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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2023
Warranty provider cuts 75 employees, hints at more layoffs coming

"Unforeseeable business circumstances" lead to job cuts at Protect My Car in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2025
Tampa office closing, 150 jobs cut after tech company sold

CyraCom, a translation services company, is cutting the local jobs two months after announcing it had been bought by a Kansas competitor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 24, 2026
Fort Myers senior living facility gets new operator

Michigan-based American House Senior Living Communities has taken over the management of the former The Palms of Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 7, 2026
$1B Midtown Tampa developer adds Palm Beach investor for retail growth

The Bromley Cos. has formed a joint venture to help "ensure the retail offering evolves in a way that complements" office, residential and hotel components.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2026
Hulk Hogan's Clearwater Beach estate to hit the market for $10.9M

The legendary wrestler and personality, who died last year, bought the beachfront home in 2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 18, 2026
Hertz adds popular Grenadier 4x4 to fleet

The Estero-based rental company will begin offering the vehicle this spring at locations nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2009
November foreclosure trends mixed

The axiom that all real estate is local applies to foreclosures, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2010
Yippy buys Clusty

Fort Myers-based Yippy purchased the Pittsburgh company for $5.5 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2011
Immigration bill clears House

The bill will require business owners to verify new hires.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2012
What if Europeans stayed home?

Until now, the euro and British and Scandinavian currencies have made the U.S. dollar relatively cheap.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2012
Home price index mixed

A home price index shows mixed improvement on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2011
Commercial real estate mood up

You can't dampen the optimism of commercial real estate owners and brokers for very long. After all, these are the schemers and dreamers who built Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2017
Area company included in $18M contract

Cruise Car of Sarasota was named a preferred vendor by the National Joint Powers Alliance.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2017
Insurance agency named top in state

East and Greenwell Insurance Agency awarded Allstate's Agency Achievement Award.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
Franklin Street promotes Kersting to managing director

Tampa-based commercial real estate brokerage Franklin Street has promoted Tom Kersting, an Aon veteran who had led the company's Insurance Services division, to managing director.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 22, 2022
Community banks feel pinch of shifting industry

Several community banks in the region are looking to find opportunity amid a heavy amount of challenges, leading with the industry’s rapid digital shifts.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2020
Apex Awards honor region's brokers

Realtors Land Institute awards recognize top land-focused brokers nationwide, including six from the Gulf Coast and Central Florida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • November 10, 2017
Stay on Course

A GE Aviation plant tucked away in Pinellas County has gone high-tech with its latest products to help pilots navigate better.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Steven Kossoff | Meridian Development Group, Tampa

Some people doubted Steve Kossoff and his then 5-year-old company, Meridian Development Group, could pull off the Winn Dixie challenge in 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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