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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 20, 2022
Boat show organizer sees more fair seas ahead for industry

The Gulf Coast boat show season kicks off Jan. 20-23 with the 44th annual St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show.

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  • January 20, 2022
Accountant pleads guilty to murder-for-hire plot involving dark web and Bitcoin

Tampa accountant was charged with trying to hire someone to kill the wife of an ex-boyfriend

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  • January 19, 2022
Firm promotes two attorneys to shareholder role

One new partner has tax experience, while the other focuses on real estate.

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  • January 19, 2022
December brought more passengers to airport than ever before

SRQ also reported well over 3.1M passengers visited throughout the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 19, 2022
Wyoming registered agent conglomerate acquires Tampa shopping center for $8M

The 29,600-square-foot center on Bearss Avenue is three miles from USF and is 92% full

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  • January 19, 2022
Arizona restaurant chain set to expand in area, hire 130 people

Arizona restaurant chain True Food Kitchen is set to expand to Tampa, Florida.

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  • January 18, 2022
Denver company acquires $510M advisory firm

Cordasco Financial Network was founded in 2011.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 18, 2022
Area law firm names new president after 23 years

Telese Zuberer joined Icard Merrill as a shareholder in 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 18, 2022
Area resident gets federal prison for $800K COVID-19 relief fraud

Louis Thornton III applied for federal relief funds in the names of defunct companies

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 18, 2022
New York firm buys HVAC company's facility for $8.1 million

Seagate Development has sold the Conditioned Air warehouse in Fort Myers; company's lease runs through 2030

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 18, 2022
University launches business administration doctoral program

Applications are being accepted for the new University of Tampa PhD program in business administration, set to debut in the fall 2022 semester.

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  • January 17, 2022
Area hospital, in rare $315M project, relocates trauma center

Expansion adds nearly 270 beds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 17, 2022
Wealth management firm grows by two

There is over 25 years of experience between the two new team members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 17, 2022
Arizona company buys mobile home park for $363 million

Cove Communities pays near record price for Fort Myers manufactured home community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 17, 2022
Medical device firm names new president, CEO

Carl O’Connell has worked for several medical device companies

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