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  • March 2, 2023
Tampa-based community bank expands to Atlanta region

Central Bank has opened a branch in Suwanee, Georgia.

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  • February 26, 2023
Nearly 15 years after bank collapsed, rural SBA loan leader is back in action

Charlie Conoley will seek to grow the USDA loan program at BayFirst National Bank in St. Petersburg.

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  • February 21, 2023
Mississippi bank promotes executive to Florida regional presidency

Frank Hall will lead Cadence Bank’s operations along most of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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  • February 21, 2023
Regionwide trust firm names new head of operations

Laura Frost previously worked for Hughes Snell & Co. in Fort Myers.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • February 20, 2023
Prominent accounting firm seizes opportunities with Tampa expansion

Philadelphia-based Centri Business Consulting, after increasing its gross revenue by 40% in 2022, has arrived in Florida in search of even greater growth.

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  • February 11, 2023
St. Pete bank names new CFO

Sharon Hill will also serve as executive vice president of Climate First Bank.

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  • February 8, 2023
Tampa credit union expands to Orlando

Suncoast Credit Union plans to open three new branches in the Central Florida market this year.

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  • February 6, 2023
Leader of St. Petersburg bank to retire at year’s end

Thomas Zernick will succeed Anthony Leo as CEO of BayFirst National Bank.

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  • February 2, 2023
Naples bank branch hits $300M in assets, opens new office

The new Cogent Bank office in Naples will allow for more collaboration.

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  • January 18, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm adds three partners

Florida Funders has promoted Saxon Baum, Michael Kadow and Ryan Whittemore.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 17, 2023
Bank of Tampa expands Manatee County presence with Lakewood Ranch office

Bryan Boudreaux, who has been with the bank since 2018, will oversee the new branch in Sarasota County.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2023
State banking industry leader joins board of Arkansas bank

Encore Bank welcomes Rita Lowman, who brings more than 45 years of experience to Encore Bank, which recently expanded to Tampa.

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  • January 6, 2023
CEO predicts banks will turn attention to deposit pricing in 2023

The big question of the year will be if banks without liquidity will be able to generate loan demand.

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  • January 6, 2023
2023 Capital Markets Forecast: Inflationary Vortex and Our Investment Roadmap

The Investment Team at Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc., a member of the M&T family

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Florida homes sales fall nearly 40%

Higher interest rates once again throw a wet blanket over Florida’s — and nation’s — once robust real estate market.

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