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October 27, 2021

Music star turned entrepreneur brings boutique clothing store to area

Kittenish, developed by Jessie James Decker, is set to open in South Tampa’s Hyde Park Village retail district.

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October 26, 2021

Coke Florida buys 400,000-square foot warehouse, plans $30M investment

Coke Florida's new Polk County warehouse to help company grow distribution and employee count

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October 26, 2021

In need of more space, tech firm relocates to historic property

TheIncLab will occupy 8,000 square feet and create 40 jobs at its new home in the repurposed El Pasaje building in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.

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October 25, 2021

Airport blazes trail with innovative terminal upgrade for passengers

Tampa International Airport’s express curbsides, opening Nov. 16, are intended to speed up the departure process.

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October 22, 2021

Cybersecurity firm to acquire complementary business for $80M

SecurityAdvisor has been acquired, for $80 million, by Clearwater, Florida-based KnowBe4.

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October 21, 2021

Raymond James to acquire $12B financial services firm

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Raymond James Financial has agreed to acquire Pittsburgh-based TriState Capital Holdings in a deal valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

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October 20, 2021

Warehouse for building supply distributor sold for nearly $10M

Tampa warehouse off of U.S. 41 sold, buidling supply distributor BlueLinx staying

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October 20, 2021

Recently launched bank plans central Florida expansion

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank will open a Winter Park branch in January.

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October 19, 2021

D.C. investor pays $65.6M for apartment community near historic downtown

Tampa developer DDA Development sells Icaria on Pinellas to RSE Capital Partners for $278,179 per unit.

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October 19, 2021

Builder begins work on $326M hospital, seeks minority-owned subcontractors

On Monday, ground was broken for the new South Florida Baptist Hospital, in Plant City, Florida, which will replace the existing 68-year-old facility.