Joseph Liberatore, David Kelly move up at Kforce
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 29, 2012, 4:41pm EDT Joseph Liberatore is stepping down as president of and will move into that role, effective Jan. 1. Liberatore, currently chief...
View ArticleNielsen 3Q profit gains
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 10:39am EDT Nielsen Holdings NV reported $105 million in net income attributable to shareholders for the third quarter of 2012, compared to...
View ArticleKer’s WingHouse names new executives
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 2:50pm EDT - Last Modified: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 3:04pm EDT has been named chief operating officer and has been named chief...
View ArticleSouth Florida Baptist unveils breast care unit
South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City has opened a $1.2 million breast care unit as part of a larger push to improve the hospital. The 3,400-square-foot center at 301 N. Alexander St. will...
View ArticleVerizon Foundation launches app contest for Florida students
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Friday, October 19, 2012, 2:10pm EDT The launched the Innovative App Challenge for students across the country to encourage interest in science, technology,...
View ArticleFitch affirms Sarasota bond ratings
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 1:25pm EDT Fitch Ratings affirmed ratings for Sarasota’s $40.5 million in general obligation bonds at AA+ and $8.3 million in sales tax...
View ArticleUSF Health, EmergingMed launch clinical trial matching service
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 1:30pm EDT University of South Florida A new online service matches eligible patients to clinical trials at and other research affiliates...
View ArticleTBBJâs 2012 Health Care Heroes winners named
Finalists were honored and winners named Tuesday evening at the Tampa Bay Business Journalâs Health Care Heroes event at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club in St. Petersburg. Winners were...
View ArticleVenice manufacturer grows the 'skimboard' market
Since 1983, Zap Skimboards Inc. in Venice has sold skimboards across the globe. In a profile, the Sarasota Herald-Tribunesaid Zap sells nearly 23,000 boards to 500 dealers in the United States,...
View ArticleLincare acquisition tops list of 3Q Florida deals
Tampa Bay Business Journal by Margie Manning, Quality and Content Editor Date: Monday, October 22, 2012, 2:16pm EDT Quality and Content Editor- Tampa Bay Business Journal | | Merger and acquisition...
View ArticleNew chef at Ritz-Carlton runs popup during remodeling
Tampa Bay Business Journal by Margaret Cashill, Staff Writer Date: Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:00am EDT (2 photos) Dwayne Edwards Staff Writer- Tampa Bay Business Journal The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota has...
View ArticleIdentity theft scam alert sent to Realtors, other professions
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is warning Realtors and other professionals with state licenses to watch out for what it says is an identity theft scam. Sandi Poreda,...
View ArticleCatastrophe fund could be tapped out by major hurricane
In the event that a major hurricane hits Florida, the state fund designed to back up insurance companies may fall short. That is according to a new analysis by an advisory panel to the Florida...
View ArticleSeven Seas Water taps Robert Dixon as CEO
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 9:26am EDT - Last Modified: Monday, October 8, 2012, 9:27am EDT The board of directors of Seven Seas Water Corp. named to serve as the...
View ArticleTampa chamber launches startup program
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is launching the Startup Scholars Program to connect area entrepreneurs and innovators seeking to grow their businesses. The program will help startups and...
View ArticleDarden Restaurants looks to limit employee hours
Darden Restaurants, the company that operates Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants nationwide, is experimenting with limiting hours of some employees to avoid health care...
View ArticleVideo shows Tribune’s new owners meeting with staff
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 4:02pm EDT The Tampa Tribune’s new owners remain committed to the area, but the newspaper will only account for half the operation going...
View ArticleVoalte raises $6M for expansion
Margie Manning Quality and Content Editor- Tampa Bay Business Journal Email | Facebook | Twitter Investors have pumped $6 million into Voalte, providing capital that will help the technology firm hire...
View ArticleBank of America 3Q profit drops
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:29am EDT Corp. reported net income of $340 million, or 0 cents a share, for the third quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $6.2...
View ArticleCeviche to expand across Florida
The Tampa-based restaurant company Ceviche, is expanding across Florida after picking up a series of properties for new locations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, St. Augustine and others. The expansion...
View ArticleOSI to refinance senior secured credit facilities
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 11:44am EDT , a subsidiary of ., has begun a process to refinance its 2007 senior secured credit facilities. The 2007 facilities provide...
View ArticleVSPC, Times partner on destination magazine
Tampa Bay Business Journal by Margaret Cashill, Staff Writer Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 11:12am EDT D.T. Minich Staff Writer- Tampa Bay Business Journal Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater will...
View ArticleKentucky taps WellCare for Medicaid expansion
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Friday, October 5, 2012, 12:00pm EDT The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services selected WellCare of Kentucky Inc. to serve the Medicaid program in Louisville...
View ArticleHow rising home prices in Florida might help Obama
Tampa Bay Business Journal by Kevin Gale, Editor in Chief Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 2:55pm EDT Gov. Mitt Romney has opened up a two-point lead over Barack Obama in Florida, according to the Oct....
View ArticleA peek inside the C1 Bank-U.S. Century Bank deal
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 2:56pm EDT Trevor Burgess, CEO, C1 Bank will sell some of its troubled assets, as part of its agreement to be acquired by C1 Bank. C1 will...
