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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2024
Speak up or keep quiet: When politics and business intersect

Business owners are often taught to not speak about politics and political beliefs or risk tuning customers away. Some ignore the advice and advocate openly.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays stadium, development deal wins city approval

With St. Petersburg's City Council approval, the Rays have one more hurdle to clear to make a new ballpark a reality.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays bring on official bank sponsor

Longtime South Florida institution Amerant Bank continues to solidify its presence in Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County to buy 4.38 acres in Venice for conservation

The purchase price for the property on Lemon Bay Drive is $350,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 17, 2024
St. Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurants

Ed Chiles bought the first restaurant for Chiles Hospitality in 1979.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2024
Manatee pays $4.4 million for sheriff’s department building

The county has closed on the purchase of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office District 3 building which the department has leased for nearly a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 17, 2024
Tampa sign company appoints new CFO

The banner appointment is official this week

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota hospitals climb in US News rankings

Tampa General Hospital and Sarasota Memorial Hospital are among the best hospitals in Florida for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
SRQ to add nonstop flight to New Hampshire

Allegiant Air will add a new destination to SRQ's roster of destination states.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 16, 2024
Gym chain shuttering Fort Myers, Cape Coral locations, cutting 108 jobs

The New York Sports Club announced it would close its local gyms in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
Music school consolidates, adds recording studio in Sarasota

Music Compound is combining its Sarasota and Manatee county operations into one new state-of-the-art facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 16, 2024
With stock down, Hertz stocks up on former Delta executives

The Lee County company's new CEO looks to his old company for turnaround assistance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 15, 2024
Tampa nonprofits focused on community well-being join forces

The company merger is set for January 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 15, 2024
Sarasota physical therapy franchise opens 44 clinics in first half of 2024

A company that provides physical therapy at nearly 600 locations nationwide is continuing to expand and winning awards along the way.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2024
Work on $29M St. Petersburg senior housing project starts next month

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority will break ground next month on the site of the long-vacant Edward White Hospital building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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