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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Corporate Report

Syniverse Holdings CEO, chief sales officer depart company; Lissmart Medical Supply owner charged with health care fraud; Hertz names new executive covering human resources; and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2018
High-tech, $28M senior living community opens in region

The Brandon facility is expected to create 80 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 21, 2023
Sarasota Opera leases warehouse at Manatee industrial park

The opera company will move some of its warehoused equipment into its new space toward the end of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2021
Chain of cafes opens 16th location

Kahwa Coffee Roasting opens shop in Dunedin and celebrates by giving coffee away for the day

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 6, 2018
Sean Murphy to anchor BLVD condo tower retail

Sean Murphy plans to open a 175-seat restaurant named "Sean Murphy's Bistro" inside the 18-story BLVD condo tower now under construction in Sarasota by Core Development Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Fort Myers home prices jump 25%

The median price of a home rises to $176,333 in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2019
On the move: City a top draw for urban transplants

The Tampa Metropolitan Statistical Area is one of the top destinations for people moving from other U.S. MSAs, according to recent U.S. Census data.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2023
Publix is doing away with GreenWise-branded stores

The Lakeland chain will transition its GreenWise stores to the traditional Publix brand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2021
Law enforcement gains ground in attacking PPP fraud cases

At least four people in the region have been charged in alleged fraud cases.

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Trust us, you can't trust us: An item in the latest edition of a Tampa law firm's newsletter is adorned with a surprising headline: "What Do You Mean, I Can't Rely on Your Tax Advice?"Bank confab delayed: Hurricane Wilma has forced the Florida Bankers Association to postpone its first annual Banker Education Expo.New retail competition, someday: Kohl's Department Stores proudly proclaimed its entrance into the Florida market in early October.Contractors on the rise: Engineering News-Record reports that last year was a very good time for large specialty contractors.Older and richer men like the economy: Consumers in the Southeast are more optimistic about the future of the economy than elsewhere in the country, according to a recent survey by RBC Financial Group.Unhealthy state of medical insurance: Employer-provided medical insurance is doing a slow disappearing act in Florida, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2009
Window on the Future

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is using every available resource, including his teenage son, to ensure that Windows 7 isn't another Vista.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 30, 2023
Construction firm tops out new hospital in Tampa suburb

Built by Robins & Morton, the 282,000-square-foot AdventHealth Riverview Hospital is projected to open in fall 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2014
New York City's Sung family buys Shoppes of Venice

The price equated to $273 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2012
Political forum draws candidate fest in Lee

Who says there's political apathy?

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 8, 2021
A Healthy Pipeline

The Ronto Group expects the projects it has underway or in the planning stages will keep the Naples-based development firm busy possibly through 2028.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2021
Global pharmaceutical giant chooses region for hub, plans hundreds of jobs

Pfizer's Heights Union office deal, one of the largest in Tampa in years, represents the latest biotech and pharmaceutical company to commit to the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 9, 2022
Climate-tech discussion to feature PODS executive

Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s latest Tech Talk Innovation Series will also virtually preview the business accelerator’s new headquarters, funded in part by Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Forestry Resources Inc. buys Englewood firmGevity lowers forecast, cites slower client growthGreystone hires Stanford GroupMoneyShow.com teams with KCIXCPT signs pactwith dental collegeNetWolves system awarded U.S. patentAmscot Financial taking bill paymentsNeoMedia CFO, board member resignRapid Pathogen adds Sarasota locationPCT to handle Hurricane Glass ShieldOdyssey Marine moving to NASDAQ

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2011
'Chain gang' helps rejuvenate a region

The chain-based retail sector in mid-Sarasota County, left for dead in the recession, is showing some life.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2010
Corporate Report: June 4 - June 10

New information from Algenol Biofuels, Odyssey Marine, and more.

  • Strategies
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