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  • June 18, 2019
Airline adds Cincinnati, Philadelphia flights

Frontier announced that its nonstop service to Philadelphia would return in November.

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  • June 18, 2019
Local nonprofit leader elevated to national role

The United Way, the world’s largest privately funded nonprofit, has tapped Tampa, Florida, leader Suzanne McCormick to become head of its entire U.S. operation.

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  • June 18, 2019
Bank expands into area, assembles local leadership

Mario Bringas will serve as president of ServisFirst Bank's newly formed Southwest Florida market.

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  • June 18, 2019
Former employee returns to company as executive

Consulting firm RMC Group hires Matt Russo as vice president of operations.

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  • June 17, 2019
Performing arts foundation names new director of development

Most recently, Sasha Hausman served as executive director of AdventHealth Zephyrhills and Dade City Foundation.

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  • June 17, 2019
Denver-based barbershop chain set to expand in region

Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, a Denver-based chain of barbershops that cater to both men and women, has signed an agreement that will see local franchisees Eric Peerless and Judah Rubin open five shops in south Tampa, Florida, over the next four years.

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  • June 17, 2019
Chevy dealer ranked among top 60 in the country

General Motors names Estero Bay Chevrolet to its 2018 Chevrolet Dealer of the Year list.

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  • June 14, 2019
Company to begin trading under new ticker symbol

Representatives of Helios Technologies rang the Nasdaq Opening Bell on June 14.

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  • June 14, 2019
Telecom, satellite radio exec joins area tech firm

Syniverse, a Tampa, Florida-based business technology company, has hired Vernon Irwin as senior vice president of enterprise business development.

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  • June 14, 2019
Southwest Florida native returns to open medical clinic

Partners relocate from Maryland to open Prestige Primary Care in Naples.

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  • June 14, 2019
Hospital system board approves governance structure change

Lee Health Board of Directors approves plan to establish five committees to play advisory role and increase involvement of physicians, staff and public..

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  • June 14, 2019
On the hunt for name-brand recognition

BUILT, a Tampa, Florida-based maker of high-end, custom furniture, plans to introduce its own branded line of tables, chairs, desks and other home and office furnishings later in the year. But because it doesn’t yet have a showroom, it came up with a nove

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  • June 14, 2019
Tampa Bay's head count continues to surge

Recently released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that the Tampa Bay, Florida, area is one of the fastest-growing U.S. metro areas in terms of population.

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  • June 14, 2019
Generational achievement for family business patriarch

The Columbia Restaurant Group’s fourth-generation caretaker, Richard Gonzmart, recently crossed off one of the biggest item’s on his career to-do list: buying the building that houses the Tampa, Florida-based company’s Sarasota Columbia Restaurant.

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  • June 14, 2019
Rental car giant connected to potential deal

A Wall Street analyst says a Hertz-Avis merger is a viable option.

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