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  • August 5, 2020
Event planner makes use of free time during pandemic to create new business

Ronnie Lee's online store DowntownPete.com sells pop culture and other miscellaneous items.

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  • August 5, 2020
Is it brake time for the economy?

A majority of Tampa Bay residents, in the latest COVID-19 sentiment survey from the Tampa Bay Partnership, say it might be time to slow down Florida's economic reopening process.

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  • August 5, 2020
Health care, housing nonprofit names new CEO

Tampa Crossroads, a nonprofit focused on health and affordable housing services — has promoted Gwendolyn Green to CEO.

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  • August 5, 2020
Pandemic crushes media firm’s profit, revenue

Beasley Broadcast Group took $26 million out of its cost structure to overcome pandemic challenges.

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  • August 4, 2020
Grocer’s sales surge by 21% in second quarter

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. generated $11.4 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2020.

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  • August 4, 2020
Over 50 area employers to participate in virtual job fair

Many industries will represented, and positions will range from entry-level to professional.

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  • August 4, 2020
HVAC services firm moves into 50,000-square-foot operations hub

Firm plotted move for three years.

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  • August 3, 2020
Insurance company hires new sales leader, promotes sales director

Most recently, Paul Marks was with workers’ compensation insurance company Summit Consulting Inc. for 18 years.

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  • August 3, 2020
Specialty grocer continues expansion in area with three new locations

With three new stores in the works, Sprouts Farmers Market is set to expand again in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

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  • August 3, 2020
Nonprofit serving older adults announces new headquarters project

The new home for the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida will be nearly 16,000 square feet.

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  • August 2, 2020
Area bank scores big win in PPP loans

Valley Bank beats out larger competitors in handling PPP loans for clients.

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  • August 1, 2020
Bank raises nearly $25 million in protective move.

First Florida Integrity Bank capital raise didn't dilute shareholders.

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  • July 31, 2020
Real estate company adds chief training officer

As chief training officer, Merrick Williams will perform continuing education activities for licensed team members and instruct a monthly Sales Associate Pre-License Course for new agents.

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  • July 31, 2020
Area attorney named to state appeals court

Suzanne Labrit, a partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Tampa, Florida, office, has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal.

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  • July 31, 2020
Clean living: Booze maker embraces shift to hand sanitizer

St. Petersburg Distillery has fully embraced its shift to hand sanitizer production, hiring 50 out-of-work bartenders, musicians and restaurant and service industry professionals to help with packaging, labeling and distribution of hand sanitizer.

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