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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 18, 2025
Fiber-optic internet provider already in SWFL expands into St. Petersburg

The Missouri-based company has begun construction of a network in the city that may reach as many 23,000 homes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 22, 2023
Luxury apartments open on nearly 14 acres in North Port

Units at the 279-unit complex in Wellen Park start at about $100 more per month than the average apartment in the city.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2026
DHL cutting 203 Lakeland jobs as it closes distribution center

The global shipping company is shutting down its 519,000-square-foot facility on Allen K. Breed Highway between April and December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2013
Realtor gets 26 years for mortgage fraud

A Tampa area Realtor and loan officer receives prison sentence for fraudulent acts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 26, 2023
Tampa tiny-home community to hold grand opening of second phase

Escape Tampa Bay Village will offer tours of the 30 eco-friendly units that make up The Oaks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2022
Recent sales at CRE firm top $20 million

The Ross Realty Group sold several large properties across Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties the past couple months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2021
Waterfront condo project sells all 16 units

Sage Longboat Key Residences is expected to be completed in late 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2020
Prominent national author, keynote speaker joins area firm’s board

Heather Monahan spent nearly 15 years with Naples-based Beasley Media Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2020
Fast-growing health software firm names new board member

The HealthLynked board now has six members.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2022
Peloton layoffs hit close to home as nearly 60 employees cut in Lakeland

A major restructuring at Peloton Interactive affects Lakeland office with closing and layoffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2022
Water treatment firm brings on new president

Andrea d’Agostini has been named president and chief strategic officer at Clearwater, Florida-based OriginClear.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2018
Company tries Amazon on for size, debuts brand on QVC

Chico's FAS debuts on Amazon while its intimate apparel brand Soma has its first appearance on QVC.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2019
Go your own way: Bank takes different approach to branch-building strategy

The Bank of Tampa, based in Tampa, Florida, defies conventional wisdom by opening a vastly bigger banking and back-office support center on the site of an existing branch.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2022
Tampa tech commercial real estate firm raises $12M

Leasecake, headquartered at Tampa’s Embarc Collective, will use the funds to hire more employees and expand internationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Rick Silva

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., Tampa

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 27, 2025
Sarasota County vacates administration building

The county sold the Ringling Boulevard building for $25 million four years ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
The anchor holds

A boat repairman mortgages his home to pay the patent costs on an anchor designed to replace the same old style that has been around for centuries. Hunter Anchors might be coming to a store near you soon.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
A Secure Retirement

A Southwest Florida retirement community sees its commitment to science, statistical projections and employee retention programs pay off: It recently scored the highest credit rating in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Out of the, Mainstream into Success

Brothers Michael and Steven Peel started Gulfstream Homes in Naples with a small loan from a wealthy relative in 1998. Today, their company builds homes in some of the most exclusive communities in Southwest Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 22, 2021
Music industry manufacturer seeks to regain pre-pandemic gust of growth

Company anticipates big rebound when schools reopen.

  • Industries
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