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Industries

  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 2, 2024
48 jobs cut at Lakeland Winn-Dixie before store rebrands as Aldi

The grocery store in Polk County will be converted into an Aldi following an acquisition.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 2, 2024
Study: Florida ranks third in nation in office space demand

California and Texas lead the country in demand for office space, with Florida coming in third, a new study shows.

  • Florida
  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 2, 2024
Art of building a $300M beverage-flavoring business requires nimble approach

French beverage-flavoring company Monin moved into the United States for the weather and proximity to a key supplier. It's now here going on 30 years — with $300 million in revenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 1, 2024
Family with construction firm buys interest in Sarasota soccer team

The Papanicholas family created an entity to join the Sarasota Paradise ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 1, 2024
Tampa real estate investment firm acquires area complexes

Argyle Real Estate Partners, a Tampa-based real estate investment firm, recently closed on the acquisition of two properties in nearby Lutz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 31, 2024
Tampa tech firm appoints pair of execs to C-suite positions

The move comes after being acquired in the spring

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal

Center Point Medical Center is 100% occupied, according to the buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 31, 2024
Facing $25M loss, Allegiant hires consultant for Port Charlotte resort

Just months after it opened three years late and nearly a quarter-billion dollars over budget, Allegiant Travel Co. has hired a firm to review the resort's prospects.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 31, 2024
Tampa deli owner reflects on five decades of lessons

Jeff Mount never saw himself as "just" a sandwich guy. "If we’re selling sandwiches, we’re in trouble because a lot of people sell sandwiches. We’re in the experience business."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays win final approval for new $1.2 billion stadium

Pinellas commissioners approved use of tourism money to fund the county's portion of a new stadium for the Rays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa museum picks builder for multimillion-dollar expansion

The company is attached to several notable projects in the area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 30, 2024
$2 billion Tampa REIT pays $29 million for Arkansas hospital

The NYSE-listed firm has added eight properties totaling $164 million to its portfolio this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2024
Fort Myers airport gets new CEO, executive director

Steven Hennigan joined the Lee County Port Authority in 2021 and will now lead operations, administration and development at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2024
$2.3M FEMA grant to improve Sarasota traffic signals

Federal funding will help protect traffic signals from wind in the event of a hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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