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  • December 8, 2021
Florida grocery heiress, 65, dies

Carol Jenkins Barnett left a big mark on the Central Florida region.

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  • December 8, 2021
Transit agency to spend $80M on fleet of all-electric buses

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, Florida, plans to buy 60 buses, at a cost of $80 million, over the next five years.

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  • December 7, 2021
New routes announced ahead of spring break

The new flights will take off out of PIE and SRQ.

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  • December 7, 2021
Prominent shopping center listed for $45.8 million

Tampa's The Corner at Westshore, home of The Container Store, LongHorn Steakhouse, for sale

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  • December 7, 2021
Insurance brokerage firm names division president

Jim Palmer has been tapped to head up Clearwater, Florida-based AmeriLife’s direct-to-consumer business.

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  • December 6, 2021
Staffing giant CEO announces retirement

David Dunkel has been with Kforce for more than 40 years.

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  • December 6, 2021
Iconic building sold for $8.72 million

The Venture Center, a well-known office building in Tampa, sold to commercial real estate firm

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  • December 6, 2021
Cigar company to develop hotel, restaurant at historic property

Tampa-based J.C. Newman’s restoration of Ybor City’s historic Sanchez y Haya hotel will feature a restaurant and cigar lounge.

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  • December 4, 2021
Investment firm will lay off 31 more, growing list of job cuts due to outsourcing to 206

Franklin Templeton to layoff employees in St. Petersburg; those affected will have job opportunities at Jacksonville-based FIS.

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  • December 3, 2021
Raymond James hires executive to oversee financial advisor recruitment

Raymond James Financial Inc. has hired Robbie Moseley to oversee financial advisor recruitment at the St. Petersburg, Florida, firm.

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  • December 2, 2021
Reality or an exercise in futility? Developer picked for $2.7 billion redevelopment

On his way out the door, St. Petersburg mayor picks Miami developer for Tropicana Field project

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  • December 2, 2021
Health care services firm names new CEO

Pratap Sarker is set to succeed Richard Atkin at the helm of Tampa, Florida-based Greenway Health.

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  • December 1, 2021
Cybersecurity firm achieves 'unicorn' status, expands to Utah

Tampa, Florida-based ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity firm, has opened a new office near Salt Lake City, Utah, as its valuation tops $1 million.

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  • November 30, 2021
Investment firm to lay off 175 employees locally as it outsources work

Franklin Templeton to layoff employees in St. Petersburg; those affected will have job opportunities at Jacksonville-based FIS.

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  • November 30, 2021
Locally owned bank to move headquarters

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank plans to move its headquarters to a former BB&T branch that it bought for $3 million.

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