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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 23, 2025
Tampa resort and casino gets $65M upgrade, adds 200 jobs

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa introduced 240 remodeled hotel rooms and a new gaming area and reopened a popular restaurant Thursday.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 23, 2025
With its New England debut, First Watch is now in 30 states

The Manatee County-based daytime dining company opened its first restaurant in Massachusetts this week.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 23, 2025
South Tampa staple English pub sets reopening date in new spot

The Oxford Commons establishment Mad Dogs and Englishmen is back to bangers and mash.

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  • January 23, 2025
Sarasota tourism down but occupancy up in November 2024

Data on Sarasota County's visitors was influenced by hurricane recovery efforts, tourism officials say.

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  • January 23, 2025
Report: Sales of older multifamily complexes in Florida have fallen

A new report finds that sales of buildings built prior to Hurricane Andrew have seen a big drop as costs to repair them rise.

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  • January 23, 2025
Port Charlotte's Sunseeker one year later: Low occupancy, high hopes

In its first year of business the Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has faced storms and low occupancy, but the company and local tourism officials say there are signs that it is making an impact.

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  • January 22, 2025
Ferry service between Bradenton, Anna Maria continues after pier damage

The Gulf Islands Ferry is operational between the Riverwalk Pier in Bradenton and Historic Bridge Street Pier on Anna Maria Island.

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  • January 22, 2025
Florida Aquarium surpasses major visitor milestone — again

The tourism attraction turns 30 years old this year.

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  • January 22, 2025
Longtime Tampa litigation firm names new COO

Tenille Turner-Trigg has been with Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig for two decades.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 22, 2025
Tampa synagogue, developer revamp plans for waterfront residential tower

Congregation Rodeph Shalom has agreed to cut the size of the a proposed condominium development in the hopes of swaying city leaders.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 22, 2025
Battery manufacturer gets charged up for expansion project

Tampa-based Lithium Battery Co. seeks to grow its workforce tenfold in three years.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 21, 2025
Fort Myers airport breaks passenger traffic record in 2024

The Lee County Port Authority reports a strong December capped off a record year in travel for RSW.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 21, 2025
St. Petersburg financial firm bought by Mississippi bank

Sabal Trust Co., an employee-owned financial firm, sold for an undisclosed amount.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 21, 2025
Water Street Tampa welcomes slew of new businesses

Four new retail and food locations will be opening in the downtown Tampa neighborhood.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 21, 2025
Seafood restaurant to open in Sarasota's Rosemary District

Lefty's Oyster & Seafood Bar is a business developed by Watershed Hospitality Concepts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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