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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2012
$3M robotics firm buys tool shop

RND Automation, up 50% this year in sales, had been a Baytool client.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2021
Tampa firm looks to simplify critical insurance barrier through tech

Behind $20 million in new capital, a high-tech firm targets an unheralded niche in insurance.

  • Technology
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2020
Hospital names new chief operating officer

Allyssa Tobitt was previously vice president of operations at South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2016
Cash on the line

A total of $150,000 in cash awards is up for grabs May 17 at the ninth annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference.

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

Kroger CEO and Chairman says Florida is a prime market for the grocer's delivery service

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2022
Tampa Bay Innovation Center

Booming tech sector keeps an eye on inflation, which could curb investment dollars, as it celebrates huge wins.

  • Technology
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 14, 2014
Robo growth

St. Petersburg's Hine Automation is just settling into its fourth expansion in four years. This time around, it has planned for room to grow.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2016
Big Deal

The Amazon fulfillment center in south Hillsborough County, all 1.1 million square feet of it, is really only a microcosm of CEO Jeff Bezos's grand vision: To outdo anyone and everyone in service and speed.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2021
Area college teams up with Emmy Award-winning video production studio

Partnership between University of Tampa and Emmy Award-winning video production studio will provide film students with hands-on experience in the industry

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2017
Pouch Players

With a new executive and new product line, a manufacturer sets its sights on big growth plans.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 25, 2015
Juicy strategy

Automation, by way of survival, is the big mission for Wish Farms in 2016. The project is off to a sweet start.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2017
Medical practice woos surgeons

Dr. John Nora and Dr. Russell Novak transitioned from private practice to First Physicians Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2019
Automation risk threatens Florida's jobs surge

The state has a high amount of jobs vulnerable to automation.

  • News
  • By Didi McKay |
  • September 23, 2021
Local entrepreneur funds college business contest with $500,000

Undergrad students with a thirst for business experience have a new way to get — and stay — ahead of the game. 

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2021
Collectibles certification, grading company expands area headquarters

CCG now employs more than 400 people globally, with 330 in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
The robots are coming to Florida's west coast — for these jobs

According to a January report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, four of the top 25 and eight of the top 50 metro area most vulnerable to losing jobs to automation are on or next to Florida’s West Coast. No. 3 is Lakeland-Win

  • News
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 17, 2022
A shortened workweek: Can it work?

In the great quest to retain employees, some companies, in Florida and worldwide, are taking a less-is-more approach, by cutting out 20% of the workweek.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Amazon continues to expand its footprint locally and statewide

Amazon continues ever-growing expansion in Florida, with plans for a new Tampa delivery station. It's a multimillion-dollar effort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 26, 2021
Manufacturer moves into bigger, better space

Moving manufacturing plants, even a small distance, could be a big hassle. At Harmar it helps when employees have an all-in spirit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2021
Developer finds niche in apartment developments near university and downtown

Chicago developer debuts in Florida with two developments in Tampa's booming North Hyde Park neighborhood.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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