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Business News: Kroger Grocery Delivery, Hollywood Stuntman

In other Tampa Bay-area business news: Amazon opens Manatee County delivery center, tiny home donated for Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser.

Some Tampa Bay-area residents can order groceries from Kroger's website and have them delivered to their door with the grocery store chain offering delivery services across Florida. The grocery chain, one of the biggest in the U.S., is new to Florida.
Some Tampa Bay-area residents can order groceries from Kroger's website and have them delivered to their door with the grocery store chain offering delivery services across Florida. The grocery chain, one of the biggest in the U.S., is new to Florida. (Kroger Delivery)

TAMPA BAY, FL — Here are the latest business-related headlines from the Tampa Bay area if you missed them this week.

CreArte Latino To Open Cultural Center In Sarasota

Through its "Para el Futuro/For the Future" initiative, CreArte Latino Cultural Center will expand its community presence and reopen in a new 4,500-square-foot space in Sarasota, according to a news release from the organization. By opening this new facility at 8251 15th Street E., the organization will expand its schedule of theater productions, events and activities.

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Amazon Delivery Center To Open In Southern Manatee County

Amazon plans to open a more than 200,000-square-foot delivery center in southern Manatee County. The facility at 2200 Tallevast Road in Sarasota will open later this year in time for the holiday shopping season, Owen Torres, an Amazon spokesperson, told Patch.

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'Shazam' Hollywood Stuntman Opens 2 Businesses Serving Lakeland

A Hollywood stuntman who has performed in many movies — including "Avengers: End Game" and "Fear of Rain" — has opened two businesses serving Polk County residents. Keil Zepernick, 44, who is currently in Atlanta working on stunts for "Shazam! 2", had a hard time finding work during the pandemic in 2020.

Kroger Offers Delivery Services To Some Local Markets

Kroger, one of the US's largest grocery store chains, has opened automated centers in Tampa Bay that fulfill customers' grocery orders. Read more:

Tiny Home Auction Benefits Boys & Girls Clubs Of Manatee County

Online bidding opened Thursday on a solar-powered tiny home donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County by Pearl Homes. Those interested in the 540-square-foot home at 12444 Cortez Road West in Cortez can bid on it through July 22 at 1 p.m. Online bids can be placed here. All funds raised will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs.

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