Seizure leads to at least 30 job cuts at Premier Manufacturing.

While lamenting some deals that got away, one of the region’s elder statesmen of economic development, Mike Meidel, reflects on his decades in the game — and where the state and region can improve.

With the memory of his late wife front and center — 'Eric, you can’t save me, but you can save our family' — an entrepreneur builds a $12 million company in a decade.

Multiple bills with far-reaching impact on the business community will be up for debate in the 2020 Legislative Session.  

With the results of a comprehensive comparison study against nearly 20 peers, Tampa area officials and business leaders have a core challenge: to recruit and retain talent.   

Joe Gruters relishes his disruptor role in local and state politics, where he’s mostly been behind the scenes. His influence on a vast array of topics is likely to grow — quickly.

The State Senate’s No. 1 leader enters the new Legislative session with lots of ambition, from medical marijuana clarification to infrastructure needs. His chief worry: blind spots.