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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2016
Tampa builds HQ credibility

Tampa civic and business leaders want the big catch in a corporate headquarters, the type of win that makes and competitors such as Atlanta and Charlotte weep.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
Sarasota pest control biz bags more bug firms

Environmental Pest Service acquired seven companies in December.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 19, 2025
New flight takes off from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

American Airlines is launching a flight to Miami starting this fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 29, 2024
New freestanding ER opens in west Bradenton

The emergency room is affiliated with Manatee Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 4, 2025
Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

JetBlue will begin service between Southwest Florida International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, New York.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2021
Nonprofit assembles committee to oversee use of $10 million gift

The committee will offer guidance for using the contribution from MacKenzie Scott.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Forced to Reinvent

With the advent of digital photos, Photo-Tech Inc.'s Peter Turo saw his corporate photography business becoming a commodity. He had to change or die.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 21, 2023
Miami investor launches $250M multifamily fund targeting Tampa

A Tampa office building sells, a top real estate firm consolidates, and a major price drop top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Corporate Report

HMA backs off two-hospital sale to Shiloh Health ServicesGeneral Dynamics lands $60 million contracts for ArmyRoskamp Institute's study positive on Alzheimer's drugSource Interlink keeps its Nasdaq Listing Oddpodz adds product placement to virtual buildings, peopleUnlimited Priorities, Access Innovations partnerGerdau Ameristeel changes auditor Radiation Therapy Services hires new CFO Tampa area companies start SouthernTravelNews.comTampa area companies start SouthernTravelNews.comE-commerce site donating 20% of new revenue to charity

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Driven Lawyer

Frank Russo's clients number in the thousands. The former prosecutor takes on 400 new cases most years. His specialty: DUI defense.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2021
Master-planned community nominated for global sustainability award

Babcock Ranch began marketing new homes in 2017.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
Corporate report

Port Tampa Bay president, CEO receives four-year contract extension; Triple Canopy Inc. expands, opens new Tampa office; Advanzeon Solutions signs deal with WLT Software; Hertz Corp. receives best car rental firm in three travel media awards

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2024
Former CEO of PGT lands new top role with Michigan cabinet giant

Jeff Jackson guided PGT to a $3.1 billion sale a few months ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 9, 2025
Nonprofit hospital giant grows 14%, surpasses $6 billion in revenue

BayCare Health System, with more than 30,000 employees, serves people in multiple Tampa Bay counties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 28, 2025
Cyber company to hire 100 in Sarasota over two years

With new investments, Tenex is establishing its world headquarters in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Corporate report

Infusion Brands' Dualtools saw chosen for This Old House top 100 list; Centerstone, Manatee Glens sign letter of intent to affiliate; Motorworks Brewing's Vienna Lager wins Great American Beer Festival bronze; Pasco-Hernando State College starts search for new president; Tampa Downtown Partnership announces Urban Excellence Awards winners; CPA Sansbury name partner in charge of Mauldin & Jenkins' Bradenton office

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
Corporate report

Terra Nova Transcription hires new chief operating officer; HomeBanc parent raises $16.5 million; Village of Estero council chooses Pace as interim finance director; InformedDNA creates growth officer position; CenterState Bank division selling C1 Bank smart loan app

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 1, 2025
BayCare reaches new agreement with Florida Blue

BayCare Health Systems and Florida Blue reached a new, multiyear network agreement, maintaining patient access just hours before the old one was set to expire.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2021
CEO of $300M firm chases growth with urgency of a startup

Seizing unforeseen opportunities presented by the pandemic, a 20-year-old medical spa-services company looks toward a big year. ‘You have to stay focused on the big rocks,’ says one executive.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
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