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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Jake Crews, 32

President, Wauchula State Bank

  • Class of 2016
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 24, 2016
Connecticut investor buys Corporate Oaks

A Connecticut investment firm has acquired the three-building Corporate Oaks complex in Tampa's Westshore district for $32 million, a further sign that buyers are locking into the city's office market amid a dearth of new construction and shrinking vacancies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 18, 2016
Early enrollment

Persuading millennials to invest money in a financial adviser isn't easy. How will Lawrence Financial Planning do it?

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2015
With style

Shopping meets eating at Sophie's at Saks Fifth Avenue.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2024
Statewide firm buys Lakeland CRE brokerage

LQ Commercial has bought the Lakeland brokerage Retail Solutions Advisors for an undisclosed sum. Statewide firm buys Lakeland CRE brokerage

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 30, 2025
Longboat Key fine dining institution Euphemia Haye closed

Euphemia Haye and The Haye Loft closed abruptly last week with little notice or detail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 20, 2024
Downtown Sarasota bank building sells for $5.75 million

The Fruitville Road building is the site of a new Chase bank branch that will consolidate two branches across from the Aster & Links project currently under construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 21, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company plans $800M software firm acquisition

Roper Technologies expects the deal with Subsplash to close by the end of July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 11, 2011
Insurance Fix

Home-Tech is expanding to Sarasota, fueled by sales of its appliance-repair service agreements and its employee owners.

  • Strategies
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 28, 2021
Boutique matchmakers in region embrace pandemic shifts

Matchmakers are in more demand than ever — somewhat counterintuitive given quarantines and the proliferation of dating apps.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2014
Big potential

Public opinion can flatten a real estate project before it gets going. One developer takes an attack-first strategy.

  • Strategies
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 10, 2023
Sarasota-Bradenton airport adds nonstop flight to Delaware

The service is expected to begin in November.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2022
Medical center plans two new cancer treatment locations

The Lee Health Regional Cancer Center has also boosted its personnel in a variety of positions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Brookfield fund buys Fountain Square I, III

The Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund, a collection of funds sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management, purchased the Plaza at Fountain Square III and Fountain Square I in Westshore from Chase Bankcard Services for $43.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2013
Nursing home investors seek legal protection

Proposed bill would limit who can be sued when residents are injured.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2021
$2.3 million health center hires new CFO

The new hires will help the center expand its reach in the community

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2021
Another airline adds service to area airports

Two local airports launching nonstop service to New Haven in November

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2021
IT, physical security provider names area director of business development

Current Technologies expanded to Florida late 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2020
Area water company expands with acquisition of California firm

Primo Water Corp., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has acquired Mountain Valley Water Co. of Los Angeles, the largest distributor of Mountain Valley water in the United States.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2018
Trade mission to Chile nets more than $3M in export sales

Global Tampa Bay, previously known as the Tampa Bay Export Alliance, hosted a trade mission in October to Santiago, Chile, that has produced $3.35 million in future sales and economic activity for participating companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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