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Entrepreneurs

January 30, 2026

Sarasota jeweler goes viral with videos — including baby squirrel

Jeweler Todd Alan's patient path to success in a competitive market is led by a core principle: building trust with clients.

January 24, 2026

Well-known Florida CRE veteran and raconteur turns novelist

Bill "The Dirt Dog" Eshenbaugh returns to his family roots in a historical novel set during the Civil War.

January 23, 2026

Veteran bankers see opportunity amid surge of industry consolidation

Ambitious executives break a 5-year-long drought of new banks in Tampa Bay with a team-focused startup: Echelon Bank.

January 16, 2026

40 years after first hotel sale, 'Queen of Clearwater Beach' is still making deals

Local commercial real estate broker Gi Gi Gillis keeps selling hotels along the Pinellas County beaches as her firm looks to grow.

Health Care

February 10, 2026

TGH to open Innovation Center in Ybor City

The 32,000-square-foot facility will house Tampa General Hospital’s innovation team and feature a “hospital room of the future.”

February 2, 2026

USF College of Nursing receives $2M gift to fund scholarships

The money will help college graduates return to school to receive a second bachelor’s degree in nursing.

February 2, 2026

Sarasota hospital uses strong bond ratings to fund $1B in projects

Thanks to favorable ratings that cut the cost of borrowing, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is funding more than $1 billion in expansion.

Residential Real Estate

February 10, 2026

Report: Affordable apartments in Tampa have increased 49% since 2020

A national study found that 3,711 affordable housing qualified apartments were built in metro Tampa between 2020 and 2024.

February 8, 2026

DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers affordable house project nails down financing, a Clearwater office building sells, and a Sarasota office park hits the market.

February 4, 2026

Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project

Plutus Capital Partners is helping to fund Rosemary Townhome Development LLC, a project through Vollmer Real Estate Investments.

Tampa Bay Rays unveil stadium designs, plan to woo public

With public support critical to selling its ballpark plan, the team will begin hosting community engagement sessions to discuss its plans.

Venice senior living community buys 50 acres for $21.5M

DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M

Tampa Bay Rays unveil stadium designs, plan to woo public

Bradenton used car lot sells for $1.25M

Sarasota jeweler goes viral with videos — including baby squirrel

Well-known Florida CRE veteran and raconteur turns novelist

Veteran bankers see opportunity amid surge of industry consolidation

40 years after first hotel sale, 'Queen of Clearwater Beach' is still making deals

Wright’s Gourmet House opens Tampa hospital location

Melting Pot celebrates milestone with brand makeover, merchandising

After changes, Boar’s Head reopens plant tied to listeria outbreak

Darden to transform 4 Bahama Breeze eateries in region

Veteran bankers see opportunity amid surge of industry consolidation

Large Tampa CPA firm promotes pair to shareholder role

Prominent Tampa financial adviser, philanthropist dead at 57

$34M in financing secured for two Sarasota County projects

TGH to open Innovation Center in Ybor City

USF College of Nursing receives $2M gift to fund scholarships

Sarasota hospital uses strong bond ratings to fund $1B in projects

Report: Affordable apartments in Tampa have increased 49% since 2020

DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M

Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project

Report: Affordable apartments in Tampa have increased 49% since 2020

Baltimore Orioles open $23M player development complex in Sarasota

Swedish construction firm to rebuild Tampa school in $77M project

Wright’s Gourmet House opens Tampa hospital location

Leaders can help promote humble confidence, erase impostor syndrome

The peril and promise of siblings in a family business

How and when to fire a family member from the family business

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