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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2018
Florida, behind a surprise No. 1 and No. 2, ranks third in business climate report

A metric that put Florida among the top three is exports: nearly seven out of 10, 69%, of Florida’s’ large export total comes from small businesses, the report shows.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2018
Bank lands senior executive

Former SunTrust president and CEO Allen Brinkman joins Seacoast Banking Corp. He will lead commercial banking for its new Tampa market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2018
Wire manufacturer acquires hot product line

Pelican Wire takes over fellow manufacturer’s high-temperature wire designs and equipment.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2018
Former Fidelity exec heads up $45M theater campaign

Steve Akin is currently on the Gulfshore Playhouse board of directors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2022
Survey: Men make more than women in hospitality management

Salary survey reveals what’s not much of a secret in men vs. women salaries.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2016
Nurse-turned-exec takes on a top role

Elizabeth Miller has been with WellCare since 2012.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2016
Florida wants to feel peachy

Florida dropped one spot in Site Selection magazine's 2016 best business climate ranking over 2015, from No. 10 to No. 11.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
Three times, lots of charm

A luxury condo project in Naples with units that cost well into the millions is no longer earth-shattering news, given the rapid ascension of that market.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2017
Bank on top

Three banks with a major presence in the region are some of the top-performing big banks in the country, according to the Forbes Best Banks in America list.

  • News
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 7, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield wins big

The Tampa office of commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield cleaned up at the annual Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors' Pinnacle Awards late last month, with nine first place awards.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2017
Enter the panda

'St. Pete had the right amount of weird for us,' firm says of its new eastern HQ.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2017
Michelin three-star chef partners with culinary group

Christian Le Squer will work with the Immokalee Culinary Accelerator.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2017
Area beachfront hotel wins chain's top award

The Best Western Plus Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach is the only hotel in Florida to receive the award.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2017
Economic development office names interim executive

Pamela Johnson has worked in Lee County's Visitor & Convention Bureau for 22 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
Cushman team sells pair of Pasco County area industrial projects

Cushman & Wakefield's Tampa-based capital markets team closed a pair of Pasco County-area industrial deals in the waning days of 2017 for a combined $69 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2014
New College sets first-year enrollment record

School has nearly 300 new students, boosting total enrollment to more than 850.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2014
Exec tees it up in print

FCCI Insurance Group human resources executive Lisa Krouse didn't take up golf until 2010, when she was 52 years old, but she quickly became addicted.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
Miami investment group buys six flex/industrial buildings

BUYER: Brandon Commerce Center LLC (principal: Greg Zeifman), Miami

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
Mercury Investment buys Hunter's Ridge at Walden Lake

BUYER: MIC HR LLC (MAC Administrators XVIII Inc.), Duluth, Minn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2014
Contractors charged in workers' comp fraud

A three-day undercover operation in Sarasota County led to 16 arrests.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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