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  • August 17, 2023
Tampa soda bottler names new executive

Coke Florida has picked Gregory Park as vice president of transformation and innovation.

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  • August 17, 2023
Developing mid-level managers is essential — but often overlooked

The manager in the middle has an outsized impact on an organization.

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  • August 16, 2023
Miami-based cafe comes to Sarasota

Pura Vida is expected to open in University Town Center early next year.

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  • August 16, 2023
Aldi acquires Winn-Dixie, Harveys

In a major move, Aldi US plants a bigger footprint in the Southeast by acquiring a longtime Florida grocer.

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  • August 16, 2023
Barnes & Noble to open new Hillsborough County store

The bookseller is opening its newest location, which replaces a 29-year-old store, next week.

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  • August 16, 2023
Realty brokerage co-founder adds chief vision officer to title

Naples residents April and Chad Osborne co-founded Call It Closed International Realty in 2019.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 16, 2023
Trucking company rolls ahead on ambitions expansion plans

Venice-based trucking and logistics firm D-Trans nears completion on a significant expansion project, which includes 50 new jobs.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 15, 2023
Fort Myers CRE firm hires Babcock Ranch overseer

Mayhugh Commercial Advisors names a former executive for community association management provider as its new vice president.

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  • August 15, 2023
USF college students set to return — with global flair

USF had a $6 billion impact on the Tampa Bay region in the last study, the possible equivalent of hosting 15 Super Bowls.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 15, 2023
Sarasota architecture firm adds new office in Tampa Bay region

Sweet Sparkman opened the new studio in St. Petersburg after working on several projects in the area.

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  • August 15, 2023
Tampa startup hub to host data conference

Embarc Collective will welcome a raft of speakers to help businesses navigate data execution.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 15, 2023
Homebuilder promotes one official, names second top exec

Christopher Alan Homes is growing across Florida.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 15, 2023
As insurance costs rise, property owners consider self-insurance

Self-insurance, on the surface seems like a wild and desperate choice. Yet Florida's reformed — but still rather messy — insurance market has some property owners considering it.

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  • By Jim Stinson
  • August 15, 2023
Clearwater anti-poverty nonprofit appoints two new board members

Eckerd Connects seeks to expand its ambitious mission against poverty.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 14, 2023
258 jobs cut regionally, 161 at single Tampa Bay company

Three companies notified the state Monday that they were eliminating jobs in Tampa, Fort Myers and Oldsmar.

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