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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Doug Irmscher | Broker, Florida

Two years ago, commercial real estate brokerage and services firm JLL set an ambitious goal for its Florida operation: double its revenue by 2020.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2025
Feds allege phony contractor scammed elderly Naples woman of $1.2M after storm

The woman continued to give the man money for repairs even after the house was sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Amazon continues to expand its footprint locally and statewide

Amazon continues ever-growing expansion in Florida, with plans for a new Tampa delivery station. It's a multimillion-dollar effort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 23, 2022
Effective messaging requires consistency and a concise approach

One key: People take action based on emotion. They validate their decisions with logic. 

  • Advice
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 20, 2015
Grow your own

Home-Tech has been successful forming its own employees with an apprentice program it has operated for two decades.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2024
Disruptive apartment-like hospitality brand targets St. Pete

In the space between a hotel room and an apartment building lies a new brand: Mint House. Florida is a sizable growth opportunity, says its CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 7, 2022
Crowning achievement: Royal Pets levels up as it takes on big rivals

With a new flagship store in a prime location in Tampa, the pet market, hotel and veterinary clinic isn’t flying under the radar anymore.

  • Strategies
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 9, 2005
Entrepreneur 2005: Judges Choose Finalists

It was a struggle, but the field of top executives has been narrowed to 10 for the 2005 Entrepreneur Award. Take a look at the finalists for free.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 15, 2023
Tampa cybersecurity firm lands $180M investment

The funding from Springcoast Capital Partners, Splunk Ventures and Vista Credit Partners will accelerate Deepwatch’s growth in the managed security services industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2022
Former St. Pete mayor joins board of community service organization

Rick Kriseman, who left office in January, will help support the mission of Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Service.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 1, 2021
New airline to launch nonstop route to Europe in December

Eurowings Discover, an airline focused on leisure travel, will offer service between Tampa, Florida, and Frankfurt, Germany, beginning Dec. 16.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2022
Social services nonprofit names interim CEO

The annoucement came a year after the former CEO stepped into the position.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2019
Area financial company swiftly signs Kuwait bank to expanded services

National Bank of Kuwait employs ACI Worldwide’s SWIFT Global Payments Innovation services platform to service immediate international transactions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2019
Home services tech firm boosted by $15M financing round

HOMEE, an on-demand home services platform, has closed a $15 million Series B financing round, bringing the total invested in the company to nearly $30 million since the Tampa, Florida, firm was founded three years ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • September 5, 2024
Report: FL industries where women make more than men have some surprises

Car dealerships and crop production are among the spots where women outdo men in salaries.

  • Florida
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 18, 2023
Tampa mayor honors local business for 30 years

Mayor Castor proclaims Schifino Lee Day in recognition of the Tampa Bay advertising agency.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2023
Las Vegas cannabis company pays $49M for Florida dispensaries

Planet 13's purchase of VidaCann, which has a large Gulf Coast presence, gives it an immediate foot print and the infrastructure to double its Florida store count quickly.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 27, 2023
Southeast regional bank names new president for Florida

Florida is a big growth state for United Community Bank.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm leads tech company’s $6M funding round

Florida Funders and a group of returning and new investors are backing San Francisco-based Dashbot, whose platform specializes in conversational artificial intelligence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2023
Established Fort Myers PR, marketing firm lands new owners

Conric PR + Marketing, one of the leading digital marketing agencies in Fort Myers, has new owners.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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