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  • December 16, 2022
Chef returns home to Tampa with modern Chinese concept

Richard Hales promised his mother he'd return to Tampa to open his own restaurant. Just 25 years later, he's finally fulfilled that promise.

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  • December 15, 2022
Tampa leaders turn down hotel project despite threat of litigation

A Tampa developer went before City Council with a revised plan aimed at swaying council members.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 15, 2022
Pharmaceutical rep gets 4 years in prison for bribery scheme

A federal judge sentenced the 52-year-old, 10 days after his co-conspirator was sentenced, for paying a doctor “speaking fees” in exchange for prescribing drug containing fentanyl.

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  • December 15, 2022
MarineMax strikes lease deal with airport that will create 300 jobs

The recreational boating giant plans to build a 132,000-square-foot manufacturing center, parking garage, travel lift well and docking facility.

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  • December 14, 2022
Coke Florida opens new sales, distribution facility in St. Petersburg

The $10.2 million, 22,000-square-foot project broke ground in 2019 but construction was slowed by the pandemic.

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  • December 13, 2022
Yacht brokerage, charter company president lied to Coast Guard after drownings

After the 2017 accident, the St. Pete man, now 74, asked a passenger to pretend to be a crew member on charter.

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  • December 13, 2022
European electric vehicle maker opens showroom in Tampa

Polestar’s retail location will offer an augmented reality driving experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 12, 2022
City to consider updated plan for $40M hotel; lawsuit to proceed if rejected again

A Tampa developer is going before City Council on Dec. 15 with a revised plan aimed at appeasing council members swayed by residents.

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  • December 12, 2022
New Water Street Tampa restaurant launches hiring process

The Pearl, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ portfolio, is looking for line cooks, bartenders, servers and other hourly positions.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 10, 2022
Tampa boosts funding for affordable housing by $20M

The city’s CRA is adding the money to fund initiatives addressing critical housing issues.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 9, 2022
Tampa Electric to build and move to new HQ building

TECO will move from its downtown headquarters in 2025 when a new 17-story tower in the Midtown Tampa development is complete.

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  • December 9, 2022
Clearwater homebuilding franchisor welcomes new CEO

C.R. Herro has succeeded Jim Rosewater at AR Homes by Arthur Rutenberg.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 8, 2022
Grand jury indicts group for embezzling hundreds of thousands in aid for students

The co-conspirators are facing prison time for stealing student identities to gain access to accounts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • December 8, 2022
Southwest Airlines brings residents of Tampa, Kansas, to Tampa for vacation

The all-expenses-paid trip included three nights at the Floridan Hotel and excursions to Busch Gardens, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and other local attractions.

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  • December 8, 2022
Cru Cellars ready to launch next phase of growth

After a decade-plus of hard work, Tampa wine aficionados Torrey and Jen Bingham are transforming their burgeoning bottle-shop business into a full-fledged hospitality company.

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