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Fort Myers medical manufacturer’s HQ evolving — again

EmCyte Corp. to renovate engineering space as expansion draws to a close.

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  • February 16, 2022
Cybersecurity firm, spurred by 40% growth, moves HQ to prime location

Tampa-based cybersecurity firm OPSWAT has agreed to lease space at SkyCenter One, a premier office building located at Tampa International Airport.

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  • February 16, 2022
County approves $25M in federal funds for $80M bridge project

Construction on the Big Carlos Pass Bridge is expected to begin this fiscal year.

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  • February 15, 2022
Star investor headlines groundbreaking for new innovation center

ARK Investment Management's Cathie Wood and local officials broke ground for the new ARK Innovation Center project in St. Petersburg.

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Hotel gets $25 million boost it needs to go skyward

Construction is expected to wrap up in 24 months.

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  • February 15, 2022
Construction to begin on $27 million office complex in Pasco County

Developers of 120,000-square-foot office complex getting Penny for Pasco funds to build on spec.

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  • February 15, 2022
Philadelphia investor pays $39 million for Tampa bottling facility

EQT Equity expands footprint in region a month after buying two local facilities from laundry service

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  • February 15, 2022
Hospital to pay $5.5M to settle improper Medicaid payments case

Case, for which hospital officials attribute to difference of interpretation of Medicaid rules, dates back to 2014 and 2015.

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  • February 15, 2022
Atlanta law firm adds two partners to Tampa team

Four attorneys — two partners, an associate and an of counsel member — have joined the Tampa office of Hall Booth Smith, an Atlanta-based law firm.

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  • February 14, 2022
Failure to report $1 million in income from marijuana business could land man in federal prison

Man pleads guilty to not reporting income from business and using money to buy luxury cars.

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  • February 14, 2022
Law firm appoints new senior counsel

William “Dirk” Pastorick moved with his family from the Philadelphia area to Sarasota in 2020.

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  • February 14, 2022
Pulitzer Prize winner joins Tampa Bay area bank’s leadership team

Sheryl WuDunn, a former New York Times reporter, has been named to St. Petersburg-based First Home Bank’s board of directors.

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  • February 12, 2022
Rapidly rising auto insurance rates put long-term pressure on drivers

Driver education firm predicts which states will be the most and least expensive for auto ownership.

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  • February 11, 2022
Six new tenants, including restaurant, coming to Naples design hub

The Collective will add a half-dozen tenants by end of the year.

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  • February 11, 2022
Business accelerator welcomes applications for next cohort

Tampa Bay Innovation Center in St. Petersburg welcomes applications for next cohort as it prepares to break ground on new facility.

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