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  • April 29, 2022
Tampa tech firm nets $75M in private equity capital

Coherent, a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has raised $75 million in its Series B funding round.

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  • April 28, 2022
Two counties in the region lead the way nationally in population growth

Polk and Lee counties crack the top 10 on list of 1,800 counties nationwide with most new residents.

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  • April 28, 2022
Chinese billionaire possibly behind nearly $10M purchase of Bradenton shopping center

A Seattle company with potential ties to the founder of Shanghai real estate empire is buyer of The Fountains.

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  • April 28, 2022
European IT firm establishes U.S. headquarters in Tampa

Manta, a data lineage company, recently closed a $13 million Series A funding round.

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  • April 28, 2022
Median price of Sarasota-Manatee single-family homes reaches $500,000

That price is a nearly 30 percent increase over last year's numbers.

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  • April 27, 2022
Sarasota apartment complex sells to Chicago investors for more than $120 million

Two years after buying complex, a New York firm more than doubles its money.

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  • April 27, 2022
Tampa accountant sentenced to federal prison for hiring hitman

DeAnna Marie Stinson turned to the dark web to find a killer and paid in bitcoin.

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  • April 27, 2022
Prominent environmental nonprofit appoints new controller

Cindy Reichard will oversee Tampa Bay Watch’s finance and accounting operations.

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  • April 27, 2022
Construction of Naples luxury residential development to start soon

Seagate Development Group building 25 custom homes on 12-acre parcel

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  • April 27, 2022
Hotel management group promotes Sarasota leader

Danika Smith-Josiah will guide general managers within Scarlett Hotel Group in her new position.

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  • April 27, 2022
Developer buys nearly 2 acres in Tampa to build student housing complex

Commercial Street Partners’ land next to University of Tampa comes approved for eight-story building with 150 units.

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  • April 27, 2022
DeSantis sets special session on property insurance for late May

Legislators will meet again to address insurance crisis in the state; blame laid at the feet of lawyers.

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  • April 26, 2022
Fort Myers airport: March was busiest month ever

More than 1.5 million people traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport last month.

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  • April 26, 2022
Trump Media, owner of app Truth Social, lists Sarasota as home

The address is 11 miles away from Rumble, another social media platform that recently moved to town.

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  • April 26, 2022
Tampa Museum of Art receives $25M donation that will help fund renovation

The gift comes from property developer Dick Corbett, the president of Tampa-based Concorde Cos.

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