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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 20, 2023
Tampa furniture giant Ashley HomeStore tweaks its name

The Tampa-based retailer has shortened its name.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 15, 2023
Sarasota physical therapy franchise business reaches 500-location milestone

Fyzical started the year with 31 new clinics and 48 franchise deals.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 7, 2023
Engineering firm, focusing on resiliency, names new COO

Chris Mitchell has been with J.R. Evans Engineering for eight years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2022
Airport hotel unveils multimillion-dollar renovation

The Tampa Airport Marriott completely redesigned its meeting and event spaces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2009
Economic Snapshot: September Building

Naples and Sarasota, two of the most difficult areas to obtain building permits, saw the biggest drops in building investment in the region in September on an annual percentage-change basis.

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  • September 1, 2011
Big growth for Big Frog

A new hire proves that a hip-replacement surgery on Leeward Bean, CEO of Dunedin-based Big Frog T-Shirt Company, has not taken the “hop” out of the young firm's growth hopes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2011
Columbia Restaurant looks skyward

Tampa International Airport has become a news machine; these days it seems TIA always has something new to announce. One local restaurateur hopes to capitalize.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
Atlas Real Estate Partners buys Huntington Place apartments

The price equated to $86,310 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2012
Hot Brands expands globally

Canadian firm chooses Manatee County for site of new U.S. headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2021
Florida is a national leader in new business creation

The Southeast is a leader in new business starts.

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  • December 18, 2020
Rooftop bar on new hotel plans early 2021 opening

Sal Y Mar is hiring for full and part-time openings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2019
Airline adds eight destinations from airport

New destinations from Sarasota include Knoxville, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo., Louisville, Ky., and other Midwestern cities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2018
Senior living center breaks ground on $20 million project

Sarasota's Sunnyside Village senior living community will construct a new and expanded health, rehabilitation and memory care center, a project that's expected to cost about $20 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2018
Bank builds presence in region with new office

The Bank of Tampa looked south, to Sarasota, for its 12th full-service branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2018
Giant manufacturer, coming off slight dip in sales, names new CEO

Welbilt Inc., a New Port Richey, Florida-based foodservice equipment manufacturer, has hired William Johnson as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 9.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2018
Health care group names new officers

New chairman Charles Idelson joins Hope Healthcare slate of officers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2019
Four finalists emerge in university’s search for a new president

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has chosen four finalists in its search for a successor to USF System President Judy Genshaft, who plans to retire in July after leading the institution for 19 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2018
New retail chain reveals first area location

The first Home Centric store opened in Cary, N.C., in May.

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  • August 7, 2018
Manufacturer renames parent entity

A fixture in the Sarasota-Manatee business community for decades, hydraulics and electronics manufacturer Sun Hydraulics Corp. has introduced a new name for its parent holding company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2018
Foundation announces new CFO

Christine Stobaugh, the new CFO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, was most recently CFO of Grain Management.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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