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  • September 15, 2026
Tampa sign company expands, buys North Carolina manufacturer

The deal for Rite Lite Signs adds a second production facility and expands the Tampa company’s reach across the Southeast.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 14, 2026
Specialty cheese shop in Sarasota closing after 14 years

Artisan Cheese Company will shutter its storefront in the Rosemary District.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 14, 2026
Dell founder part of group buying Tampa insurance giant in $7.7B deal

The insurance firm has entered into an agreement to sell a majority share in the business and to go private.

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  • September 14, 2026
Tampa defense manufacturer plans $58M HQ expansion, 50 jobs

Tampa Brass & Aluminum is adding 50 new jobs paying an average of $83,200 after choosing Tampa over a competing site in Texas.

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  • September 12, 2026
$50M technical school opens in Lee County

The institute will offer career and technical education to about 500 students from across the region.

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  • September 11, 2026
Group says Floridians are owed $48 billion in unclaimed funds

The national organization Reclaim.org says despite state's efforts to connect people with their money, 13 million accounts are unclaimed.

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  • September 11, 2026
10-building Bradenton office portfolio sells for $7.5M

Wildewood Professional Park on Cortez Road W. has changed hands.

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  • September 11, 2026
St. Pete Beach to break ground on $10.5M fire station

State funding will cover $6.5 million of the storm-resistant replacement for Fire Station 22, which was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 10, 2026
Legal troubles mount as REIT founders indicted for stealing from employees

Already facing an SEC lawsuit and state investigation, the founders of RAD Diversified REIT have been charged with raiding employee benefit programs.

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  • September 10, 2026
Trendy Miami cafe opens new location in Water Street Tampa

Pura Vida Miami’s new all-day cafe is just the start of the health-conscious lifestyle brand’s efforts to expand into the Tampa Bay region.

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  • September 10, 2026
Former Pinellas, Lee tourism chief enters Florida Hall of Fame

DT Minich has spent three decades leading tourism agencies from the Gulf Coast to Central Florida.

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  • September 10, 2026
40 acres in north Manatee for possible ‘residential rezoning’ listed for sale

The property on State Road 62 is has preliminary site plan for a subdivision in place, Lakeland broker says in listing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 10, 2026
$197M construction loan secured for Naples condo

Units in the Olana Naples Residences will start at $32 million.

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  • September 10, 2026
Manatee County label manufacturing company acquired

An Ohio manufacturer has purchased a Manatee company that makes tape and labels.

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  • September 10, 2026
Work underway at Lee project that includes 600 apartments, 190-room hotel

The first phase of the mixed-use development being built across from Coconut Point will include apartments, retail.

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