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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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  • March 16, 2022
Women-founded retailer names new chair

With 40 years of retail experience, the board announced Kevin Mansell would fill the role.

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  • March 15, 2022
Local Habitat nonprofit begins search for new CEO

Diana Shoemaker will continue in the position until a replacement has been found.

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  • March 15, 2022
St. Petersburg firm opens latest assisted-living facility

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Solutions Advisors Group has opened it latest assisted-living facility in Daytona Beach.

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  • March 15, 2022
CBRE arranged for $72.5 million in financing for sale of St. Pete Beach hotel

Financing put together by commercial real estate firm for $83 million sale of the Postcard Inn.

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  • March 14, 2022
Brady's unretirement makes football the most recently thrown, not the last one

GOAT's return announced less than 24 hours after bidder pays $518,000 for ball thrown for "last" touchdown.

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