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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Brian Hartz
  • 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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 21, 2023
Largo nonprofit that aids children names new CEO

Chris Letsos, a 25-year veteran of youth and community development organizations, will lead Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 21, 2023
Development group shares lessons learned from Gas Plant loss

Hard work has proven to be its own reward for members of Sugar Hill Community Partners, the group that narrowly missed out on the chance to redevelop St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field site.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2023
Hillsborough home from 'Edward Scissorhands' named No. 5 most-searched home

The home was featured in the 1990 classic Johnny Depp movie and is still on everyone's minds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2023
Bankrupt retailer to shutter 11 stores across the Gulf Coast

Sales at the closing Tuesday Morning stores, which includes 24 in Florida, will go on for about eight weeks before the locations go back to landlords.

  • News
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 20, 2023
Michigan chicken-wing restaurant expands to Tampa Bay region

To promote its new restaurant, Detroit Wing Co. gave away free wings for a year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    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.

  • Finance
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2023
Fires shut down construction at Sunseeker Resort

A hotel sells for $79 million, Sarasota named a top relocation destination and another drug store sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 18, 2023
St. Pete's EDC chief to step down

The founding president and CEO is taking a COO job at a Tampa accounting firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 17, 2023
Tampa RV giant expands to Nevada with acquisition of Las Vegas dealership

Lazydays expects the purchase of Findlay RV to add $40 million in gross annual revenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 16, 2023
Virginia cybersecurity firm expands to Tampa, will create 30 jobs

Ridgeline International specializes in digital signature management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 16, 2023
Tampa businessman charged in conspiracy to kill Haitian president

Feds allege that the 64-year-old man worked to provide vests and lodging for a military group that carried out the assassination on Jovenel Moïse.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • February 15, 2023
Tampa cybersecurity firm lands $180M investment

The funding from Springcoast Capital Partners, Splunk Ventures and Vista Credit Partners will accelerate Deepwatch’s growth in the managed security services industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2023
Popular warehouse club plans new location in Polk County

The Davenport BJ’s will be No. 36 for the chain in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 14, 2023
Tampa takes step toward building 5-mile, $30M Riverwalk expansion

The city, with the aid of $24 million federal grant, is on the hunt for design team as it expands the trail and addresses safety concerns in neighborhoods west of downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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