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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • May 4, 2020
Hooters spinoff restaurant debuts in area

After debuting in Illinois in 2017, Hoots opened its first Florida location this week in St. Petersburg.

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  • May 1, 2020
Cancer center, after scandal, names new executive

John Cleveland joined Moffitt Cancer Center in 2014.

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  • April 30, 2020
Area bank posts best quarterly gain in deposits since 2004

Despite a robust quarter in most metrics, profits dropped at First Citrus Bank.

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  • April 29, 2020
Entrepreneur behind $175 million business joins investment bank

Barry Shevlin will lead the Skyway Capital Markets Technology practice.

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  • April 27, 2020
Authorities: area man duped 60 investors, used funds to buy luxury cars

The SEC also alleges Steven Brickner misrepresented to investors his experience as a successful entrepreneur.

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  • April 27, 2020
Retired banking executive joins tech company board

Bob Anastasi joined Raymond James in 1999.

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  • April 24, 2020
Biotech firm expands footprint in region with $10M investment

Amgen, a California-based biotech firm, has leased an additional 33,000 square feet in Tampa's Westshore business district.

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  • April 24, 2020
Apex Awards honor region's brokers

Realtors Land Institute awards recognize top land-focused brokers nationwide, including six from the Gulf Coast and Central Florida

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  • April 23, 2020
Report: crisis will be big hit to region's tourism sector

Report says Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater region will be hit especially hard by COVID-19 crisis.

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  • April 23, 2020
Specialty grocer to hire 110 workers — virtually — for new store

Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in Seminole, Florida, on July 15.

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  • April 22, 2020
Airport to receive $81M as part of COVID-19 relief package

Tampa International will receive $81 million as part of an airline industry bailout made possible by the federal CARES Act.

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  • April 21, 2020
Marketing firm names new CFO

Bob Reich has been named CFO of Catalina, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based marketing firm.

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  • April 20, 2020
Business incubator launches COVID-19 aid program for area startups

Tampa Bay Wave, led by CEO Linda Olson, has launched a COVID-19 relief fund for tech startups.

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  • April 17, 2020
Telecom infrastructure company acquired by private equity firm

Clearwater-based telecom infrastructure company Knight Enterprises has been acquired by a New York private equity firm.

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  • April 16, 2020
Health care company to pay $41M in fraud settlement

A Tampa health lab and clinic were accused of billing government programs for medically unnecessary urine drug tests.

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