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  • April 16, 2020
Area campaign — Share The Love Not The Virus — grows quickly

Knickole Barger started the campaign mostly to relieve her anxiety about the pandemic.

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  • April 16, 2020
Judge: When on a Zoom call, wear a shirt — please.

South Florida judge sets the record straight on Zoom courtroom attire.

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  • April 16, 2020
National coronavirus charity program launches area chapter

Frontline Foods now has 34 chapters.

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  • April 15, 2020
Law firm names attorney partner in charge of area office

Ryan Owen is a litigator whose construction law practice includes advising and advocating for specialty and general contractors, owners, materials suppliers and equipment rental companies.

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  • April 15, 2020
Health care system names new CEO of local hospital

HCA Healthcare West Florida has named Kenneth Wicker CEO of St. Petersburg General Hospital, effective May 4.

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  • April 15, 2020
Big banks, energy company donate to area relief fund

The Community Foundation of Collier County has now distributed $340,000.

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  • April 14, 2020
Airport passenger traffic down 23% in March from coronavirus effects

Passenger traffic is expected to be down 95% in April.

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  • April 14, 2020
Area coffee company teams with supermodel

Kahwa Coffee Roasters has struck a deal with supermodel and businesswoman Kathy Ireland, who will serve as a global brand ambassador for the St. Petersburg, Florida-based firm.

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  • April 14, 2020
Developer: Pandemic won’t totally curtail $65M firm’s 2020 growth

Seagate Development Group has made many changes — but expects to grow, again, in 2020.

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  • April 13, 2020
Area group temporarily closes company-owned restaurants

The group has 309 company-owned restaurants and 73 franchise locations.

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  • April 13, 2020
Government agency payrolls — pre-pandemic — were on growth track

School boards, by far, are the biggest employers in many Florida counties.

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  • April 13, 2020
Spurred by business leaders, foundation raises $2M to meet community needs

Thanks to the support of business leaders, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been able to disburse more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations that provide relief to people affected by the COVID-19 crisis. 

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  • April 13, 2020
Sailing school finds new ways to connect with community

Offshore Sailing School has taught more than 150,000 adults and families how to sail and powerboat.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2020
Employees take on food sorting, distribution for nonprofit

All Faiths Food Bank staff at all levels are filling significant gaps in mission-critical operations, such as food sorting, packing, boxing and distribution, in addition to performing their regular duties. 

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  • April 10, 2020
Senior living community names new leader

Matthew Lessig previously worked for Lee Health.

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