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  • January 26, 2023
Tampa roof repair program aims to keep residents in homes

Grants will be provided to bring needed roofing repairs and replacements to houses in a city neighborhood.

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  • January 26, 2023
Nonprofit commences search for executive director

The board announced Jennifer Abbott would step into the interim position during this time.

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  • January 26, 2023
Regional council elects slate of new board officers for 2023

Officials from Manatee County, Dunedin, Largo and St. Petersburg will help lead the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.

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  • January 26, 2023
Boston Red Sox name new GM for Florida operations

Shawn Smith has experience in pro baseball and basketball.

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  • January 26, 2023
Supply chain issues may be the new normal for commercial real estate

Rather than riding out the supply chain delays, William Wilson expects the industry to adapt by going by worst-case scenario timelines.

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  • January 25, 2023
Continued construction training program brings on four new participants

The individuals receive pay and benefits during the yearlong program.

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  • January 25, 2023
Growing cannabis retailer opens store in Tampa area

Sunnyside's new store, the company's seventh on the Gulf Coast, is in a former bank building in Lutz.

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  • January 25, 2023
Builder promotes seven executives to new roles

Kast Construction Co. names new leaders for its Miami, Tampa and West Palm Beach offices.

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  • January 25, 2023
Orlando builder buys 25 acres in region, plans 242-unit community

The homebuilder Park Square Homes plans to begin site development in the next few months.

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  • January 25, 2023
Battles between neighborhoods, developers are growing bigger — and louder

Development plans often lead to long skirmishes between neighbors looking to preserve the status quo and developers looking to build.

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  • January 24, 2023
Home sales fell more than 20% in Florida last year

Tampa, Sarasota-Manatee and Naples-Fort Myers saw double-digit drops of housing sales in 2022 as inflation and rising interest rates cooled the market.

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  • January 24, 2023
National law firm names first woman to lead

Jennifer Compton, a Sarasota attorney, was promoted to Shumaker Management Committee chair.

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  • January 24, 2023
Maker of automatic doors moves HQ from California to Tampa

Autoslide’s relocation will create 15 jobs. The company plans to lease a 6,840-square-foot space for an office, showroom, warehouse and training facility.

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  • January 23, 2023
Industrial services company moves into Water Street Tampa HQ

Boasso Global presented to Mayor Jane Castor a miniature model of one of the ISO tanks that it services.

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  • January 23, 2023
Helios announces big start to the year

The news of the company expanding into two new operational centers was followed shortly by an acquisition.

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