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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 12, 2022
New life sciences facility opens in Sarasota

Akron Bio has an ambitious goal of hiring 100 employees by the end of this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes |
  • December 1, 2017
Florida's Minimum Wage Is Set To Increase: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

There has not been much ado about the impending increase in Florida's minimum wage.

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2014
Mobile firm surpasses milestone

News that Sarasota-based mobile health company Voalte received a $36 million capital investment, courtesy of a New York private equity firm, was certainly a big deal for the fast-growing business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2014
Sundial complex lands specialty market

Prominent chef Michael Mina and Don Pintabona plan to debut the 20,000-square-foot Locale Market this fall along with their new restaurant, Farmtable Kitchen.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 10, 2024
New York manufacturer moving HQ to Pinellas County industrial site

SMP Nutra has leased more than 100,000 square feet in Largo, where it will move its headquarters and employ 100, including transferring executives and new hires.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 28, 2023
Israeli cybersecurity firm to open regional HQ in Tampa, create 150 jobs

Tampa was chosen, an executive with Cybecs says, because of its "strong tech presence."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 26, 2026
Rays announce presenting sponsor of Rays.TV

The team has also announced new ways to watch and listen to games as the 2026 MLB season begins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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 Anastasia Dawson |
  • May 21, 2026
Longtime Tampa diner to close for brand refresh

Tampa restaurant Daily Eats will temporarily close on June 15 before reopening as a new restaurant concept.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • May 11, 2026
Tampa credit union donates, partners with local children's museum

Suncoast Credit Union's new partnership with the Glazer Children’s Museum has also launched a new exhibit and exclusive admissions deals for credit union members.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • June 2, 2026
Tampa marina expands, adds floating docks, slips

The marina now offers 607 dry slips and 15 wet slips with the addition of new floating docks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 6, 2023
Tampa RV retailer announces two new board members

Resignation of Erika Serow comes with appointment of two new Lazydays directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 6, 2023
New owners of St. Pete Beach Hotel hire award-winning chef

Kimberly Subject will manage the Castile Restaurant at Hotel Zamora.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2023
Prominent Sarasota aviation facility flying under new ownership

The Sarasota company Dolphin Aviation Inc. was acquired by Hawthorne Global on Tuesday.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2022
College combats nursing shortage with new Sarasota campus

The campus is the third Arizona College of Nursing to open in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 15, 2022
Tampa storage facility sells for nearly $20 million

The 600-unit building is located just off the interstate, across from a new $500 million mixed-used development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2022
Smashburger signs lucrative deal with local franchisee

Jiandong “Peter” Xu plans to open 15 Gulf Coast restaurants over the next six years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2022
Sarasota health care provider names new CEO

The move concluded a five-month search for CenterPlace Health.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2009
New economic partnership starts

A new, five-county regional economic development partnership for Southwest Florida got off the ground Nov. 10.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2009
Brightwork Real Estate leases restaurant to Verizon

Tampa-based Brightwork Real Estate purchased a former Johnny Carino's 6,256-square-foot restaurant building, an outparcel to the Lake Brandon Village shopping center, for $2.3 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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