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  • November 23, 2020
CBD firm on high growth track surpasses $5M in sales

Proleve Distribution also plans to add 20 employees.

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  • November 22, 2020
Canadian NBA team picks region as home base for upcoming season

Canadian officials declined to let the Toronto Raptors play its season in its home country.

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  • November 20, 2020
Atlanta law firm expands in region with new office, partners

Hall Booth Smith P.C., an Atlanta-based law firm, has opened a new office in Tampa, Florida's Westshore business district.

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  • November 20, 2020
Music man: Restaurateur looks to add pitch-perfect venue to city

Lucas Herraiz, undeterred by pandemic challenges, believes a Japanese-style karaoke club will top the charts in St. Petersburg, Florida's eclectic Grand Central District.

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  • November 19, 2020
Aspiring attorney to be jailed for setting up fake law firms

Tampa, Florida, resident Roberta Guedes, a law school graduate who set up two fake legal firms, is going to federal prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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  • November 18, 2020
Insurance plan distributor buys Texas benefits company

Clearwater, Florida-based AmeriLife Group’s recent deal with American Benefits Exchange expands its reach to include government workers and members of the military.

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  • November 17, 2020
Airline to launch nonstop seasonal route to North Dakota city

Starting Feb. 11, Allegiant will offer nonstop flights from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, also known as PIE, its airport code, to Fargo, N.D.

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  • November 16, 2020
Area advertising firm names new senior brand manager

Evolve & Co., a full-service St. Petersburg, Florida-based advertising and marketing agency, has promoted Lizzie Desrosiers to senior brand manager.

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  • November 13, 2020
Area IT firm makes two acquisitions

ConnectWise, a Tampa, Florida-based IT firm, has acquired a pair of cybersecurity companies: Perch Security and StratoZen.

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  • November 12, 2020
Elevator firms merge to create industry-leading company

Oracle Elevator, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, has merged with Atlanta-based Premier Elevator in a deal that, according to a press release, creates the largest independent elevator service company in North America.

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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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