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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 12, 2023
Developers get nearly $95M in financing for Tampa apartments

An apartment complex to be built in Tampa Heights neighborhood must include affordable housing units, per an agreement with the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 12, 2023
Six months in the planning, Lakeland power plant to be demolished

Total Wrecking & Environmental will implode the facility on Saturday — on a livestream.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 11, 2023
Longtime Sarasota insurance agency acquires Tampa firm

The Lovinger Insurance employees and owner will stay on through the transition.

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  • 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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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 10, 2023
Sales start at downtown Tampa tower — now smaller and with fewer units

The tower, once planned at 56 floors, is now coming in 14 stories shorter and with nearly 100 fewer units.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 10, 2023
Tampa cosmetic services company names veteran exec as CEO

Sharon Leite, who's held leadership roles at Walt Disney Co., Bath & Body Works and The Gap, has succeeded David Prokupek at Ideal Image.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 9, 2023
Airport terminal’s famous flamingo gets a name

The flamingo sculpture, whose moniker was chosen from 65,000 entries in a contest, will greet passengers at Tampa International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 9, 2023
While one potential negative sign looms, Florida remains a population boom state

The number of people moving into Florida, a net positive, has slowed, according to a report — but so too has the number of people leaving.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Brian Hartz
  • January 6, 2023
New year, same Rays: Tampa baseball team's search for a new home continues

The team's president says the focus is keeping the Rays in Tampa Bay.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2023
Pair of large Tampa-area accounting firms announce merger

With the merger with Westbay CPAs, Spoor Bunch Franz now has more than 100 employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 5, 2023
Tampa fintech firm with top-level clients raises $20 million

The funds will "accelerate further development of Mad Mobile's technology platform."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 5, 2023
REIT expanding in Florida buys medical building in Polk County

The North Carolina investor with a focus on the medical sector paid $6.75 million for the office building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 5, 2023
Health care nonprofit CEO to retire

Rafael Sciullo will officially step down on Jan. 11 after being with Empath Health since 2013.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 4, 2023
Health-focused chain to open first of three Tampa restaurants in February

Crisp & Green is expanding its fast-casual footprint in Florida with new locations in Sarasota, Venice and Tampa.

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