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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 19, 2023
Tampa Bay the only NFL team losing followers as Swift boosts Chiefs

As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan base erodes, a study finds that the rest of the NFL sees growth, particularly in Kansas City, which saw a Taylor Swift-fueled bump.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 19, 2023
New general manager appointed for The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota

The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota has a named industry veteran Mark Sherwin general manager.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 18, 2023
University of Tampa names Texas professor, administrator president

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University, has been named the new president of the University of Tampa, replacing Ronald L. Vaughn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 18, 2023
Tampa General Hospital picks up 'transformational' donation

Following what Tampa General Hospital calls a "transformational" gift, its children's hospital will be renamed "Muma Children's Hospital at TGH" in honor of donors Pam and Les Muma.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 18, 2023
Tampa manufacturer to acquire PGT Innovations for $3 billion

The largest publicly traded company in Sarasota County and one of the region's biggest employers, PGT Innovations, has been sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • James Peter
  • December 18, 2023
Clothing tycoon buys record-setting Sarasota home for $12M

At $11.5 million, 683 Mourning Dove Drive surpasses the previous record set in June of this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 17, 2023
Former state prosecutor arrested in $100K fraud case with 85-year-old victim

Sherry Lee Ellis, 65, is charged with stealing nearly $113,000 from her Alzheimer's patient boyfriend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 17, 2023
Tampa REIT sells Texas health care center for $258 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a developer gets a $75 million loan for Fort Myers project, an $11 million Pasco hospice is under construction, and a Longboat Key health care building is on the market for $3.1 million.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 16, 2023
Tampa Bay service company promotes president

Valet Living, a Tampa-based residential amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry, made Steve Davis its president of MultiPro Property Solutions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2023
Sarasota Hispanic media company buys faith-based radio station

Solmart Media, a Sarasota-based Latino-owned and -operated radio station company, has acquired a radio station with reach in the Tampa-Clearwater and Orlando markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 15, 2023
Four years after breaking ground, Port Charlotte resort is open

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, which has seen major delays from a pandemic to particularly crippling hurricane since breaking ground, is set to open — with fanfare and hope atop the menu.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 14, 2023
Fort Myers man pleads guilty to $1.3M COVID-19 loan fraud

A Southwest Florida man used more than $1 million for credit cards and real estate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 14, 2023
California insurance giant hires Tampa exec to grow Southeast market

Alliant Insurance Services hired Logan Johnston as its vice president within its Alliant Americas division.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 14, 2023
General contractor chosen for luxury tower in Tampa

A Fort Lauderdale construction company has been picked as the general contractor for a major residential tower coming to downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 14, 2023
Food bank names C-Suite leader to oversee fleet, logistics, supply chain

Bill Haley, who spent nearly 40 years with engine manufacturing giant Cummins, has been named chief logistics and supply chain officer with All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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