shea, a nearly 20-year veteran of the Clearwater technology distribution firm, to president of the Americas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2020
Former U.S. Congressman joins area company’s board

Southwest Florida attorney Kate English has also joined the board at Alico.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2019
Fast-growing tech firm plans 100 hires in region

Drift, a Boston-based conversational marketing firm that serves some 50,000 businesses, has opened an office in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2019
Shopping at city's new amenity will have local flavor

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, has selected the vendors that will be able to sell their wares at the Pier Marketplace.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2020
Policy shift: Insurer moves ahead with consolidation

Progressive Corp. has accelerated its buyout plan for the company that owns American Strategic Insurance, a property insurance firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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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 |
  • May 22, 2020
Survey: Consumers scramble to pay bills on time

Generations of bill-payers will need extensions.

  • News
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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.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 19, 2019
RealOp buys Tampa industrial project for $16.5 million

A South Carolina company has acquired the former Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits distribution center in Tampa for $16.5 million with plans to release it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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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 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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