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  • March 21, 2022
Nearly 5,000-square-foot Punta Gorda space brings more than $1 million

Office and retail complex on .24 acres in downtown sells to investors

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  • March 21, 2022
Nonprofit names new executive director following CEO's departure

Charlene Altenhain will step into the role March 28.

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  • March 21, 2022
SWFL Community foundation tweaks name

Foundation was founded in 1985.

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  • March 21, 2022
Risk mitigation: Summit sets sights on boosting regional resiliency

Tampa Bay leaders are set to gather in St. Petersburg, Florida, for a Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council conference that will make an economic case for greater resiliency.

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  • March 21, 2022
Rapidly growing carwash company expands leadership team

Tampa, Florida-based Woodie's Wash Shack has beefed up its leadership team in several areas in anticipation of major expansion efforts in 2022.

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  • March 18, 2022
Author, philanthropist gifts $3.2M to area nonprofit

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County plan to put it toward providing more access to programs.

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  • March 18, 2022
Tampa’s tech scene continues to drive investor interest

Tampa startups are gaining the attention of national venture capital firms at a rapidly increasing pace.

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  • March 18, 2022
Want to own a home? Be prepared to save for 10 years

Surging real estate prices in the Tampa Bay region have stretched down-payment saving timelines into new territory.

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  • March 18, 2022
Georgia bank names new Tampa Bay market president

Cadence Bank veteran John Acosta has been tapped to lead Synovus Bank’s Tampa Bay operations.

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  • March 17, 2022
Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensary expands in Tampa Bay

Sanctuary Medicinals adds four new locations in Florida, two locally, with six more planned.

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  • March 17, 2022
Tampa-based restaurant chain continues international expansion

Tampa-based fast-food chain PDQ has opened a second restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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  • March 17, 2022
Local technology company ranks 39 on Forbes annual list

The list is composed of 100 businesses based on financial performance.

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  • March 16, 2022
Tax preparer pleads guilty to defrauding IRS out of millions

St. Petersburg tax preparer and consultant used falsified documents to file returns claiming unearned refunds for clients.

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  • March 16, 2022
Firm hires attorney to eventually lead western office

The Lakewood Ranch-based attorney brings 33 years of experience to the team.

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  • March 16, 2022
Area firms make list of Southeast’s fastest-growing companies

Companies from the Tampa Bay, Sarasota and Naples regions have been named to Inc. magazine's list of the Southeast’s fastest-growing companies.

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