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Finance

  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 10, 2025
Tampa community bank elects first new chairman in quarter-century

G. Robert Blanchard Jr., who has been on the Bank of Tampa board since 1997 and whose father was one of the founding investors of the bank, now serves as chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 6, 2025
Tampa based tech capital organization releases 2024 milestones

Several positive economic impacts across the state were included in Florida Funders' report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 6, 2025
$30.9 billion London investment firm opens Tampa office

Polar Capital signed a four-year lease at Thousand & One Water Street.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 2, 2025
Tampa fintech company announces $45 million investment

Tampa-based fintech company AtlasClear Holdings is starting the year off with a large investment deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 2, 2025
Polk County bank completes $2 billion acquisition of Texas firm

SouthState Corp.'s assets will grow to about $65 billion as its merger with Independent Bank Group closes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 1, 2025
PNC plans for surge of new branches, despite industry's digital push

Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank has high hopes for the Tampa Bay and Florida market in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 11, 2024
Arkansas bank doubles loan loss reserves from Florida storms to $33.4M

Home BancShares Inc.'s chairman says it "is a prudent and predictable course of action."

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2024
Tampa bitcoin firm buys mining site for $7.3M

LM Funding also reports its portfolio value is up, along with the rise of bitcoin valuation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 9, 2024
Sarasota finance firm acquired by national wealth management company

Atlas Financial of Sarasota has been acquired by Mariner, a national wealth management company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 29, 2024
Bank names market execs for Fort Myers, Sarasota areas

As one leader is promoted outside the area, two others rise into new positions at Regions Bank.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 27, 2024
Known for activism, political gadfly faces lawsuits, federal investigators

Alfie Oakes, who balances business with pointed opinions, is facing legal problems after creditors say a bill is unpaid and his home is searched by federal officials.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • 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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 14, 2024
Tennessee company acquires Sarasota payment processing firm

Precision Payments has been acquired by Celero Commerce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • 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.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 12, 2024
Bank names new market president for West Central Florida

ServisFirst Bank has promoted a leader to oversee growth and strategy for the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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