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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 26, 2026
$2.4 billion sale of Tampa REIT expected to close July 1

Sila Realty Trust shareholders approve agreement to sell the company, setting up deal closing and removal from NYSE trading.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 26, 2026
Sarasota eatery ranks as No. 2 buffet restaurant in US

Der Dutchman is on the USA Today’s 10 Best list for best buffet restaurants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 26, 2026
New $500M hospital with 300-plus beds to open in Lakeland

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital, which plans to begin accepting patients July 8, is the first new hospital in Lakeland in over a century.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 25, 2026
5 cities in region make America's Boomtowns list

The report ranks cities based on growth in annual GDP, housing units and labor force.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 25, 2026
Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority readies $767M in projects

The agency’s new work plan outlines six years worth of projects, what it calls “one of the most ambitious capital programs” its ever embarked on.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 25, 2026
University of South Florida gets $1.5M for AI program

Tampa's ReliaQuest donated the money to expand the programs faculty and add a track in software engineering.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 25, 2026
SWFL bank president, market exec announces retirement

Craig DeYoung started out his working life at a Charlotte County lumberyard. He quickly switched to finance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 24, 2026
Publix exec, pillar of Plant City community dies at 58

Brian West was a Plant City native remembered for his decades of community service both on and off the clock.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
$20B auto retailer creating 100 jobs in Manatee County

Carvana is establishing an inspection and reconditioning center in Manatee County, its second such facility in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 24, 2026
Tampa to rebuild historic community center with $5M in CRA funds

The 71-year-old Rey Park Center in West Tampa will be demolished and rebuilt as the park around it gets upgrades.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
7 flights added at 4 airports in region

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have expanded their routes, with new flights at Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota-Bradenton and Tampa airports.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 24, 2026
Naples waterfront home sells for $27M — and 30% off the original list price

The house in the city's Olde Naples neighborhood was built last year and put on the market in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 24, 2026
Texas Western wear chain picks Brandon plaza to make regional debut

Cavender’s Boot City will open its second Florida location inside the Brandon Exchange mall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 23, 2026
Naples' Hoffmann gets official approval to buy NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins

The family-owned company can move ahead with buying the professional hockey team after the league's governing body gave the transaction its official blessing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 23, 2026
Nearly $1.02M in sales generated during Sarasota restaurant weeks

Visit Sarasota County spearheaded the initiative to promote dining out during the summer.

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