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  • September 14, 2020
While PPP loans grab dollars, small business loans suffer

Several reports show banks are doing less loans outside of the federal relief program.

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  • September 14, 2020
Airport's passenger traffic in August sits at 43% of 2019 level

Year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 34% compared to 2019.

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  • September 13, 2020
Heroes eat here: Restaurateur thanks patrons

Skip Quillen, who owns five restaurants in Southwest Florida, shows gratitude to people coming in for a meal.

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  • September 11, 2020
Area firm sold to data analytics provider Verisk for $160 million

Franco Signor will become part of Verisk’s Claims Partners business.

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  • September 10, 2020
Sailing company docks new boat builder

There are close to 400 Colgate 26 boats sailing and racing worldwide.

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  • September 10, 2020
Homebuilder breaks sales record in August

Neal Communities made 136 sales during the month.

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  • September 10, 2020
Law firm promotes business lawyer to managing partner

Business lawyer David Cellitti has been tapped to lead Quarles & Brady LLP’s Tampa, Florida, office.

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  • September 10, 2020
National builder buys 70 lots in gated community

Royal Palm Golf Estates is planned for 343 single-family homes.

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  • September 10, 2020
Bakery, after weathering shutdown, takes a big bite of success

The Cake Girl, a locally owned Tampa, Florida, bakery that opened in June 2019, has bounced back with vigor from the COVID-19 economic shutdown.

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  • September 10, 2020
Beach resort gets creative to boost sales amid pandemic slowdown

TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida, has created two new “remote retreat” programs designed to lure people out of their homes to a beach getaway.

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  • September 9, 2020
Construction firm builds new apartment complex

The Sandpiper Place community consists of four residential buildings with 92 two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments along with a separate clubhouse facility.

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  • September 9, 2020
Report gives Florida another 'D' grade for manufacturing sector

Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research recently assembled its 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard for each state.

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  • September 9, 2020
Urn company moves to larger space to handle sales increase

Bogati Urn Co.'s new space has an air-conditioned warehouse, two showrooms and 15 offices that allow for social distancing.

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  • September 9, 2020
E-commerce giant to hire 500 at new facility in region

Amazon’s new fulfillment center, under construction in Auburndale, Fla., will create 500 full-time jobs that start at $15 per hour with benefits.

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  • September 9, 2020
Construction begins on $8 million college entrepreneurship center

The project will support Florida Gulf Coast University's Frank and Ellen Daveler & Sandra Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship.

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