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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 27, 2022
Publix, Walmart, others closing stores, cutting hours as storm nears

The area’s two largest grocers are closing nearly 330 locations between them as Hurricane Ian gets close to landfall. More closings are likely to follow.

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  • 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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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 27, 2022
Accountant who stole nearly $13M and used it on adult website sentenced

An employee working for USF Health support organization pleaded guilty to massive $13 million embezzlement and is heading to federal prison.

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  • September 26, 2022
Florida State representative joins law firm

The move came after being reelected for a third term in the Florida House of Representatives.

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  • September 26, 2022
As Hurricane Ian approaches, your business needs to be ready

For a business, preparing for a hurricane is much more than buying toilet paper and water.

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  • Amanda Postma
  • September 26, 2022
Area ports closed to inbound traffic due to incoming storm

Landside operations like delivering local goods will continue until it has been deemed unsafe.

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  • September 24, 2022
Developer to convert Naples hotel to workforce housing

The developer will take a 104-room hotel in Naples and turn it into apartments that are affordable for area workers.

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  • September 23, 2022
SMH announces plans to prepare for increased demand after Venice hospital shutters

In addition to expansions and transformations, Sarasota Memorial Hospital also announced it had hired almost 100 former ShorePoint Health employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Brian Hartz
  • September 23, 2022
St. Pete bank, citing economic uncertainty, pulls plug on mortgage lending

BayFirst will continue to offer mortgages to local borrowers but plans to shut down its nationwide loan production.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • September 23, 2022
East coast bank continues to go big as it grows westward

Stuart-based Seacoast Bank has capped an aggressive period of Gulf Coast expansion with the appointment of veteran Florida banker Tom Lambert as its Tampa market president.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 22, 2022
110,000-square-foot industrial facility and 200 jobs coming to Pinellas County

A South Carolina developer will build the facility on nearly 19 acres that it bought in Pinellas Park.

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  • September 22, 2022
Opera Naples names new executive director

Laura Burns comes to the organization with over 25 years of experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 22, 2022
Report: Retail sector powers past the pandemic, with gains in several areas

Discount stores are proving the power of resiliency.

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  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 21, 2022
National logistics company leases almost 350,000 square feet of industrial space in Lakeland

The Massachusetts distribution company took space at the Key Logistics Center just off of I-4 in Polk County.

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