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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
Same dance, New Tune

Bay City Plywood and Cabinets is rebranding itself to emphasize its all-wood cabinets, but it is retaining its offbeat side, including those commercials.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
By the Hour or the Job

While a federal court upholds foreclosure lawyers' fees, the law firms still sought help from the Legislature.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 24, 2009
Pools of Profit

The pool supply business would seemingly be crushed by the recession. But one Gulf Coast entrepreneur has risen above the rubble.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2021
EDC names new interim leader

Move comes as organization faces scrutiny from some public officials.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 15, 2020
Ryan Lodge, 39

Capstone Contractors LLC, Owner

  • Class of 2020
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
Brendan Flores, 35

Bank of America, senior vice president, consumer banking performance manager

  • Class of 2020
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 31, 2020
New area business college dean creates long list

Running a business school like a business sounds obvious — but in academia that’s not always a certainty. One new dean embraces that mission.

  • Education
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 7, 2019
Promoting iconic restaurant opening is all fun and games

To effectively open its Fort Myers location, Dave & Buster's needed to reach its target demographic in a big way. Priority Marketing used its influence — and influencers — to exceed expectations.

  • Strategies
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2019
Smart spaces: Tech firm unlocks hidden value in public venues

Tampa-based Venuetize has created a multifaceted mobile platform that helps venue operators learn, in great detail, how customers experience their spaces and events.

  • Technology
  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • December 2, 2016
Hard work

Former small town mayor Javier Marin brings passion and patience to his new Polk County job.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2016
Wider net

Turning a cubicle farm into a hip workspace is a big undertaking. The payoff could come in increased productivity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 3, 2024
Longtime St. Pete engineering firm, president reinvigorated after acquisition

The dawn of a new era comes after delays from two storms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2008
Corporate Report

Hyde Park Capital Advisorshelps guide Zickgraf saleRealtor Sellstate launchesnew branding campaignSource Interlink, XMrev-up consumer promoBrown & Brown subsidiarybuys assets of Reed BrothersEntel PCS picks Syniversefor mobile roaming processAn Aerosonic Clearwatersite is damaged by firePeoples Gas, Tampa Electricask for rate increasesArmy expands contract withGeneral Dynamics OrdnanceValpak, Food Net serve-upGrill It! sweepstakesNaples Wild Oaks closing,new Whole Foods Market to open T.O.P.S. Staffing mergeswith Ad-Vance Screening Sky Angel inks on-demanddeal with Exploration FilmsMinSURG Corp. launchesinternational division

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2023
National law firm names first woman to lead

Jennifer Compton, a Sarasota attorney, was promoted to Shumaker Management Committee chair.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2022
Fort Myers lifestyle center names new GM

James Brennan has more than 25 years of retail real estate experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2022
Locally owned veterinary group passes major growth milestone

Tampa-based American Veterinary Group now boasts more than 100 clinics in its network.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2022
Boating giant splashes into superyacht industry with $480M purchase

The acquisition for Global Yachting LLC is expected to close in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2022
Manatee development fills leased spaces a year after construction concludes

The Shoppes of Moccasin Wallow are stretched across 19,000 square feet of space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 24, 2022
Study reveals best, worst US cities for remote workers

Unsurprisingly, two of the top 10 are located in Florida.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 16, 2022
St. Pete bank acquires fintech platform

Ecountabl, now owned by Climate First Bank, indexes thousands of companies’ environment, social and governance performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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