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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 26, 2023
Prominent international architecture firm moving into bigger Tampa offices

The firm, Gensler, has leased space in Water Street Tampa and will move its local office later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 31, 2023
Concrete manufacturer modernizes Seffner facility

Cast-Crete is looking to reduce dust at its Hillsborough plant by, in part, installing electric concrete mixers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 28, 2023
Tampa insurance company names prominent local executive to board

Seabreeze Holdings President Paul Whiting previously held directorship positions at Sykes Enterprises Inc. and TECO Energy Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 16, 2023
Virginia cybersecurity firm expands to Tampa, will create 30 jobs

Ridgeline International specializes in digital signature management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2021
French bakery expands into Downtown Sarasota

Coming from a long line of French chefs, Myriam and Jean Dandonneau were destined to open their own bakery and restaurant. Now, the couple is adding a second location to their successful Mademoiselle Paris bakery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2022
Coral Gables community bank enters Tampa Bay market

Amerant Bank’s Tampa headquarters will be in the MetWest International mixed-use development in the Westshore business district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2022
Tampa water company acquires firm that distributes its products

Atlanta-based Highland Mountain Water will be part of Primo Water Corp.’s Primo Water North America subsidiary.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2022
Georgia praline, candy kitchen opens in Sarasota

The company has been serving pralines and chocolate loggerheads since it first opened in 1973.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2022
Memorial scholarship announced for aspiring hoteliers

The scholarship will be available to students at Florida Gulf Coast University School of Resort and Hospitality Management.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2022
University’s unique bell tower to make public debut

The 63 bells of the 105-foot-tall John Sykes Ars Sonora, on the University of Tampa campus, will ring out for the first time this weekend.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2022
Home furnishings retailer to open first Florida location in Sarasota

Homesense is expected to open Nov. 10 at University Town Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2022
Veteran corporate attorney joins board of Tampa finance firm

Todd Zhang succeeds Joel Rodgers at LM Funding America Inc., which in September added Bitcoin mining to its platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 10, 2022
Tampa boosts funding for affordable housing by $20M

The city’s CRA is adding the money to fund initiatives addressing critical housing issues.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2009
Condo-tel rooms for convention center?

For more than two decades, officials with the Manatee Convention Center have been trying to find a developer to build a hotel nearby. Now with the real estate market downturn maybe those vacant luxury condominiums next door in Riviera Dunes could be the answer to that need.

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  • June 29, 2009
Environmental Biotech sees change

Perhaps Manatee County truly is in the process of changing its reputation toward business, even if it is only the chamber.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2009
Company wins more validation

In their ongoing battle for industry validation, the executives at Sarasota-based XG Technology have a new weapon for their arsenal.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2010
Alleged bank fraud and politics mix

As if banks don't have enough trouble, now Bank of America, and possibly other financial institutions that may have misled Florida's pension fund, may come under investigation by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, the leading Republican candidate for governor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2010
Online business scene grows in Tampa

Our special issue on creativity is a perfect time to survey Tampa's involvement in the Internet start-up scene — a level that is rapidly increasing, and could soon put Tampa on the map with other national tech hubs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2010
Homebuilder Neal bets on the ranch

Neal Communities purchased 63.8 acres in Lakewood Ranch's Country Club East from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's subsidiary LWR Communities LLC for $4.81 million. The purchase price is $75,356 per acre.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Joneses buy Capri Inn, plan rehab, rebranding

Don and Elena Jones of Sarasota purchased the 10-unit Capri Inn at The Beach motel on Siesta Key east of Midnight Pass Road from a The Bank of Commerce subsidiary for $995,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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