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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 18, 2025
Kroger to cut 1,403 jobs statewide, 234 in Tampa

The grocer is closing its distribution facilities after slightly more than four years since entering Florida.

  • Florida
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 18, 2025
St. Pete-Clearwater International adds New Jersey flight

The round-trip route is one of 30 that Las Vegas airline Allegiant Travel Co. announced this week.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 18, 2025
Feds allege phony contractor scammed elderly Naples woman of $1.2M after storm

The woman continued to give the man money for repairs even after the house was sold.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 18, 2025
Sarasota city leaders approve tiny property sale — for less than $20K

The Sarasota City Commission approved the sale of a 650-square-foot pieced of unused city property that presented an obstacle to Plymouth Harbor's expansion plans on Coon Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • November 18, 2025
Pasco AI software firm to invest $4.6M in expansion, add 60 employees

VantagePoint AI will expand its presence in Wesley Chapel. The expansion also comes with some $300,000 in Pasco-approved incentives.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 17, 2025
Fanatics cutting 286 jobs as it closes south Hillsborough distribution center

The Jacksonville company notified the state of its decision to close a facility "that can no longer meet our long-term goals."

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  • November 17, 2025
Longboat Key beachside estate bought for $17.5 million

The property previously sold in May 2024.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 17, 2025
Florida workers' comp rates to fall nearly 7% next year

The state's Office of Insurance Regulation has approved rate decreases nine consecutive years.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 17, 2025
US News Best Nursing Homes list includes 34 in region

More than 30 nursing homes from Tampa to Lakeland to Naples earned top ratings from U.S. News & World Report.

  • Florida
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • November 17, 2025
Mother-daughter Tampa CPA firm merges with Michigan company

Professional advisory firm Rehmann is growing in other parts of Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch nursery sold to Georgia company

CC Landscaping Warehouse Plus was acquired by SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Eric Garwood
  • November 16, 2025
Sarasota Little League treasurer charged with theft of more than $200,000

The Sarasota league president tells investigators that vendors first reported debts in July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 16, 2025
Sales and construction to start on $350M Naples condo, marina project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a new aquatic center to be built in Bradenton, the Rays are upgrading their stadium, and a new subdivision will be built in Pasco.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 14, 2025
Bradenton Area Convention Center cuts ribbon on $54M renovation project

The newly updated convention center in Palmetto offers 95,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • November 14, 2025
Tampa pharmacy pays $17M for false Medicare claims

VRA Enterprises LLC, doing business as a Tampa pharmacy called Precision RX, settled allegations it fraudulently billed Medicare for COVID-19 tests that were never distributed.

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