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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 30, 2022
Uncertainty in the mortgage market leads to 58 job cuts at Pinellas County bank

BayFirst Financial is cutting jobs as mortgage volume declines.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 30, 2022
Airports, major retail center reopen in Tampa Bay region

Tampa International Airport and St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport reported no major damage from Hurricane Ian.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 28, 2022
Tampa Bay sports teams shuffle schedules in response to Ian

Rowdies have pulled the plug on their Sept. 28 match; Bucs’ Oct. 2 home game vs. Chiefs could be moved.

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  • September 27, 2022
Accountant who stole nearly $13M and used it on adult website sentenced

An employee working for USF Health support organization pleaded guilty to massive $13 million embezzlement and is heading to federal prison.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • September 23, 2022
St. Pete bank, citing economic uncertainty, pulls plug on mortgage lending

BayFirst will continue to offer mortgages to local borrowers but plans to shut down its nationwide loan production.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Brian Hartz
  • September 23, 2022
East coast bank continues to go big as it grows westward

Stuart-based Seacoast Bank has capped an aggressive period of Gulf Coast expansion with the appointment of veteran Florida banker Tom Lambert as its Tampa market president.

  • Finance
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  • September 22, 2022
110,000-square-foot industrial facility and 200 jobs coming to Pinellas County

A South Carolina developer will build the facility on nearly 19 acres that it bought in Pinellas Park.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 21, 2022
National logistics company leases almost 350,000 square feet of industrial space in Lakeland

The Massachusetts distribution company took space at the Key Logistics Center just off of I-4 in Polk County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 21, 2022
Electric vehicle subscription service arrives in region

Steer EV, part of Toronto-based Facedrive Inc., has opened an operations hub in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 21, 2022
More than 300 workforce apartments coming to Tampa

An Arizona developer is building the units on a property near I-75, close to the jobs corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 20, 2022
New York firm gets $28M loan to buy two-thirds of a condo complex

ESG Kullen of New York is buying 161 units at a Palm Harbor condominium community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 20, 2022
Tech firm adds to leadership team with hiring of chief marketing officer

Former Amazon, IBM and Microsoft executive Tomer Zuker has joined OPSWAT, which relocated from Silicon Valley to Tampa last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 20, 2022
Tampa real estate investor behind $17 million town house project

The Prosper Group, led by Jay Roberts, has begun work on 40 luxury town homes in Tampa suburb.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 19, 2022
Atlanta multifamily company expands along Gulf Coast, adding over 500 units to its portfolio

RangeWater is using acquisitions and now new construction to grow its footprint in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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