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Luxury community exceeds sales goal by 30%

The sales brought in $176 million last year.

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Head start: Region ranks among very best for new businesses

New research by a real estate market data firm confirms Tampa Bay's status as one the best U.S. cities for startups and entrepreneurs.

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Four-story downtown hotel hits key milestone

Construction on the hotel started in late 2020.

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  • February 17, 2022
Meow! Tampa company's cat NFTs valued at $250M

Tampa-based Cool Cats LLC has expanded into the world of 'gamified' NFTs with the launch of Cool Pets.

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Social services nonprofit names interim CEO

The annoucement came a year after the former CEO stepped into the position.

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  • February 16, 2022
Fort Myers medical manufacturer’s HQ evolving — again

EmCyte Corp. to renovate engineering space as expansion draws to a close.

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  • February 16, 2022
Cybersecurity firm, spurred by 40% growth, moves HQ to prime location

Tampa-based cybersecurity firm OPSWAT has agreed to lease space at SkyCenter One, a premier office building located at Tampa International Airport.

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  • February 16, 2022
County approves $25M in federal funds for $80M bridge project

Construction on the Big Carlos Pass Bridge is expected to begin this fiscal year.

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  • February 15, 2022
Star investor headlines groundbreaking for new innovation center

ARK Investment Management's Cathie Wood and local officials broke ground for the new ARK Innovation Center project in St. Petersburg.

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  • February 15, 2022
Hotel gets $25 million boost it needs to go skyward

Construction is expected to wrap up in 24 months.

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  • February 15, 2022
Construction to begin on $27 million office complex in Pasco County

Developers of 120,000-square-foot office complex getting Penny for Pasco funds to build on spec.

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  • February 15, 2022
Philadelphia investor pays $39 million for Tampa bottling facility

EQT Equity expands footprint in region a month after buying two local facilities from laundry service

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  • February 15, 2022
Hospital to pay $5.5M to settle improper Medicaid payments case

Case, for which hospital officials attribute to difference of interpretation of Medicaid rules, dates back to 2014 and 2015.

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  • February 15, 2022
Atlanta law firm adds two partners to Tampa team

Four attorneys — two partners, an associate and an of counsel member — have joined the Tampa office of Hall Booth Smith, an Atlanta-based law firm.

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  • February 14, 2022
Failure to report $1 million in income from marijuana business could land man in federal prison

Man pleads guilty to not reporting income from business and using money to buy luxury cars.

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