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  • January 27, 2022
Boutique Tampa hotel names new general manager

Hospitality industry veteran Peter Wright has been named general manager of Hotel Haya in Tampa's Ybor City district.

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  • January 27, 2022
The David and Jerri Hoffmann story: From no hot water to 2,000 employees

Couple were keynote speakers at 2022 NextGen Speaker Series kickoff event.

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  • January 26, 2022
After 20-month pandemic shutdown, theater plans to reopen

The Southwest Florida Event Center shuttered in May 2020.

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  • January 26, 2022
Prominent law firm names new division chair

Michael Taaffe will lead the financial services business sector.

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  • January 26, 2022
Bank adds treasury management expert to executive leadership team

Jessica Hall joins Cadence Bank’s Tampa office as a vice president of treasury management sales.

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  • January 26, 2022
Senior living community completes $78 million project

Larsen Health Center project began in 2019.

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  • January 25, 2022
Well-known restaurateur acquires prominent Sarasota restaurant

The owners will take the reins of the St. Armands eatery Feb. 1.

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  • January 25, 2022
Amazon buys Pasco industrial park, will invest $150 million in new facility

The Seattle-based retailer plans a 517,000-square-foot robotic sorting center

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  • January 25, 2022
Chicken fast-food chain buys Clearwater property for $4.5 million

Popular Louisiana chicken finger chain Raising Cane’s is expanding into Florida with first restaurant to open in February.

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  • January 25, 2022
Arkansas bank adds Tampa executive to board of directors

Brian Butler, CEO of Tampa-based Vistra Communications, has joined Encore Bank's board of directors.

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  • January 24, 2022
Layoffs hit home health care provider in Tampa and surrounding area; nearly 700 lose jobs

Bayada Home Health Care is closing its Florida facilities and will cut 682 jobs.

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  • January 24, 2022
Homebuilder doubles total closings over 2019

Christopher Alan Homes is now among the largest production homebuilders in Southwest Florida.

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  • January 24, 2022
Tampa man arrested in Belize for allegedly preparing fraudulent tax returns

Thomas Johnson is facing 14 counts for helping clients improperly collect more than $150,000 in tax refunds

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  • January 24, 2022
Florida furniture retailer puts 35 stores, three distribution centers and HQ on the market

Badcock Furniture is selling 2.2 million square feet of property with plans to lease it back from new owners.

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  • January 24, 2022
Venice-based company appoints new CFO, senior VP

John Kunz fills the role with more than two decades of experience.

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