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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
Dogs have their day at chain of boutique hotels

Tampa, Florida-based hotel management firm McKibbon Hospitality has launched a “foster dog” program at the Aloft chain of boutique hotels it operates in Florida and the Carolinas.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
Luxury hotel property seeks captive audience

Artists and up-and-coming filmmakers had a unique chance to showcase their skills.

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  • August 7, 2019
Commercial real estate experts join forces to form investment advisory group

Larry Starr and Matt Christian of SVN Commercial Advisory Group in Sarasota, Florida, have teamed up to launch SVN Coastal Commercial Advisors, a commercial real estate investment advisory firm that will serve the Tampa and St. Petersburg markets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
Integraclick quarters in Sarasota come to market

The owner of one of two office buildings in the Integraclick Professional Park has brought the space to market, via ian Black Real Estate.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2019
New York-based company acquires area manufacturer

Hydrogel Vision products are sold in 25 countries under the Extreme H2O brand or under a private label arrangement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2022
Sarasota technology company board member to retire after 21 years

To fill the hole, Diana Sacchi will stand for election as a director of the board at the annual meeting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2022
Area broker charged in advance fee for loan scam — again

Sammie Sue Doss pled no contest to charges in 2011 and was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to pay restitution.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2022
Firm hires attorney to eventually lead western office

The Lakewood Ranch-based attorney brings 33 years of experience to the team.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2022
Clearwater insurance firm continues rapid growth with acquisition

Clearwater, Florida, insurance firm AmeriLife Group LLC has continued its rapid growth with the acquisition of Philadelphia-based BGA Insurance Group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • 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
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2022
Area law firm names new president after 23 years

Telese Zuberer joined Icard Merrill as a shareholder in 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2018
Major retailer hosts open call for products

Retail giant Walmart will offer entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their products at an open call event on June 13 at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark.

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  • October 16, 2018
Area firm funds massive solar power array at theme park

Seminole Financial Services LLC, headquartered in Belleair Bluffs, has agreed to provide loans to KDC Solar LLC — a Bedminster, N.J.-based developer, owner and operator of solar power facilities — for the construction of a 23.5-megawatt solar photovoltaic

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Banyan Street, Oaktree complete Tampa City Center deal

Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Management team up to acquire the 38-story Tampa City Center office tower in downtown Tampa, for $110 million, subject to a ground lease by seller Alliance Partners HSP.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2018
Major manufacturer names chief information officer

John Engelstad most recently served as chief information officer for Western Window Systems.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2018
Museum expansion kicks off $75 million arts group master plan

A reimagined Baker Museum is the first phase of Artis-Naples’ renovation and expansion efforts. The board of directors seeded the capital campaign with $50 million in contributions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2018
Health care firm expands with acquisition worth at least $125M

Fort Myers-baed NeoGenomics purchases Genoptix of Carlsbad, Calif., to expand its footprint into oncology practices.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2019
Area restaurant chain opens new concept in Nashville

Sun & Fork joins nine First Watch restaurants in the Nashville area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • 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
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2019
Hospital announces new nursing leadership

Most recently, Todd Haner was chief nursing officer at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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