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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2017
Bank secures national charter

Orlando-based Axiom Bank has targeted the Tampa region for growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2013
Court overturns business center's foreclosure sale

The Beaumont Business Center will be returned to its former owners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2013
Two agencies probe Walter Investment firms

HUD and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are investigating Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. and Green Tree.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Business mentors increase presence

A group of business counselors in the Sarasota-Manatee market scored a big victory recently in the effort to help entrepreneurs prosper.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2015
$250M dental firm chews new owner

Dental Care Alliance has more than 100 employees in its Lakewood Ranch headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2015
Brothers grab funding for movie industry startup

Folio Holdings says it will help take the risk out of distributing independent films using its own analytics system.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2015
Air Caloosahatchee

When Jonathan Rector started to offer seaplane service from Naples to Key West last winter, he figured it would take a season to become established.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2015
Riverview defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery

Ankana Pecault Stovall admits trying to gain favorable contracting treatment overseas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 1, 2025
$563M Manatee County hospital breaks ground

The BayCare campus in Palmetto will include an acute-care hospital and an outpatient hub.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2024
Lakeland ad agency names first-ever COO and top strategy officer

Curious Jane, a Lakeland-based ad agency for franchise brands, announced a chief operating officer and a chief strategy officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 13, 2025
Sarasota dental company acquires Brandon practice

Parkview Dental Partners now operates 25 practices on the west coast of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 9, 2025
Texas company acquires Lakewood Ranch engineering firm

Morris Engineering & Consulting LLC was purchased by Pape-Dawson.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 21, 2018
Building a business on a healthy diet

Stevens Construction has succeeded by not ‘overeating,’ says president Mark Stevens. The company is not about to start gorging — even during buffet days.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Lou Lasday: Brand loyalty is a two-way street

Marketers want customers to be loyal, but are they loyal to their customers?

  • Opinion
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Don't Compete with Rivals; Make Them Irrelevant

By: Lou Lasday

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Lou Lasday: The Importance of Cross Selling

Lou Lasday is an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key. He creates strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and served as

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

The latest news from Lee Memorial, TIB Financial Corp., and others.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Corporate Report: August 16

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2013
Corporate Report: September 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2012
Corporate Report: September 21

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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