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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 1, 2010
Crowd Control

CrowdSavings.com, a Tampa-based website offering discount vouchers from local businesses, has extended its reach to the West Coast. Its owners see more chances for growth through buyouts of similar firms.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2021
Digital securing firm opening office in region, adding 500 jobs

Virginia-based ID.me to open an office in Tampa and begin hiring for 500 jobs by the end of the year

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 13, 2020
BB&T marketing space in Sarasota

BB&T's downtown Sarasota offices and branch could be vacated in the wake of the bank’s merger with SunTrust

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 2, 2025
Manatee County medical manufacturing company acquired

Global medical device supplier Innovia Medical has acquired Hurricane Medical of Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 10, 2024
Palm Beach investor pays $10.5 million for Naples 7-Eleven

In the week's top commercial real estate news, apartment land is for sale in Sarasota, legendary steakhouse is on the market in Pasco, and a new hotel is coming to Bonita Springs.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2023
High-end SWFL movie theater to close

Speculation of a replacement for Silverspot focuses on a Texas chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2015
IT firm on global expansion mission names new CFO

Chris Hourigan leaves an accounting firm he started to help Global Convergence grow internationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2017
Sunny Days

An analysis of where people nationwide are moving to reveals a significant, albeit obvious, nugget: People love living in sunshine.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2010
Collier: Send us your big earners

A recent Forbes magazine analysis of Internal Revenue Service data shows Collier County is the top destination in the U.S. for high-income Americans.

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  • By James R. |
  • January 8, 2016
The Big Brand Theory

What does the future of marketing hold?

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • 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 |
  • October 14, 2016
Jon Krawczyk, 34

Owner, Superior Pools

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 10, 2024
Sarasota firm ranks among top 13 construction insurance companies in US

FCCI Insurance Group received top ratings based on surveys with hundreds of brokers nationwide, according to Insurance Business America.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2017
Brewery Tastes victory

St. Petersburg-based Cycle Brewing owners Doug and Tara Dozark were pretty excited when Ratebeer.com, a user-generated beer review website, invited the couple out to California for a free trip — sans kids.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2014
Found: Google says Sarasota is best in Florida

Search engine giant says businesses in the city embrace the web to create jobs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2019
Fast-growing accounting firm lands new owner

Marcum has merged with Skoda Minotti, picking up its Tampa office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 3, 2025
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce names CEO

Sarah Firstenberger has been named CEO of the nonprofit that promotes businesses and organizations on Siesta Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 23, 2025
$9.5B Lakeland credit union to acquire Tallahassee bank

MidFlorida Credit Union, a longtime Polk County institution, is acquiring Prime Meridian Holding Co. and its subsidiary, Prime Meridian Bank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2018
Cleaning services giant sweeps into Florida

Kansas City-based SG360 sought more market share in Florida and Virginia.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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