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| Jo-Lynn Brown
►The Woodhouse Day Spa in downtown St. Petersburg had its ribbon cutting with owner Ginger Lettelleir, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher and St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman on hand.

►The Sembler Company, a St. Petersburg-based shopping center developer, completed construction of Disston Plaza, a Publix-anchored neighborhood center at the corner of 49th St. N. and 38th Ave. N.

►Digital Media Solutions in Clearwater, an independent digital advertising agency, acquired the BetterLoanChoice.com personal lending marketplace.

►Protect My Car announced that funds managed by Crestview Partners, together with members of PMC’s management team, have completed the acquisition of PMC from a private investor group.

►Aberdeen Advisors in St. Petersburg has added Bob Hartford to its advisory team.

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