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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2017
On demand chores? Now there's an app for that

Bradenton native Andrew Stillman created the Fonzees app for tasks and chores.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 3, 2024
Tampa nonprofit laying off 150 employees due to state funding cuts

Lutheran Services Florida is cutting staff in a program aimed at helping refugees to acclimate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2011
Schemers target small businesses

Small business owners are constant targets of scam artists, and those scammers aren't always trying to steal money.

  • News
  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 20, 2011
Clear and Concise

Orange County has a new mayor and a new attitude toward working with the development community. A task force created by the mayor will attempt to make the development review process more efficient and less costly.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 19, 2021
General Services buys Nokomis apartments

General Services Corp.'s $64 million purchase of Treviso Grand represents the latest in a flurry of Gulf Coast deals by the Virginia firm since mid-2017.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 13, 2012
Seal of Approval

Ed Marchiselli followed the old adage about starting a company during a downturn. His firm, AskTheSeal.com, is planning an aggressive Florida and nationwide expansion during the next two years.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2020
Boutique design agency relocates to area

Purple Fish Creative provides website design, hosting, maintenance and support packages as well as graphic design, brand development, copywriting and illustration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
Marketing firm refreshes brand, helps build business for catering company

Sarasota-based marketing company Web Jarvis helped Green Apple Catering refresh its brand and develop new marketing.

  • Strategies
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2021
Barron Collier Cos. unveils new website

Barron Collier Cos.' rebranding aims to tie together the Naples company’s rich legacy with dynamic plans for future expansion

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2012
PODS to hire 150 in Clearwater

The moving and storage firm seeks sales and customer service staff.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2019
Change in the air at Naples Airport

Naples Airport Authority rebrands Naples Municipal Airport to Naples Airport

  • News
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 4, 2024
Clearwater construction firm expands its services to plumbing

Home Love Construction, a Clearwater-based firm founded in 2017, is expanding another arm of its business to an adjacent field in the home services industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2019
County commissioner appointed to transportation task force

The task force will discuss the Southwest-Central Connector highway which will extend from Collier to Polk County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2022
Parrish web design, SEO agency forms partnership with market leader

The program provides more accessible websites for clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2012
Hillsborough partners with UCF

Hillsborough businesses looking to grow can now receive help from the university.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 21, 2023
Hot EV company, with truck and SUV, opening Tampa service center

The electric vehicle manufacturer has leased space on Dale Mabry Highway and plans to build out a 24,684-square-foot service center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2016
Big Sea of Opportunity

Big Sea Inc., a St. Petersburg-based marketing agency, doubled its size following a recent merger with ThinkTank Inc.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2017
Bank appoints vice president

Michael Forson will be the vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at CenterState Bank for Sarasota and Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By James R. |
  • September 27, 2013
Quality trumps quantity in social media

Social media may not provide huge returns, but they can help build an engaged, loyal customer base.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2011
Odyssey wins $7M mining job

A London-based firm hired the Tampa company for a deep-sea mining task.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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