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  • January 4, 2023
Landscape firm, targeting $150M in revenue, mows down Palm Beach acquisition

Juniper Landscaping now has 18 branches in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • March 4, 2010
Amendment means unemployment

State unemployment could rise to nearly 15% or more should Amendment 4, the so-called “Vote on Everything” or “Hometown Democracy” amendment to the state constitution, pass in November.

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  • November 16, 2012
Beach Club owner buys Main Street buildings

The price equated to $102 per leasable square foot.

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  • November 23, 2012
Spigot or stalled? Loan battle continues

Bankers entrenched in a recession-infused yin and yang with small business owners have ammunition to prove their position, that financing really is flowing.

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  • May 2, 2012
Rum man gulps another victory

For an entrepreneur in the rum distilling business, acceptance from Publix liquor stores across Florida is a celebratory occasion.

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  • June 23, 2021
Builder finishes, sells out luxury downtown residential project

SoCe ownership includes Naples Bay Resort membership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 2, 2021
Medical practice begins work on 88,000-square-foot complex, HQ

Officials say practice is ‘bursting at the seams’ in current location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 24, 2021
Prominent restaurant group names new CFO

Kristie Farnell joined Columbia Restaurant Group in July.

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  • June 4, 2020
Wealth management firms announce merger

The founders of both Forza Wealth Management and K-Mack Financial have known each other more than a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 2, 2019
Daniels Marketplace sells for $49 million

AEW Capital Management has purchased the Daniels Marketplace retail center, anchored by Whole Foods, in Fort Myers for $49 million from S.J. Collins, of Atlanta.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 3, 2018
Area tech firms honored for explosive growth

Two Tampa Bay, Florida, area cybersecurity firms — ReliaQuest and KnowBe4 — have made Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of North America’s 500 fastest-growing tech, media, telecom, life sciences and energy firms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 8, 2019
Chicken salad restaurant chain expands in region

Chicken Salad Chick plans to bring its brand of southern-inspired chicken salad offerings to more diners in the Tampa Bay region, opening a restaurant in Brandon, east of Tampa, on Dec. 10.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 2, 2018
University’s gains lead to ‘preeminent’ status

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized a “Preeminent State Research University," joining the University of Florida and Florida State University.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 19, 2014
Holiday spirit in full gear

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg-based software firm that compares travel insurance products and prices, is redefining naughty and nice this holiday season.

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  • February 26, 2015
Syniverse makes interim CEO permanent

Stephen Gray brings extensive telecommunications experience to the Tampa company's executive team.

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  • January 22, 2024
Tampa insurance firm names two co-presidents

BRP Group, an independent insurance firm, made two executive appointments in anticipation of the Tampa company's growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 14, 2024
Bankrupt flooring company closing 2 stores in region

LL Flooring, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will close locations in Clearwater and Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2024
Tampa real estate trust Sila wins bid for NYSE listing

The company will begin trading on the stock exchange in June under the symbol SILA.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 4, 2025
St. Pete manufacturing giant acquires Maryland pharma company

With a plan to expand its pharmaceutical solutions arm, St. Pete-based engineering and manufacturing giant Jabil recently secured a deal to acquire Pharmaceutics International Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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