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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • August 2, 2013
Minimum Wage, Maximum Controversy

Employees of fast food restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and KFC are on strike in cities from New York to Detroit.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2011
Affinity Kitchen & Bath moving to Nilsen Glass building

A limited liability company owned by Melbourne Yull, founder of Intertape Polymer Group, purchased the 17,500-square-foot former Nilsen Glass & Mirror Co. building for $742,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 19, 2012
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2012
Outback hungry for $300M IPO

Restaurant chain joins locally owned British soccer power in going public.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2012
Tampa hotelier buys Quality Inn & Suites

The price equated to $26,000 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2011
Contrarian view on new Rays stadium

Amid all the chatter over how great it would be to build a gleaming new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in downtown Tampa, one business leader believes it just isn't necessary.

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  • June 24, 2011
Bacon's leases Robb & Stucky building

Port Charlotte-based Bacon's Furniture has leased the 68,000-square-foot Robb & Stucky building on South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2012
NYT sells Herald-Tribune properties

Halifax Media Group acquired two of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's offices, and arranged for Dallas-based AIC Ventures to buy a third.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2021
Developers begin leasing at luxury tower

Luxury high rise Cora in Water Street Tampa development has started leasing units, first tenants will move in by early fall

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2021
DataLink Software hires chief technology officer

Lynn Mettler brings a quarter-century of technology-related experience to new executive job at Tampa-based DataLink Software.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2021
$92M redevelopment project to bring 64 independent living apartments to Naples

The units will range in price from $2 million to $4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 24, 2021
Ice cream shop to open in food-focused hotel

Chill Bros. Ice Cream will open its newest shop in Tampa's Epicurean Hotel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2021
Health care services firm names new CEO

Pratap Sarker is set to succeed Richard Atkin at the helm of Tampa, Florida-based Greenway Health.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 5, 2021
Attorneys expand wrongful theft allegations case against Hertz

More victims expected to come forward charging Hertz reported cars stolen when customers were paid up.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2021
Local law firm helps broker $5.7B car dealership acquisition

Tampa, Florida-based Hill Ward Henderson represented Duluth, Georgia-based Asbury Automotive Group, which bought out Larry H. Miller Dealerships, adding some $5.7 billion in revenue to Asbury.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2020
Cybersecurity firm, despite pandemic challenges, posts 25% growth in Q2

KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman says the Clearwater, Florida-based cybersecurity firm's "hypergrowth" continued in the second quarter, with a 25% increase in sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2020
Nonprofit, after national search, chooses new CFO

Eckerd Connects, a Clearwater, Florida-based nonprofit that assists children, young adults and families in need, has named Tony Van Slyke its new CFO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2020
Insurance firm names new chief financial officer

Marcia Lamb has 16 years of experience in public and private accounting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2020
Real estate brokerage names new senior-level leader

John Gleeson was previously vice president of London Bay Homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 24, 2019
Second barbershop business expands presence in area

Last week, Denver-based Floyd’s 99 Barbershop announced it’s expanding to south Tampa, Florida. Now a locally owned competitor, The Shave Cave, intends to relocate and double the size of its downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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