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  • By Laura Lyon
  • November 16, 2024
Tampa hospital foundation receives $8.5M from single donor

Author and publisher Helen A. Rich, who received care at Tampa General Hospital, donated $8.5 million with the goal of creating a breast cancer center within the TGH Cancer Institute.

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  • November 16, 2024
As Tampa Bay Rays eye 2025 move, ballpark deal in jeopardy

The Tampa Bay Rays will play home games at the Yankees training facility in 2025, but with the deal for a new ballpark in limbo, there is a chance it may never play in St. Petersburg again.

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  • November 16, 2024
Report: Southwest Florida, Tampa among top office markets nationally

A new report finds that Florida’s office sector remains strong despite continuing challenges nationwide.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 15, 2024
First Watch to acquire 16 restaurants in $49M deal

First Watch plans to acquire more than a dozen franchise-operated restaurants in North and South Carolina.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • November 15, 2024
Tampa bank exec turns a new page as published author

Chris Kneer doggedly pursues a side career as an author of thriller novels, with Tampa Bay as a core character.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 14, 2024
Sarasota soccer team appoints head of revenue

David Herman will help build sponsorships and grow ticket sales, among other initiatives, to support the men’s pre-professional soccer team in Sarasota.

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  • November 14, 2024
Tampa Bay Innovation Center announces new board appointments

Both members belong to a St.Pete investment firm

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  • November 14, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays find a new temporary home

The team will play in Tampa next season as its current home, Tropicana Field, undergoes major post-Milton repairs.

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  • November 14, 2024
Tennessee company acquires Sarasota payment processing firm

Precision Payments has been acquired by Celero Commerce.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 14, 2024
Fort Myers Beach bar rebuild an example of resilient waterfront construction

The reconstruction of a new, more resilient The Beach Bar points to how some buildings moving forward will be better prepared for stronger storms.

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  • November 13, 2024
Lakewood Ranch community under development reports $227.5M in sales

Wild Blue at Waterside has sold 134 homes or home sites at its lakefront community in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • November 13, 2024
Tampa hospital expands cancer specialist team

Tampa General Hospital recently expanded its team of specialists by onboarding thoracic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Daniel at its Center for Lung Cancer within the TGH Cancer Institute.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 13, 2024
Clearwater marine supplier expands into Texas with purchase

Decks & Docks continues to grow after being bought last year by company executives and a private equity firm.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 13, 2024
President of Sarasota architecture firm to retire after 32 years

The founder of Clifford M. Scholz Architects will step down at the end of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 13, 2024
Former Trump official has big plans for Florida's largest bank group

Kathy Kraninger ran a controversial financial industry oversight agency under President Trump. Now in Florida, her role revolves around highlighting and promoting a strong banking industry.

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