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  • March 14, 2022
Community foundation elects new board members

The members will serve three-year terms.

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Tampa receives high marks for business startup affordability

Tampa, Florida, has received high marks for business startup affordability, according to new research.

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  • March 11, 2022
Florida is a national leader in business startups

Florida is a nationwide leader in a surge of new business formations, pacing a growing trend.

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  • March 11, 2022
Sarasota hotel sells for $8 million

Baymont by Wyndham Hotel bought by Tamiami Trail Trust

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  • March 11, 2022
Builder sells out of 25 homes in million-dollar plus Sarasota neighborhood

The green development was targeted specifically for those relocating to the area.

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  • March 11, 2022
Clearwater insurance firm continues rapid growth with acquisition

Clearwater, Florida, insurance firm AmeriLife Group LLC has continued its rapid growth with the acquisition of Philadelphia-based BGA Insurance Group.

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  • March 11, 2022
Sod company plows ahead with new COO

Jeff Murphy started as a consultant for Bayside Sod.

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  • March 11, 2022
$500M franchise company founder to keynote Naples event

Greg Muzzillo is the third speaker in the NextGen Speaker Series for 2022.

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  • March 11, 2022
Bradenton-based startup looks to add a primary building material

Disruptive-minded startup tackles construction industry supply, cost and environmental challenges with something new: bamboo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 11, 2022
Tampa Bay's commercial real estate industry recognized

Ceremony at Raymond James Stadium honors Best of the Best

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  • March 10, 2022
Law firm partner to lend guidance on the evolving workplace in new position

Jason Collier was recently announced as a regional line leader.

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  • March 10, 2022
Area port peels ahead with a new customer

SeaPort Manatee has over a billion bananas crossing its threshold each year, but that number is about to shoot up with the newly announced contract.

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  • March 10, 2022
Tech-based HR startup exceeds pre-seed funding goal by $250K

Tech-based HR startup Archslate, headquartered in Tampa, has exceeded its pre-seed funding goal by $250,000.

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  • March 10, 2022
Study: Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021

Inbound moves to Florida vastly outpaced outbound in 2021, according to a new study by Atlas Van Lines.

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  • March 10, 2022
Pair of popular Naples golf courses tees up renovations

The courses debuted more than 30 years ago.

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