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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2018
National contractor names new vice president of operations

Suffolk names Ben Wilson vice president of operations for Southwest Florida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2018
Foundation names new board members, elects officers

Nancy Harris, Kent Hayes and Anne Rollings will serve three-year terms on the board of directors of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 24, 2018
Spreading the word

PR firms unite to promote tourism in Southwest Florida in the face of hotel cancellations over water quality issues.

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  • August 31, 2018
Trading places: All aboard for Chile

Global Tampa Bay, a local trade group, has lined up a sales export mission to Santiago, Chile, in late October and still has spots available.

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  • September 6, 2018
Machinery firm brings HQ, jobs to region

A large manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines plans to invest $4 million in a new Hillsborough County headquarters facility and hire 45 local workers. Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. will move to Tampa from Illinois.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 13, 2018
Foundation names new communications executive

Mischa Kirby was previously the vice president for external relations at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 23, 2018
Tech companies surge in region

Salaries in tech jobs in the region are also on the rise, increasing 8.5% in 2017 over 2016.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2018
High-tech, $28M senior living community opens in region

The Brandon facility is expected to create 80 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2022
Hospitality company acquires another hotel in Sarasota

The move was by design as the president of Kolter Hospitality expressed bullish feelings regarding the area's market for travel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 27, 2017
Pulte executes large land deal in Collier

Homebuilder sentiment remains high throughout the Gulf Coast, and one of the nation's largest residential builders appears to be equally confident in the future.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2017
Golf Life, John R. Wood Properties form partnership

Two Naples firms plan to combine, add 500 agents.

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  • February 3, 2017
Proper props for property company

The somewhat mundane task of doing lien searches before buying a home or property is anything but dull at PropLogix.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2017
Connecting past with the future

In March 2016 Manitowoc Foodservice spun itself off from its original company, Wisconsin-based construction equipment giant Manitowoc. That created a $1.57 billion company with a new headquarters in Pasco County.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 15, 2017
Sobelman starts new NNN firm

Triple net lease specialist and Calkain Cos. co-founder David Sobelman has left the Herndon, Va.-based firm to start his own commercial real estate brokerage.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Check out: grocery chain shifts brands in Tampa region

Southeastern Grocers plans to convert Winn-Dixie locations in South Florida, Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2017
Hardware chain plots Florida expansion

Sunshine Ace Hardware was founded in 1958.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 28, 2017
Prominent hospital CEO quits post

Jim Nathan requested he finish the remaining two years of his contract as a board resource.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2017
Recovery and response

Regional airports serve double-duty before and after Hurricane Irma.

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  • November 29, 2017
Storage firm renews commitment to toy drive

PODS will move and store gifts donated to Toys for Tots campaign.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2014
SunTrust promotes trio to area president roles

Executives have all been with Sun Trust since at least 2005.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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