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  • Jim Stinson
  • February 29, 2024
Financial app company with big presence in St. Pete to go public

Webull Corp.'s investment application business will merge with a special purpose acquisition company and become a publicly traded company later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 29, 2024
Tampa REIT buys suburban Indianapolis medical building for $39 million

Sila Realty Trust has bought the recently completed rehabilitation facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, from its developer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 29, 2024
Two capital-raise execs from region to speak at South by Southwest conference

A pair of executives from the region, one based in Naples, the other in Sarasota, will be co-hosting a panel at the famed South by Southwest conference in Austin in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 28, 2024
Clearwater Beach home, 43 waterfront acres listed for $37.5M

The waterfront home sits in a private enclave at the northernmost point of the beach, sharing a property line with Caladesi Island State Park

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 28, 2024
Nonprofit health school names new Clearwater president

Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit higher education institution that trains students for health care work, appointed Shadel W. Hamilton as president of its Clearwater campus.

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  • February 28, 2024
Tampa biotech firm's shares slide 42% after $2.1M capital raise announcement

Oragenics, a Tampa pharmaceutical company, will offer 1.4 million shares for $1.50 per share, seeking proceeds of $2.1 million to fund a promising brain-injury treatment.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 28, 2024
Ex-official with Bradenton shark research nonprofit arrested in $300K theft

Christine Bedore, a former treasurer with the American Elasmobranch Society, has been arrested for allegedly stealing at least $300,000 from the Bradenton nonprofit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 28, 2024
Manatee County commissioners approve four-year impact fee increase

The move was delayed after the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association disputed the most recent study.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 28, 2024
Report: Some Floridians, pointing to high rents, are moving to Georgia

A new Florida TaxWatch report finds signs that rents are beginning to hold steady and that Florida residents have been migrating to Georgia.

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 28, 2024
Fort Myers airport wins new nonstop route to New England

Breeze Airways is again expanding its nonstop service in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Jim Stinson
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

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  • Jim Stinson
  • February 27, 2024
Three-day tech startup weekend program headed to region

Techstars Startup Weekend Tampa Bay, an event for aspiring regional entrepreneurs, will return in partnership with the University of South Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 27, 2024
Florida mall owners in limbo as Macy’s closes 150 stores

Retail giant Macy’s is closing 150 stores in the next two years, but it is not clear yet how many of the chain’s 11 stores along the Gulf Coast will be affected.

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 27, 2024
National builder launches plans for 71-home community in Fort Myers

National homebuilder Lennar recently announced plans for a new single-family home community in north Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 27, 2024
No. 1 luxury mall in the world coming to Sarasota — as a pop-up

Mall executive Whitman Lazenby says the concept is like a "retail carnival." It also brings several notable brands to town.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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