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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • April 1, 2020
Area insurance company acquires Wisconsin industry marketing firm

Clearwater, Florida-based AmeriLife Group LLC has acquired a majority stake in Jack Schroeder and Associates LLC, an insurance marketing company based in Green Bay, Wis.

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  • March 31, 2020
To combat shortages, restaurant chain adds grocery items to offerings

To fight food shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Petersburg, Florida-based Little Greek Fresh Grill will focus on takeout, curbside service, delivery and a new grocery sales capability.

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  • March 30, 2020
Restaurant patrons set up GoFundMe campaigns for laid-off staff

Fans of Gulf Coast restaurants affected by the COVID-19 crisis aim to raise $110,000 for workers who've been laid off.

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  • March 28, 2020
Publix offers rent relief in Publix-owned shopping centers

The relief package includes waiving rent for two months.

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  • March 27, 2020
Biotech firm, in response to pandemic, will offer free online science course

Starting March 31, Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm SynDaver will provide instructor-led artificial frog dissection courses via Facebook Live.

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  • March 26, 2020
New York investment firm buys area sports events company

New York investment firm Advance has acquired Tampa, Florida-based The Ironman Group from Wanda Sports Group Co. Ltd.

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  • March 25, 2020
Hotel management firm launches assistance fund for laid-off workers

McKibbon Hospitality, a Tampa-based company that operates hotel properties in nine states, has established a fund that, beginning April 3, will pay its laid-off workers $200 per week for 90 days.

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  • March 24, 2020
Area small business leader pleads for government leaders to act on crisis

Mike Harting, CEO of 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, says elected officials need to act now to save small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • March 23, 2020
Storage firm offers discounts to students displaced by pandemic

Clearwater, Florida-based PODS Enterprises LLC has cut its rental, delivery and transportation fees by 10% for college students who have lost their on-campus housing as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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  • March 20, 2020
Area real estate firm facilitates $11.5M sale of Orlando shopping center

The Tampa, Florida, office of Ciminelli Real Estate Services facilitated the $11.5 million sale of Republic Square in Orlando, a retail center that's set for redevelopment as a multifamily housing complex.

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  • March 19, 2020
Area distillery stops liquor production, shifts to hand sanitizer

Kozuba & Sons Distillery in St. Petersburg, Florida, has taken the bold step of ceasing all liquor production and repurposing its facility to make hand sanitizer that's needed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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  • March 18, 2020
Boat dealer acquires digital platform intended to improve customer experience

Boat and yacht retailer MarineMax Inc. has acquired Boatyard, a digital platform that allows boat owners to quickly contact service providers via a mobile app.

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  • March 17, 2020
Restaurant chain promotes longtime employee to COO

Hooters Management Corp. has promoted Bill Moore, who joined the company in 1992, to COO.

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  • March 16, 2020
Real estate investment firm breaks ground on multifamily housing project

Stoneweg US, a St. Petersburg, Floria, property investment firm, broke ground last week on Tuscan Reserve Apartments, a 123-unit apartment building in Palm Coast.

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  • March 13, 2020
Credit union opens bilingual branch in area

Suncoast Credit Union has opened its 70th branch, located at 4340 W. Hillsborough Ave., in Tampa, Florida, and all staff members are fluent in both English and Spanish.

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