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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • May 6, 2022
Draken International laying off 247 — 100 locally — after losing military contract

The layoffs will affect the company's employees in Lakeland.

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  • May 6, 2022
St. Pete hospital celebrates opening of $152M patient tower

The Robins & Morton project added 143,000 square feet to St. Anthony’s campus.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2022
Pennsylvania company acquires local window, door installer

Twenty-eight StormFitters employees will join West Shore Home’s Tampa office.

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  • May 5, 2022
Boutique clothing store to open in South Tampa shopping center

Rag & Bone will join dozens of other trendy shops in Hyde Park Village.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • May 5, 2022
Restaurant holding company names new chief people and culture officer

Jean Boland returns to WOWorks, the St. Petersburg firm that owns brands including Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and The Simple Greek.

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  • May 4, 2022
Investor raises stakes by buying neighboring St. Pete shopping center, total investment tops $10M

Tennessee investment firm Millan Holdings has purchased Bayview Plaza, reuniting the center and doubling its stake in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 4, 2022
Investor buys two Clearwater hotels, transforming them into apartments

A joint venture between Miami investment and Mexico City private equity firms has bought two properties near airport.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2022
Tampa law firm names new leaders of appellate division

Holland & Knight partners Amit Agarwal and Stacy Blank will head up the 50-attorney team.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2022
Summer to bring new Caribbean flights to Tampa International Airport

The nonstop Frontier Airlines routes will link Tampa to cities in Dominican Republic and Jamaica, as well as Puerto Rico.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 3, 2022
Tampa tech commercial real estate firm raises $12M

Leasecake, headquartered at Tampa’s Embarc Collective, will use the funds to hire more employees and expand internationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 2, 2022
Contest opens for ‘voice’ of Tampa International Airport

The winner will record a greeting message that plays in the shuttles that ferry passengers around the airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2022
Tampa tech firm nets $75M in private equity capital

Coherent, a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has raised $75 million in its Series B funding round.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 28, 2022
European IT firm establishes U.S. headquarters in Tampa

Manta, a data lineage company, recently closed a $13 million Series A funding round.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 27, 2022
Tampa accountant sentenced to federal prison for hiring hitman

DeAnna Marie Stinson turned to the dark web to find a killer and paid in bitcoin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 27, 2022
Prominent environmental nonprofit appoints new controller

Cindy Reichard will oversee Tampa Bay Watch’s finance and accounting operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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