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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 19, 2024
Pair of COVID-19 loan fraud arrests made in Tampa Bay

Two busts are the latest attempts at reclaiming millions in relief funds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2024
Speak up or keep quiet: When politics and business intersect

Business owners are often taught to not speak about politics and political beliefs or risk tuning customers away. Some ignore the advice and advocate openly.

  • Florida
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays stadium, development deal wins city approval

With St. Petersburg's City Council approval, the Rays have one more hurdle to clear to make a new ballpark a reality.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays bring on official bank sponsor

Longtime South Florida institution Amerant Bank continues to solidify its presence in Tampa Bay.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 17, 2024
St. Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurants

Ed Chiles bought the first restaurant for Chiles Hospitality in 1979.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 17, 2024
Tampa sign company appoints new CFO

The banner appointment is official this week

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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota hospitals climb in US News rankings

Tampa General Hospital and Sarasota Memorial Hospital are among the best hospitals in Florida for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 16, 2024
Survey: Half of Florida small businesses late on rent in June

High interest rates and lower revenues cause delinquencies.

  • Florida
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 15, 2024
Tampa nonprofits focused on community well-being join forces

The company merger is set for January 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2024
Work on $29M St. Petersburg senior housing project starts next month

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority will break ground next month on the site of the long-vacant Edward White Hospital building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Steven Benna
  • July 15, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa apartment sale for nearly $64 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 14, 2024
Sarasota office building sells for $5.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Nordstrom Rack is expanding into Fort Myers, a St. Petersburg property locks down half a dozen tenants, and an investor keeps getting bigger in Manatee.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 14, 2024
100 Florida retail jobs in jeopardy as Salt Life stores hit auction block

Delta Apparel, which owns Salt Life, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given Florida notice that it could lay off nearly 100 workers and close stores.

  • Florida
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 13, 2024
Tampa telecom firm Phonism shifts leadership roles

Phonism, an organization with an automated platform focused on SIP device management solutions is shaking things up from the top with three leadership transitions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 10, 2024
Moffitt Cancer Center promotes from within for top attorney spot

Moffitt Cancer Center named Chip Fletcher general counsel, a promotion from deputy general counsel, a role he held since 2018.

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