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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • August 20, 2020
Prominent health care institution woos new leader from national entity

Dr. Patrick Hwu has been appointed president and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

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  • August 19, 2020
Jacksonville builder breaks ground on apartment building in region

Jacksonville-based general contractor LandSouth Construction has begun construction of Santos Flats Apartments, a new apartment community in Brandon, Florida.

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  • August 18, 2020
Third-party delivery service to add 200 drivers in area

Bite Squad, a leading third-party delivery service for restaurants, seeks to hire 200 additional contract drivers in the Tampa, Florida, area.

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  • August 17, 2020
South Florida builder wins contract for luxury hotel project in region

Moss Construction, a national builder headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been awarded a contract for the first phase of construction of the J.W. Marriott Clearwater Beach.

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  • August 14, 2020
Custom homebuilder promotes executive vice president to COO

Don Whetro has been promoted to COO at Clearwater, Florida-based AR Homes.

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  • August 13, 2020
Event management firm, unfazed by pandemic, lands 11 new clients

EventPower, a Tampa, Florida-based event management company, has not allowed the coronavirus pandemic to slow its growth, signing deals with 11 new clients, including Tito's Handmade Vodka.

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  • August 12, 2020
Insurance brokerage firm elevates longtime staffers to partner status

BKS Partners, a national insurance brokerage and risk management company affiliated with BRP Group Inc., has named Jennifer Berry and Frank Baker partners.

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  • August 11, 2020
Developer moves ahead with major multi-use project

The COVID-19 crisis has not impeded New York-based Red Apple Real Estate’s plans for a transformative, multi-use tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 10, 2020
Former White House official joins area cybersecurity firm’s advisory board

Earl Crane, a former White House and Department of Homeland Security official, has joined the board of advisors of Abacode, a Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity and compliance firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 7, 2020
Bank, on strength of PPP loans, doubles net income in second quarter

As of June 30, St. Petersburg, Florida-based First Home Bank had processed $831 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans, which boosted its net income for the second quarter to $2.345 million, a 106% increase from the same period last year.

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  • August 6, 2020
Amazon announces expansion in region, plans 750 hires

Amazon plans to build a new fulfillment center in Temple Terrace, Florida, northeast of Tampa, that will employ 750 people when it opens in 2021.

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  • August 5, 2020
Health care, housing nonprofit names new CEO

Tampa Crossroads, a nonprofit focused on health and affordable housing services — has promoted Gwendolyn Green to CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 4, 2020
Grocer’s sales surge by 21% in second quarter

Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. generated $11.4 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2020.

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  • August 3, 2020
Specialty grocer continues expansion in area with three new locations

With three new stores in the works, Sprouts Farmers Market is set to expand again in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

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  • July 31, 2020
Area attorney named to state appeals court

Suzanne Labrit, a partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Tampa, Florida, office, has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal.

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