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Tampa's Busch Gardens will get $40 million in improvements

The local theme park announced that the upgrades will include new animals and major overhaul to Adventure Island.

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Longboat Key fine dining institution Euphemia Haye closed

Euphemia Haye and The Haye Loft closed abruptly last week with little notice or detail.

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  • April 30, 2025
$40M project brings affordable senior housing to North Port

When complete, the development in North Port will include 202 affordable housing units.

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  • April 30, 2025
Clearwater's KnowBe4 names new president, CEO as founder steps aside

Stu Sjouwerman, the cybersecurity firm's founder and CEO, will become the company's into executive chairman.

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  • April 30, 2025
Bradenton bioscience company invests in 3D printing technology business

The investment by Continuity Biosciences LLC into PinPrint Inc. will expand the company’s footprint from therapeutic to aesthetic and cosmetic applications.

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  • April 30, 2025
Billionaire entrepreneur David Hoffmann pays $85 million for Naples home

The house that Hoffmann, whose company’s holdings span multiple industries and countries, bought is on Naples Bay in the city’s Port Royal neighborhood.

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  • April 30, 2025
Florida man sues state investigator after 11 felony charges dropped

The former roofing company salesman blames a "faulty investigation" and "fabricated facts" for upending his life.

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  • April 29, 2025
Atlanta med weight loss firm to operate in Tampa, add 100 jobs

OrderlyMeds, an Atlanta-based medical weight loss company, moves into its manufacturing hub in August.

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  • April 29, 2025
Peachey's Baking Co. sets opening date in Sarasota

The wildly popular donut business is coming to the Landings shopping center.

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  • Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Tampa Bay foster care nonprofit breaks ground on new 12,000-square-foot center

Funding for A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay's new building comes from an $8 million fundraising campaign.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 29, 2025
Sarasota Memorial Hospital pioneers new tech in operating room

A surgical team at Sarasota Memorial Hospital employed headsets and AI-enhanced software to increase efficiency.

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  • April 29, 2025
Sarasota Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant opens second location

University Town Center is the second location for Florence & the Spice Boys, which started as a food truck.

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  • Dana Kampa
  • April 29, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club rebuild on hold as economic uncertainty increases costs

Leadership says it is pausing the project for 90 days after receiving an unexpectedly high final estimate, but it isn't giving up on construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 29, 2025
Naples residential property sells for record $225 million

The three continuous beachfront properties total 15 acres in prime Collier County neighborhood.

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  • April 29, 2025
Embarc Collective launches partnership program, starting with Reliaquest

The Tampa-based startup hub's newly launched partnership program part of a plan to scale the organization to regional success.

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