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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • October 13, 2022
Losses from Hurricane Ian could top $1 billion for local insurer

Huge losses for insurance companies likely to put even more pressure on state run Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

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  • October 12, 2022
Unnamed buyer picks up Tampa office building

The buyer, represented by agents working at CRE firm’s Las Vegas office, bought the building from real estate investment firm with local ties.

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  • October 12, 2022
Contractor surpasses $1 billion in contracts in 2022 alone

St. Petersburg-based Power Design’s upcoming projects include high-rise apartment complexes, luxury hotels, mixed-use buildings and more.

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  • October 12, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm to be acquired for $4.6 billion

KnowBe4 Inc. has accepted an offer made by Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

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  • October 11, 2022
Layoffs hit third Pinellas County company in three weeks

A pharmaceutical manufacturer is laying off Largo employees after being sold to a South Carolina company

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 11, 2022
Prominent statewide business law firm acquires Tampa firm

Barnett’s merger with Gunster gives the West Palm Beach-based firm 51 attorneys in the Tampa Bay region.

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  • October 10, 2022
Miami company buys local industrial property as part of statewide deal for 255,500 square feet of space

Basis Industrial spent nearly $30 million for the properties, including the 70,000 SF building on 23rd St. N.

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  • October 10, 2022
Pinellas County film commissioner to depart for job in Texas

Tony Armer has been named commissioner of the Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office, the city’s official film commission, effective Jan. 1.

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  • October 10, 2022
New York credit union kicks off national expansion effort with Gulf Coast branch

Teachers Federal Credit Union’s Tampa office will be the institution’s first out-of-state location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 7, 2022
University’s unique bell tower to make public debut

The 63 bells of the 105-foot-tall John Sykes Ars Sonora, on the University of Tampa campus, will ring out for the first time this weekend.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 7, 2022
Credit union donates $600,000 to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Volunteer Florida will receive $500,000 and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools will receive $100,000 from Suncoast Credit Union.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 6, 2022
Amazon begins holiday hiring push

The e-commerce giant plans to hire 150,000 people nationwide, including 1,800 in the Tampa Bay region, and pay signing bonuses of up to $1,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 5, 2022
Seminole employees to lose jobs as company outsources services

Nearly 60 jobs in Pinellas County will be cut as a Dallas-based company partners with a global manufacturer.

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  • October 5, 2022
Tampa hospitality firm shuffles hotel management leadership

Mainsail Lodging & Development hires Jason Perkins and transfers Adam Duffey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 5, 2022
Layoffs at St. Pete bank grow to 78 as company cuts Maryland jobs

BayFirst financial has added 20 more layoffs as it adjusts to mortgage volume declines.

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