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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 11, 2022
Company with California ties buys $275 million-asset area bank

Majority share of Florida Bancshares and First National Bank of Pasco acquired by newly formed company with California address.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 10, 2022
Woman faces decades in prison for defrauding bank for nearly $600K in PPP funds

52-year-old woman pleads guilty to falsifying loan papers and inventing fake businesses to cash in on COVID relief

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 10, 2022
Former mayor joins national lobbying firm

Tampa's former mayor has been named principal at Shumaker Advisors

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 7, 2022
Local bank names new CEO

The Bank of Tampa promotes president and COO to top job

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2022
Zoological park has record attendance in 2021

With outdoor activities growing in popularity, the zoo saw over a million guests last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 5, 2022
Music distributor raises $37 million

Symphonic will use funding, in part, to expand headcount worldwide and for acquisitions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 4, 2022
Report: Tampa's housing market hottest in the country

Zillow finds Tampa and its metro area will be lead the nation in rising home values in 2022

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 4, 2022
Miami developer sells luxury complex for $225 million

The Related Group has sold Manor Riverwalk in Tampa to Denver investment firm

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 3, 2022
Tech, blockchain firm reels in nearly $6M investment

It’s the second multimillion-dollar investment for BlockSpaces in the past 10 months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 23, 2021
875-acre parcel sold for $52 million to West Palm Beach developer

Pasco County property will be developed as part of Connected City project

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • December 23, 2021
Manufacturing firms’ owner surprises entire staff with $1,000 holiday bonuses

Everyone at St. Petersburg, Florida-based S.S. White Technologies and Shukla Medical, from janitors to senior management, took home a $1,000 holiday bonus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 22, 2021
Outback anchored center sells for $8.35 million

Largo shopping center sold to Alabama private equity firm

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • December 22, 2021
Virtual reality startup receives $10 million investment from Minneapolis firm

Tampa, Florida-based Vū Technologies has received $10 million in seed funding from Minneapolis-based ADX Labs. Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2021
Insurer to add $90M in premiums via acquisition

Tampa, Florida-based HCI Group Inc. has agreed to buy United Insurance Holdings’ lines of business in three states, adding some $90 million in annual premiums to its portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 20, 2021
Tampa investment banker arrested for allegedly punching teenage girl

Banker Stephen Irvin Saunders arrested after alleged road rage incident that involved teen

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