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  • August 24, 2018
Commercial Question of the Week

Officials from CBRE, Skanska USA, Lantower Residential and Ryan Cos. weigh in on whether a labor shortage or government tariffs pose a bigger threat to the current commercial real estate growth cycle in Florida.

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  • August 24, 2018
College upgrades program to include cybersecurity

USF Sarasota-Manatee has upgraded its IT degree to cybersecurity and IT.

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  • August 24, 2018
Area company's prepared meals hit Publix shelves

Tampa-based Eat Fresco has expanded into 21 Publix stores.

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  • August 24, 2018
State OKs greenbacks to fight red tide

Florida Gulf Coast businesses affected by the red tide outbreak can apply for short-term bridge loans as Gov. Rick Scott declares a state of emergency in seven counties.

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  • August 24, 2018
Corporate gym management firm changes hands

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Corporate Fitness Works has been sold to former Valpak CEO Michael Michael Vivio and his wife, Beth Vivio, for an undisclosed sum.

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  • August 24, 2018
Spreading the word

PR firms unite to promote tourism in Southwest Florida in the face of hotel cancellations over water quality issues.

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  • August 24, 2018
WildBlue over yonder

Lennar is developing a 1,000-home community on 3,000 acres near Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • August 23, 2018
Engineering group announces leadership promotion, new hires

Karins Engineering Group promoted John Bonacci to vice president of engineering.

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  • August 23, 2018
Go Dutch: Airport to offer service to Netherlands

Delta Air Lines will launch year-round, nonstop flights to Amsterdam from Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, beginning May 23, adding a fifth European destination to the airport’s route map.

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  • August 23, 2018
Company CFO resigns, replacement named

Jamere Jackson will join Hertz Global Holdings on Sept. 10, replacing Thomas Kennedy who recently announced his resignation.

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  • August 22, 2018
Foundation announces new CFO

Christine Stobaugh, the new CFO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, was most recently CFO of Grain Management.

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  • August 22, 2018
Law firm adds eight attorneys to area office

Gunster, a full-service business law firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, has hired eight attorneys at its office in Tampa’s SunTrust Financial Center.

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  • August 22, 2018
Airline adds four new routes

Allegiant to offer additional routes from Punta Gorda Airport beginning in November.

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  • August 21, 2018
New bank raises $20 million locally

Gulfside Bank CEO Dennis Murphy says funds have come from about 225 area investors.

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  • August 21, 2018
Homebuilder breaks ground on new age-restricted community

Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup has broken ground on six model homes at Del Webb Bexley, an 850-residence, age-restricted community in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, 20 miles northwest of downtown Tampa.

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