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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2021
Insurance firm promotes marketing veteran

Kelly Atkinson will oversee Clearwater's AmeriLife Group's brand management and creative services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2021
Tech sector is scorching hot in Florida

Florida’s tech industry has grown into a jobs-producing machine.

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  • June 10, 2021
Area country music singer plans restaurant, event venue

Ben Allen's Backyard Grill & Pub will replace a Brooks Burgers location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2021
Cybersecurity firm to acquire complementary business for $80M

SecurityAdvisor has been acquired, for $80 million, by Clearwater, Florida-based KnowBe4.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2021
Restaurateurs bring a taste of Connecticut to region

The Colony Grill, a restaurant founded in 1935 in Stamford, Conn., expands to St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2021
Area eye care group buys Palm Beach County practice

Quigley Eye Specialists adds new market to its portfolio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 22, 2021
Virtual reality startup receives $10 million investment from Minneapolis firm

Tampa, Florida-based Vū Technologies has received $10 million in seed funding from Minneapolis-based ADX Labs. Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2020
Work begins on $15M container park project

Construction crews have begun installing the first set of containers that will make up KRATE, a $15 million container park at the Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2020
Insurance firm, after deal, projects 30% increase in business

Iron Ridge Insurance Services plans to increase its client base in condominium and homeowners associations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2020
SVN Saunders names CFO

Tyler Davis worked at Lakeland commercial real estate brokerage SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler as an asset manager prior to his promotion to CFO.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2021
Medical group expands to fourth location with merger

True Eye Experts now has an office in North Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2021
Human resources firm expands in Southeast with acquisition

CoAdvantage's acquisition of SourcePointe will expand Tampa human resources company’s footprint into Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2020
Gourmet grocery store opens new location at airport

Mazzaro’s Italian Market, a popular St. Petersburg, Florida, gourmet grocery store and cafe, has expanded to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, opening in the Gates 7-11 post-security departures area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2020
Human resources group expands to Florida with new area office

The firm plans to work with companies across Florida, especially in the Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando areas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Software firm makes hire for newly created executive role

Russ Smith has joined St. Petersburg, Florida-based CaseGlide as chief technology officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2020
Commercial cleaning firm names new COO

Patrick Durkee joins Palm Harbor, Florida-based Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services as chief operating officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2020
Locally owned restaurant chain set to expand in region

Tampa, Florida-based restaurant chain Green Market Cafe is set to open its fifth eatery, located in Trinity, later this month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2020
Restaurant chain hires first chief transformation officer

Greg Barber previously spent nine years working for PepsiCo Inc. in Purchase, N.Y.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 18, 2020
Saunders' MSC Commercial joins TCN network

Sarasota's MSC Commercial, the commercial real estate brokerage arm of residential powerhouse Michael Saunders & Co., has joined the TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services network, of Dallas.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2020
Bank appoints pair of new regional leaders

Earnest Wilks has been with Regions Bank for 17 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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