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Industries

  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 15, 2025
Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant returns to Tampa next summer

After closing its original south Tampa location in 2018, the Spanish tapas restaurant will open a new spot on Bay Street at International Plaza in summer 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 14, 2025
First Watch tops most loved workplace list two years in a row

The daytime dining company cites balance, benefits and culture as factors in the satisfaction of its more than 16,000 employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 14, 2025
USF receives $2.3M for cybersecurity college

The donations come from USF President Rhea Law and philanthropists Kate Tiedemann, Ellen Cotton and Arnie and Lauren Bellini

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 14, 2025
Sarasota family office acquires two Ohio companies

Nickolas Asset Management has acquired OGO and Medal Technologies in North Baltimore, Ohio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 14, 2025
Amazon looks to fill 1,500 jobs in Tampa

As it gets ready for the holiday shopping season, the online retailer is boosting its employee count with seasonal and full-time hires.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 14, 2025
Top Bealls exec announces retirement

Dan Doyle started his career with Bradenton-based Bealls in an anti-shoplifting and loss prevention role.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 14, 2025
Trio of Tampa Bay insurance firm IPOs raise nearly $900M

After years of stagnation, four Tampa Bay area insurers have gone public or announced plans for an IPO this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2025
Pinellas County waste facility employees likely to move with new vendor

The previous operator told the state there would be 70 layoffs, but the county says the new agreement calls for employee retention.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2025
Hoffmann to buy Naples Fifth Avenue property from famed local hotelier

The family-owned business empire is under contract for the five-retailer property in the city's swanky shopping district.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 13, 2025
Barancik Foundation in Sarasota names new president and CEO

The new leader of the family foundation will assume his role in December.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 13, 2025
USF official named president of Texas university

Christian Hardigree has been regional chancellor of USF's St. Petersburg campus since July 2022. Her final day at the university will be Nov. 3.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 13, 2025
46K-square-foot medical center to be built in Nokomis

Coastal Wellness Center will meet the demand for medical office space in the area, the developer says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 13, 2025
Behind-the-scenes look at the $6.8B Gas Plant proposal

An opportunistic and entrepreneurial group takes on a decades-old, confounding development challenge in an historic — and historically overlooked — swath of downtown St. Pete.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 12, 2025
Work is underway at Pasco County development with 2,100 residences

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a pair of lots are sold in Venice, a mall property is sold in Fort Myers, and a shopping center in Tampa is included in a major finance package.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 10, 2025
Survey: Traffic delays come from (some) unexpected issues

A new survey from Tampa-based Mobilization Funding reveals a perception gap between the public and construction professionals, and highlights how payment timing turns short setbacks into long delays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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