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  • March 27, 2019
Health insurer acquired by larger rival in $17.3B deal

Centene Corp. has agreed to acquire Tampa, Florida-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $17.3 billion.

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  • March 26, 2019
Area tech company names new vice presidents, directors

PowerChord, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based tech company, has promoted Michelle Tipton to vice president of finance and Stephanie Shreve to vice president of customer success.

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  • March 25, 2019
In wake of acquisition, firm looks within for executive hire

Ian Barkin has been appointed chief strategy and marketing office at SYKES Enterprises Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based outsourcing company.

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  • March 22, 2019
University names new leader

Steve Currall has worked for major universities in California and Texas.

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  • March 22, 2019
Miller says JLL operates with "best-in-class" people

Brent Miller leads commercial real estate brokerage company JLL's Tampa operations, where he leverages considerable resources and what he calls "best-in-class" people.

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  • March 22, 2019
Convergent Capital Partners focuses on what's next

Covergent Capital Partners, of Tampa, has discovered a new way to profit from the current robust commercial real estate market, even as the distressed asset deals it specialized in are today few and far between.

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  • March 22, 2019
American Landmark isn't afraid of a multifamily cycle

Tampa-based American Landmark Apartments believes that despite considerable development and inflated prices, now is a very good time to buy multifamily properties in the Tampa area, thanks to extended job and population growth.

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  • March 20, 2019
Locally based digital media firm slashes jobs

The Penny Hoarder, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based personal finance website, announced job cuts on Wednesday.

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  • March 20, 2019
Insurance brokerage taps experienced exec as COO

Baldwin Risk Partners, a Tampa, Florida-based insurance brokerage, has welcomed Dan Galbraith as its new chief operating officer.

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  • March 19, 2019
Four finalists emerge in university’s search for a new president

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has chosen four finalists in its search for a successor to USF System President Judy Genshaft, who plans to retire in July after leading the institution for 19 years.

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  • March 18, 2019
Auto dealership opens new $30M facility

Courtesy Toyota of Brandon, an Asbury Automotive Group company, has opened a $30 million, 91,000-square-foot new facility at 9210 E. Adamo Drive in Brandon, next to the site of its old dealership building.

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  • March 15, 2019
University narrows field of contenders for presidency

The search for the University of South Florida’s seventh president is set to pick up steam on Monday when the search committee meets to review the final list of candidates for the post.

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  • March 15, 2019
Stantec designs with community in mind

Design and engineering firm Stantec is using its vast global resources to build projects and communities throughout the Gulf Coast and help clients succeed.

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  • March 15, 2019
Making lemonade from a lemon

Highwoods Properties could ultimately benefit from Laser Spine Institute's sudden exit from its 176,089-square-foot headquarters that the North Carolina-based developer completed in April 2016

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  • March 15, 2019
Colliers ranks I-4 Corridor among top industrial spots in U.S.

The land from Tampa to Orlando, known as the Interstate 4 Corridor, is considered one of the best places to distribute goods from in all the U.S.

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