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  • November 13, 2020
Lost college football season is a loss for Florida college towns

Revenue losses could cut deep.

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  • November 13, 2020
Prominent downtown Sarasota site listed for sale

BBC Main Street is selling the other portion of Main Plaza, that wasn’t included in a December 2019 sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 13, 2020
Area IT firm makes two acquisitions

ConnectWise, a Tampa, Florida-based IT firm, has acquired a pair of cybersecurity companies: Perch Security and StratoZen.

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  • November 13, 2020
Experts: Big game's benefits transcend attendance questions

Despite pandemic-driven uncertainty about its direct economic impact, Tampa Bay business leaders are optimistic about the Super Bowl's marketing value to the region.

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  • November 12, 2020
Major airline announces it will begin service at area airport

Southwest is expected to begin flights at SRQ in late January or early February.

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  • November 12, 2020
$1B area firm leaves region, moves headquarters to Miami

Company received $400,000 in incentives to stay in Naples in 2016.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 12, 2020
Elevator firms merge to create industry-leading company

Oracle Elevator, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has merged with Atlanta-based Premier Elevator in a deal that, according to a press release, creates the largest independent elevator service company in North America.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 11, 2020
Firm sells multifamily complex for $24M — one month after $48M sale

One sale was in Collier County, the other in Manatee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 11, 2020
Study examines best places to retire tax-wise in Florida

Four Collier County communities made the top 10.

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  • November 11, 2020
USF professor, students work to develop technology NASA may use in space

The potential solution Daniel Yeh developed recovers fertilizer found in human waste.

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  • November 11, 2020
Developer lands bank tenant for $500M mixed-use project

South State Bank has signed a lease for 10,000 square feet of space in a Midtown Tampa office building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 11, 2020
Cannabis company acquires area firm to form market giant

After Verano acquires AltMed, the resulting company will operate under the Verano name.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 10, 2020
Airport's passenger traffic increases to 69% of 2019 levels

Year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 35% compared to 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 10, 2020
Business incubator makes leadership change

Rakefet Bachur-Phillips and Pam Miniati have been named co-executive directors of the Tampa, Florida-based Florida-Israel Business Accelerator, effective Nov. 19.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 9, 2020
Company invests more than $16 million in land purchase

Deal comes two months after Alico sold land to Florida.

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