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  • November 11, 2020
Developer lands bank tenant for $500M mixed-use project

South State Bank has signed a lease for 10,000 square feet of space in a Midtown Tampa office building.

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  • November 10, 2020
Business incubator makes leadership change

Rakefet Bachur-Phillips and Pam Miniati have been named co-executive directors of the Tampa, Florida-based Florida-Israel Business Accelerator, effective Nov. 19.

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  • November 9, 2020
Architecture firms merge, growing footprint to six offices in three states

Tampa, Florida-based architecture firms BDG Architects and Fleischman Garcia Architecture have merged, effective Nov. 9.

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  • November 6, 2020
Busch Gardens parent company reports $79M loss in third quarter

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the Orlando, Florida-based parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa, reported a net loss of $79.2 million in the third quarter of 2020.

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  • November 6, 2020
KRATE container park at the Grove at Wesley Chapel

KRATE, a container park featuring a mix of retail and restaurant properties, is set to open in early 2021 at the Grove at Wesley Chapel shopping center in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

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  • November 5, 2020
New hotel set to welcome back guests

The Karol Hotel, a Clearwater property that first opened in February, right before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, will reopen on Nov. 11.

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  • November 4, 2020
Insurance firm CEO, co-founder to retire

Ernie Garateix will succeed Bruce Lucas as CEO of Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. in Clearwater, Florida.

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  • November 3, 2020
Digital marketing firm hires chief revenue officer

Aaron Watkins has Tampa, Florida-based MyArea Network, a digital marketing firm, as chief revenue officer.

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  • November 2, 2020
Locally owned restaurant group to launch food hall

Ciccio Restaurant Group will open On the Fly, a food hall featuring the company’s Taco Dirty, Sweet Soul and Better Byrd concepts, on Nov. 16 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • October 30, 2020
Ferry service returns to region for a fourth season

The Cross Bay Ferry, linking Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, has return for a fourth season and will run until April 30.

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  • October 29, 2020
State’s first snow park to hire 160 as it prepares for grand opening

Snowcat Ridge, Florida's first snow park, is set to open Nov. 20 in Dade City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 28, 2020
Locally headquartered tech giant hires chief information officer

Bonnie Smith has been named chief information officer at Tech Data, succeeds John Tonnison, who is retiring after nearly two decades with the Clearwater-based company.

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  • October 27, 2020
Former Ritz-Carlton executive joins prominent area resort as general manager

Tabish Siddiquie, a 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry whose credentials include running the Ritz-Carlton Denver, has been named general manager of The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • October 25, 2020
Area man charged in $1.9M PPP loan scam, bought $100K Mercedes

This is at least the second person in the region federal authorities have charged with allegedly falsely using PPP loan funds.

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  • October 23, 2020
Medical tech firm names new CEO

Bart Doedens has been named CEO of DDS Lab, a Tampa, Florida-based manufacturer of crowns and bridges, dentures, partials, implants and orthodontic restorations for the dental market.

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