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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2022
Georgia bank names new Tampa Bay market president

Cadence Bank veteran John Acosta has been tapped to lead Synovus Bank’s Tampa Bay operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2022
Raymond James to acquire New Jersey firm

Jersey City, N.J.-based SumRidge Partners has agreed to be acquired by Raymond James and will be part of the St. Petersburg, Florida, firm's fixed income capital markets division.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2017
Tech giant's $2.6B deal awaits European approval

The purchase would give Tech Data a platform in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2017
Retail giant seeks to aid aspiring entrepreneurs

HSN teams up with Randi Zuckerberg for American Dreams Academy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2013
Radio broadcasts better results

Beasley Broadcast Group posted a jump in profits from higher revenues and lower expenses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 15, 2016
Fame for Bigham, Richter

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida's Business Hall of Fame dinner is a must-attend event for business executives.

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  • July 29, 2016
Fishing trip turns into rescue

Mike Hughes and his colleagues at Naples-based Downing-Frye Realty caught more than fish when they headed down to the Keys recently.

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  • May 15, 2015
Glazer adds name to historic Tampa armory

It's been an iconic home to history for decades -- from an early performance by Elvis Presley that made the cover of his first album, to one of the final speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy.

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  • February 13, 2015
Bring on the country

The people behind Florida Tracks and Trails, a massive entertainment and outdoor adventure park in Charlotte County, want nothing to do with small.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 29, 2025
Tampa-based community nonprofit awarded $15 million grant

The funds will be used to construct a development center and infrastructure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 20, 2016
Freeze frame

Christie Frankenstein came up with an idea for a genuine new product. Now she has to manage the growth.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 13, 2026
Observer Media Group chairman dies at 95

David Beliles lived a life of grit and guts, and grace and generosity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • April 1, 2021
Builders give first-time buyers a second look

Homebuilders that traditionally shy away from first-time buyers — margins can be thin there — are embracing that segment like never before. One key: Make sure the homes are cool.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 19, 2025
$18.5M supersized adventure park to open in Lakewood Ranch

The 60,000-square-foot indoor Urban Air Adventure Park is being built on Professional Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2009
The Home Team

Maryann Ferenc helped found a local group of business operators to promote independent businesses, and they learned a lot about their own jobs as a result.

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  • December 5, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: What's next for BB&T?Peoples Bank fetched a high priceTropicana's oranges to remain in BradentonPublix expected to try againGCBR: same paper, new branding

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 7, 2017
Profile: Enn Luthringer

Partner, CRE Consultants | Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Multiplex Makeover

Cookie-cutter multiplex movie theaters promise long lines, rowdy teenagers and unappetizing junk food. Venezuela-based Silverspot Cinema is launching its first U.S. venture in Naples that promises to change that business model.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 4, 2021
Climate First Bank, new branch

Eco-friendly project pushes solar power technology to the limit.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 5, 2023
Duke Energy Florida president charged up for busy 2023

Melissa Seixas says she keeps one eye on the now and one on the horizon.

  • Strategies
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