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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • October 22, 2020
Former Major League Baseball executive joins area consulting firm

Former Tampa Bay Rays executive Mark Fernandez has joined Stonehill, a Tampa, Florida-based strategic consulting firm, as a principal.

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  • October 21, 2020
Attraction unveils latest amenities in $80M expansion

Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, has unveiled the latest components of its $80 million expansion.

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  • October 20, 2020
Bowl game gets new title sponsor

The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

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  • October 19, 2020
Area water company expands with acquisition of California firm

Primo Water Corp., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has acquired Mountain Valley Water Co. of Los Angeles, the largest distributor of Mountain Valley water in the United States.

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  • October 16, 2020
Area law firm adds two shareholders, associate to health care practice

Trenam Law has expanded its health care practice with the appointment of Erin Smith Aebel and Kathleen Bickelhaupt as shareholders at the Tampa, Florida-based firm.

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  • October 15, 2020
Area insurance firm, with acquisition, expands to Florida’s east coast

Clegg Insurance Group, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, has acquired the property and casualty insurance division of Boca Raton-based iCan Benefit Group.

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  • October 14, 2020
Locally owned restaurant chain set to expand in region

Tampa, Florida-based restaurant chain Green Market Cafe is set to open its fifth eatery, located in Trinity, later this month.

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  • October 13, 2020
Airline resumes nonstop service linking region to South Carolina city

Silver Airways has resumed nonstop service, three times per week, between Tampa, Florida, and Charleston, S.C.

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  • October 12, 2020
Builder completes work on brewery’s new facility

The Sinclair Group has completed renovations at a 38,000-square-foot property in Wesley Chapel, Florida, that will be used as a brewery, event space, restaurant and beer garden.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 9, 2020
Airline to launch new service between two of state’s biggest airports

Southwest Airlines will offer a new nonstop route from Tampa International Airport to Miami International Airport starting on Nov. 15.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 8, 2020
Popular restaurant chain to open new location in region, hire hundreds

The Cheesecake Factory plans to open a new restaurant at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater, Florida, on Dec. 8.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 7, 2020
Fast-growing cybersecurity firm welcomes new executives

A-LIGN, a Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity firm, has hired Mike Herdegen as chief technology officer and Brian Gladstein as senior vice president of marketing.

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  • October 6, 2020
Boat dealer expands reach with acquisition of $220M company

Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax has acquired SkipperBud’s and its subsidiary Silver Seas Yachts, which combined to generate $220 million in revenue in 2019.

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  • October 4, 2020
Hospital group acquires 12-location medical practice

Exodus Women’s Center was founded in 1992.

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  • October 2, 2020
Airport CEO, spokeswoman, test positive for COVID-19

Both Joe Lopano and Veronica Cintron are doing well, say airport officials.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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