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Finance

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  • By Jim Stinson
  • March 19, 2024
Raymond James promotes CFO to president, CEO-in-waiting role

St. Pete financial giant says move is part of multiyear plan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • March 14, 2024
BayFirst names loan production star president of SBA unit

St. Petersburg-based BayFirst promoted Christopher Hackney to president of lending for Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 12, 2024
Lawyers vs. bankers fight over legal aid funding dies in Legislature

A pair of bills would have addressed a rule change that forced banks to pay higher interest payments for certain accounts.

  • Florida
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • March 5, 2024
Bonita Springs firm to study cannabis financing

Green Check, a fintech company connecting hemp and cannabis commerce, partnered with two entities to produce a research report examining cannabis debt and equity financing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • March 5, 2024
North American bank giant names president for Tampa Bay, North Florida

TD Bank has named Boris Ayala its retail market president of North Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 29, 2024
Noted investor Cathie Wood dishes on power of AI, Tesla

St. Pete investor Cathie Wood says if you're interested in artificial intelligence, be very interested in Tesla.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 29, 2024
Two capital-raise execs from region to speak at South by Southwest conference

A pair of executives from the region, one based in Naples, the other in Sarasota, will be co-hosting a panel at the famed South by Southwest conference in Austin in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 26, 2024
Tampa company shifts directions, invests millions to find and sell bitcoin

LM Funding has invested, and so far made, millions in mining for bitcoin. It has its sights set on much bigger dividends.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2024
Prominent Sarasota CPA firm promotes HR executive

Sarasota-based CPA firm Kerkering, Barberio & Co. has promoted Lori Leutwyler from human resources manager to director of people operations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 8, 2024
Southwest Florida cannabis company helping banks posts robust 2023

Green Check, a Bonita Springs fintech company focused on the cannabis industry, had 131% growth in 2023.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 7, 2024
Global financial firm chooses Tampa for major expansion

PGIM, a Prudential Financial subsidiary with $1.2 trillion in investment management business, opened a new office in Midtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 4, 2024
South Florida banking giant invests in Tampa Bay expansion

Coral Gables-based Amerant Bank, with $9.3 billion in assets, has opened its first banking center in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jody Hudgins
  • February 1, 2024
Boosting civil legal aid: How Florida’s IOTA program leads the way

Retired banker says controversial rule is good for citizens — and his longtime profession.

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  • By Corey Neil
  • February 1, 2024
Bankers seek reasonable solution on IOTA issue to avoid disruption

Industry leaders seek compromise over what they say is a unilateral — and not well thought out — rule change.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 30, 2024
Northern Trust hires Sarasota area community foundation exec

Northern Trust Wealth Management named Kirstin Fulkerson, well known in Sarasota for her work with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, as a wealth strategist in the Sarasota-Charlotte market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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