View ArticleEdward White Hospital names Hayes CEO
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 29, 2012, 10:10am EDT Sharon Hayes has been named CEO of effective Oct. 31. Hayes is relocating from Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond, Va., where...
View ArticleLazydays names Lay interim CEO
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 12:25pm EDT Randall R. Lay was named interim chief executive officer for Lazy Days RV Center Inc. after stepped down from the role. Lay is...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks buys Alabama bank
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Friday, October 5, 2012, 11:38am EDT Bank of the Ozarks Inc. plans to buy Genala Banc Inc. in a deal valued at $27.3 million. Genala Banc is the holding company for...
View ArticleAdams and Reese expands to Tallahassee
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 2:29pm EDT Regional law firm Adams and Reese LLP added an office in Tallahassee with lawyers from Igler & Dougherty PA. Six lawyers...
View ArticleConnectWise leases entire floor at Fountain Square
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 12:02pm EDT Software vendor ConnectWise Inc. has leased the entire fourth floor at Fountain Square II in an expansion near its...
View ArticleTampa Mayor Buckhorn looking to create bike sharing program
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 1:17pm EDT Philip Schwartz Tampa's goal is to have 30 stations with 300 bikes throughout downtown Tampa, Ybor City and surrounding...
View ArticleSarasota and Manatee counties handle more building permits
Home construction in Sarasota and Manatee counties is showing signs of life as the number of building permits handed out increased in August by 16 percent from the same month last year. The Sarasota...
View ArticleAmerica II forms new inventory group
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 12:03pm EDT America II Electronics Inc. has formed a 40-person Inventory Business Group to better assist customers with the financial...
View ArticleMote Marine underwater robot to monitor red tide bloom
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 1:04pm EDT Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory "Waldo" is equipped with a Mote-designed instrument that detects Florida red tide algae....
View ArticleFormer Tampa congressman Sam Gibbons dies
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 1:18pm EDT Prominent Democrat , a Tampa native and former congressman and state legislator, has died. He was 92. Born into a family of...
View ArticleMedia General sells Tampa Tribune for $9.5 million
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 9:36am EDT Tampa Media Group Inc., a newly formed company backed by private equity, bought The Tampa Tribune from Media General Inc....
View ArticleFormer State Street exec named Florida’s top financial regulator
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 4:59pm EDT was appointed commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. Breakspear has more than 40 years of international...
View ArticleTampa General Hospital expands primary care
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 1:42pm EDT Tampa General Medical Group Family Care Center Lois in south Tampa is the company's fourth primary care medical facility. Tampa...
View ArticlePrinceton Review issues annual law, business school rankings
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 2:57pm EDT iStockphoto The and the are included in the Princeton Review’s annual of best business schools. Stetson University College of Law...
View ArticleAirxcel buys Tampa’s MaxxAir
Tampa Bay Business Journal by Margie Manning, Quality and Content Editor Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 1:56pm EDT Quality and Content Editor- Tampa Bay Business Journal | | Airxcel Holdings Inc. has...
View ArticleMontooth book video trailer production starts
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Friday, October 5, 2012, 11:31am EDT HuB Studios begins production Oct. 6 of a video trailer for the first book in the Montooth series. Ruskin-based Cloverleaf Corp....
View ArticleTampa Bay metro areas among worst for growth
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 1:55pm EDT Tampa Bay area counties Four Florida markets showed up among the 10 weakest metropolitan areas for growth, including the Tampa-St....
View ArticleHART & PSTA set ridership records
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 12:25pm EDT Margaret Cashill Public transit systems on both sides of Tampa Bay provided more rides in fiscal year 2012 than any other year....
View ArticleBucs, Marriott ink deal for accommodations
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 12:31pm EDT The signed a multi-year agreement with Marriott International, including its brands the Renaissance and Ritz-Carlton. Under terms...
View ArticlePublix online ordering service expands
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 2:48pm EDT - Last Modified: Monday, October 8, 2012, 2:57pm EDT Publix Super Markets Inc. has expanded Publix Deli online easy ordering to 50...
View ArticleBLS: Florida ranks second for job creation increase in August
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 10:20am EDT Florida ranked second for the biggest increase in month over month job creation, by the . Florida created 23,200 jobs in August...
View ArticleTower Cloud wraps up network expansion
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 12:18pm EDT Ron Mudry Inc. has completed a 1,225-mile network expansion along the Interstate 75 corridor in southern Georgia. The expansion...
View ArticleUSF Foundation board elects three to emeritus society
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Friday, October 5, 2012, 12:05pm EDT The Foundation board of directors added , and to the Foundation Board Emeritus Society. Eickhoff has been part of the foundation...
View ArticleRapid Pathogen Screening names Popper, Ryu to board
Tampa Bay Business Journal Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 12:19pm EDT Dr. Caroline Popper Rapid Pathogen Screening Inc. appointed Dr. and as independent members of its board of directors. Popper is...
View ArticleRapid Pathogen Screening expansion under way
Jo-Lynn Brown Editorial Assistant- Tampa Bay Business Journal Email | Twitter Rapid Pathogen Screening Inc. has expanded its corporate headquarters in Sarasota. The company has doubled its workspace...
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