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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
Miami investor buys St. Pete YMCA after litigation

Nick Ekonomou of Miami purchased the 51,512-square-foot historic YMCA of St. Petersburg building for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Polk County: Kellogg Marketing relocating to Florida Avenue

A company led by Lora and William Kellogg of Lakeland purchased the 10,000-square-foot top level of a three-story office building in downtown Lakeland for $1.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Not gone for long

Count hospitality industry veterans Al Clarizia and Terri Noyes as the latest people on the Gulf Coast to not really get the whole retirement thing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2015
Pioneer in court records, Chips Shore, dead at 74

Chips Shore was first elected to serve Manatee County in 1976.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2014
Fast-growth investment firm to hire 75 people

Global Financial Private Capital will move out of its downtown Sarasota offices.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 20, 2015
Leveraging LinkedIn

Entrepreneur Terry Hedden uses LinkedIn to snag top talent.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2015
Tampa neighborhood house-flipping hotspot

Town 'N Country area joins neighborhoods in Detroit, Los Angeles, Jacksonville and San Diego were buying and selling quickly still rules.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2015
NASA, Vology sign potential $20B deal

The 10-year agreement will give the Oldsmar company first crack at providing information technology services to the federal government.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Lawyer fights against wage ordinance

The St. Petersburg City Council will give a new localized wage theft ordinance a second reading April 16, but one attorney hopes to stop it.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2015
Development is academic for college

It's called Hillsborough Community College's “front yard,” located just across the street from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' home, Raymond James Stadium.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Charm City residents feel lure of Sarasota

Nearly 26,000 Mid-Atlantic region visitors came to Sarasota in the first quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 20, 2024
Indoor pickleball facility to open in Tampa

Pickleball Kingdom, a national indoor pickleball franchise, will soon open its latest unit in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 15, 2024
Tampa nonprofits focused on community well-being join forces

The company merger is set for January 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 7, 2024
Starbucks employees in Clearwater ask feds for union vote

The workers are joining a growing group of employees at the coffee shop chain, including one in Tampa, that have organized.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 6, 2024
2 dog bars in region on USA Today’s 10 best list for 2024

St. Petersburg and Sarasota are home to two of the best dog bars in the country, according to USA Today.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 26, 2024
Bloomin' Brands names Delta executive new CEO

The Tampa restaurant chain has named Michael Spanos as its new leader replacing David Deno.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2025
Brandon memory care center sold as part of $23 million portfolio

The Hillsborough County facility was one of five properties sold after previous owner defaulted on debt.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2024
Lee County gets 30-day reprieve on flood insurance downgrade

County officials say FEMA has granted the extension in an effort to allow the county to retain ranking that qualified it for a 25% discount.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 30, 2024
Bradenton furniture maker to pay $100K for overtime violations

It was not the first time Alumatech Furniture Manufacturing was found to have violated labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 3, 2024
Feds: Sysco West Coast Florida to pay $130K over hiring discrimination

A Palmetto facility was found to have violated federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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