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  • April 24, 2022
Travel insurance company rewards customers who stuck by firm in pandemic

Squaremouth took a deep look at one of its darkest days.

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  • April 23, 2022
Another national coffee chain expands to Tampa Bay region

Nebraska-based Scooter's Coffee is coming to the Southwest Florida cities of Englewood and Riverview thanks to multiple franchise deals.

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  • April 23, 2022
Software giant seeking to hire 500 people dangles perk: Fridays off

Avanade, a tech firm jointly owned by Accenture and Microsoft, has opened its first U.S. location and plans to hire scores of software engineers over the next three years.

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  • April 22, 2022
Renovations for a Sarasota high school theater have begun

The project is meant to breathe new life into the performing arts center.

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  • April 22, 2022
Disruptive carwash chain targets Pasco County for major growth

Woodie’s Wash Shack has targeted Pasco County, Florida, for a major expansion effort and will eventually have six locations in the rapidly growing State Road 54 corridor.

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  • April 22, 2022
Iconic Naples hotel Inn on Fifth sells for $156 million

A Maryland company is buying the luxury property on Naples' upscale Fifth Avenue. The deal is set to close later this year.

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  • April 22, 2022
High-end center in Naples adds six tenants, including three restaurants

The new stores, which include retailers and a medspa, are set to open this summer.

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  • April 22, 2022
Regional IT firm announces three promotions

The company's president says the executives helped drive business growth, leading to their new roles.

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  • April 21, 2022
Logistics IT firm, on heels of private equity investment, appoints new leaders

Renee Krug will serve as CEO of Tampa-based Transflo; Bill Vitti has been named president and chief revenue officer.

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  • April 21, 2022
Golf course completes upgrades as it celebrates 100 years

Bartow Golf Course recently installed an irrigation system that covers its entire footprint.

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  • April 21, 2022
Tampa health care firm promotes COO to president

Michelle Jaeger joined DAS Health a year ago.

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  • April 21, 2022
In memoriam: Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, 1981-2022

Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, a Tampa, Florida, defense attorney who ran her own practice for many years before joining the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office in January, died on April 11 at age 41.

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  • April 21, 2022
Naples rehab hospital, nearing construction completion, names CEO

The facility is expected to open in July.

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  • April 20, 2022
Auto dealer pays nearly $45 million for Tampa shopping center

The Corner at Westshore, across from International Plaza, sold to owner of local VW and Audi franchises.

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  • April 20, 2022
Containerized cargo continues hot streak at local port

SeaPort Manatee recorded a new all-time high of handling well more than half a million short tons of containerized cargo.

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