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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Tampa area paint firm touches up with new CEO

Anvil Paint & Coatings also names a new president.

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  • May 15, 2015
Hertz closes 200 locations

Car-rental giant Hertz says it is closing 200 locations, most of them located away from airports.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
Airport rules aren't right (says one company)

Tampa International Airport will welcome a more local flair when new restaurants, shops and bars join the airport's $1 billion expansion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2015
Jabil doubles down in Vietnam

New facility near Ho Chi Minh City will occupy one million square feet and boost employment from 2,600 to 5,600.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2015
Site selector singles out Estero

No one knew Estero until Hertz came to town.

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  • August 21, 2015
Check please

Citing low sales, food management firm Spectra asked for its release from a contract with the Cleveland Heights Country Club restaurant in Lakeland.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2015
Ad agency extends reach to Sarasota

The O'Donnell Agency, based in West Palm Beach, has a third office in New York City.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
Bruce is back

Agribusiness giant Alico has a new major shareholder who is well known in the world of money management in Florida: Bruce Sherman.

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  • March 16, 2015
Tampa biotech invests $9M to expand

Xcelience slated to create 100 jobs over next six years, paying at least $56,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 7, 2025
Pinellas shopping center sells for $5.6 million

A New York company has bought Largo's Central Park Plaza, which counts NAPA Auto Parts and Rent-A-Center as tenants.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 2, 2024
$55.6M purchase expands New York investment firm’s Florida footprint

Clarion Partners, which already owns 5.8 million square feet of industrial space in Central Florida, bought two Tampa warehouses minutes from Tampa International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2024
92-year-old Clearwater retailer Jersey Jim Towers sells property

The retailer, which was founded in New Jersey and moved to Clearwater in the 1950s, will move to a new site soon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 12, 2024
Tampa Bay workforce development group approves new CEO

Keidrian Kunkel is expected to start in her new role early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 18, 2025
Sarasota Memorial names new CFO

The previous CFO had been serving in a dual role after a promotion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 24, 2023
Tampa real estate giant hires former Bain Capital consultant in leadership role

Tampa's Lykes Brothers eyes a new leader in strategic planning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 5, 2025
Downtown Tampa hotel owner borrows $38M

The New York owners of the Aloft Tampa hotel have refinanced the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 20, 2024
$35 million Tampa medical supply company acquired

Acentus, a Tampa-based medical supply company founded in 2002, was acquired by Henry Schein, a Fortune 500 company based out of New York.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 28, 2025
105-home community to be built in Lakewood Ranch

Lennar will begin construction this fall on Stillwater.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 12, 2024
Leading SWFL real estate brokerage names new president

Longtime John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate broker and executive Corey McCloskey has been named president of the firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 13, 2025
Pinellas County waste facility employees likely to move with new vendor

The previous operator told the state there would be 70 layoffs, but the county says the new agreement calls for employee retention.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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