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  • January 20, 2020
In Memoriam: Paul Hoffman, 1959-2020

Family bonds were crucial to Paul Hoffman.

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  • January 20, 2020
Area restaurant group names new CEO

Joseph Guli is the former president of Scratch Concepts, Burger 21 and Grillsmith Restaurant Group.

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  • January 20, 2020
Hotel adjacent to amusement parks sells for $13M

The Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa, an 84-room hotel located at 3333 Busch Blvd., near Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, has sold for $13 million.

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  • January 20, 2020
Airport traffic sets all-time record for one month

Passenger traffic at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport for December 2019 was up 58% over December 2018.

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  • January 20, 2020
Letter to the Editor: County park doesn't receive kickbacks

Park official says county leaders should be proud of the decisions they made on how to operate Nathan Benderson Park.

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  • January 17, 2020
New fast food location in master-planned community sold

The Wendy’s store is at 11727 E. State Road 70 in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • January 17, 2020
Northwest Florida bank with strong local presence acquires rival

Beach Community Bank, which has banking and lending offices in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to merge with Florida First City Banks Inc., parent company of First City Bank.

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  • January 17, 2020
Builder acquires regional home service contractor

Purchase complements the firm’s portfolio offering, say officials.

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  • January 17, 2020
Construction begins on area resort-style apartment complex

The Cape at Savona Point will feature one-, two- and three- bedroom apartments.

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  • January 17, 2020
Prominent restaurant entrepreneur witnesses deadly crash

Richard Gonzmart saw the crash while driving along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa on Jan. 9.

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  • January 17, 2020
Health care software firm aims for 80% sales growth

Naples-based HealthLynked projects a strong 2020.

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  • January 17, 2020
Fitness industry shapes up with new ideas

A number of new fitness industry concepts have debuted recently in the Tampa Bay region: Regymen Fitness, GymBursement and Mayweather Boxing + Fitness.

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  • January 17, 2020
On the move: Transplants flock to Sunshine State

Florida continues to lead the nation in the number of interstate moves, according to U.S. Census data compiled and analyzed by StorageCafe, a self-storage search website.

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  • January 17, 2020
Miami developer receives tax benefit extension

Jaxi Builders has received a six-month extension on its planned construction start of three condo towers just outside downtown Fort Myers, which will keep in tact tax benefits worth millions of dollars to the planned One and Allure condo projects.

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  • January 17, 2020
Meridian sells Concourse Center property in Clearwater

Meridian Development Group has sold its Concource Center property in Clearwater aftfer 13 years of ownership, and is focusing on buying additional properties in the Tampa area.

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