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  • By Deb Mabari |
  • August 26, 2020
Building a virtual workforce: How to hire top talent — remotely

One key is to rethink the way your company conducts interviews.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 15, 2022
Blood center gets creative during pandemic

When faced with the lowest of lows, SunCoast Blood Centers turned to a donate at home option.

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  • By None |
  • June 9, 2022
Unchecked intellectual property issues can thwart innovation

Rules and regulations designed to protect businesses can also be obstacles.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic forecast: Pandemic leads insurance execs to target new clients differently

Keith Mercier and Patrick Wright, West Florida president and executive vice president, Cbiz Insurance Services

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Tampa firm named finalist

U.S. Chamber cites Wittenberg Weiner Consulting for hiring military veterans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
Embattled Oldsmar company goes bankrupt

Federal Verification Co. Inc. is under investigation by the Florida Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Labor, and has stopped soliciting customers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2024
Hoffmann Family of Cos. buys California wine country luxury fleet business

The Naples-based conglomerate has acquired at least three other business since March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 22, 2025
National wealth management company invests in Sarasota financial firm

Summit Financial of New Jersey has made a strategic investment in LPF Advisors of Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 5, 2025
Manatee County company acquires screen-printing business

Business incubator Public Products has added BC Sales to its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 21, 2024
Lee County health care facility sold, cutting 294 jobs

The new owners, in a letter to state officials, say offers will be made to retain "substantially all" of the employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 14, 2026
Tampa church buys former radio station property

Radiant Church, which has operated out of South Tampa shopping center for more than a decade, will begin construction on new church building seating 1,400.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2007
Credit Union Hub

Dave Serlo has been at the helm of PSCU Financial Services for 24 years, piloting the organization as it responds to changes in the credit union industry.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 26, 2014
Scent of success

MyxnScents lets customers pick from 450 scents and mix them into bath and body products. The first store in Naples is the prototype for dozens more.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 4, 2020
Cool Construction: New fire station includes special operations facility

The new Fire Station 8 facility was built on a site that had a doublewide trailer as a temporary station.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2016
Dialed in

David Call, with a big new job at one of the biggest banks in the country, says size isn't a chief motivator.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2012
Corporate Report: June 29

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 20, 2023
SWFL engineering firm expands to Florida’s east coast

West Palm Beach marks office No. 3.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2018
Fundraising, marketing guru joins area lender

Amy McQuagge moves from Lee County Economic Development Office to lead Sanibel Captiva Community Bank marketing efforts.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2018
IT services firm adds chief people officer

Julie Clement joins Tampa-based Vology in the newly created role.

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