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  • May 26, 2020
Insurance firm names new chief financial officer

Marcia Lamb has 16 years of experience in public and private accounting.

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  • May 23, 2020
Company files bankruptcy, reveals more massive layoffs

Week that started with a new CEO ends with bankruptcy.

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  • May 23, 2020
Hotel maintains 57-employee payroll through pandemic

Southwest Florida hotel makes good use of SBA loan funds.

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  • May 22, 2020
Developer receives approval for new 1,300-home community

Plans also allow for apartments, a house of worship, assisted living or medical offices.

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  • May 22, 2020
Theme park gets an assist from area brewery as it prepares to reopen

LEGOLAND Florida Resort plans to reopen its theme park, water park and hotels on June 1 and will introduce a range of new health and safety measures to help families feel confident and ready to return.

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  • May 22, 2020
Survey: Consumers scramble to pay bills on time

Generations of bill-payers will need extensions.

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  • May 22, 2020
Tech firm launches touchless menus to fight COVID-19 fear

A St. Petersburg tech firm, GoZone WiFi, is offering digital menus that pop up on diners’ smartphones or mobile devices capable of scanning QR codes. 

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  • May 21, 2020
Citrus company makes fresh new deal with largest customer

The new agreement runs through July 31, 2024.

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  • May 21, 2020
Locally based RV giant acquires Arizona dealership

The purchase of Desert Autoplex RV has greatly expanded Tampa, Florida-based Lazydays’ footprint in Arizona.

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  • May 21, 2020
Orthopedics group names new CEO

E.J. Ledesma has over 20 years of health care leadership experience.

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  • May 20, 2020
Facing term limits, state senator joins health care nonprofit

Lizbeth Benacquisto has supported Hope Healthcare for several years.

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  • May 20, 2020
Nurse creates app to help with home health care planning

Venice-based Marrelli and Associates has developed an app that allows clinicians to create and share care plans for patients living at home.

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  • May 20, 2020
New 18-hole championship golf course opens

The course at Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch is open to the public with introductory prices.

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  • May 20, 2020
Specialty grocery store chain set to expand again in region

Phoenix-based specialty grocer Sprouts Farmers Market says its New Tampa, Florida, location will welcome shoppers in August.

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  • May 20, 2020
Community announces luxury waterfront condo project

Condos at Capri, in Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, will be priced from $889,000 to over $1.72 million.

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