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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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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  • October 1, 2020
Area insurance company acquires Medicare-focused firm

Clearwater, Florida-based AmeriLife Group LLC has acquired Senior Healthcare Direct, a Palm Harbor company that operates a consumer-facing, Medicare insurance marketplace under the name Medicare Bob. 

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  • September 30, 2020
Airport, hospital system team up to test flyers for COVID-19

Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, has launched a program that will provide COVID-19 tests for arriving and departing passengers.

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  • September 29, 2020
Commercial cleaning firm names new COO

Patrick Durkee joins Palm Harbor, Florida-based Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services as chief operating officer.

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  • September 28, 2020
National industry group taps area banker for leadership role

Pilot Bank President Rita Lowman has been named to the American Bankers Association’s board of directors.

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  • September 25, 2020
Energy company leader to step down next year

Tampa Electric Co. President and CEO Nancy Tower has announced her planned retirement from the company, effective mid-2021.

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