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  • August 30, 2024
Mall owners turn from new tenants to complete redos

While the future of traditional malls continues to be in flux, new mall owners see the huge pieces of land as an opportunity to reinvent.

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  • August 29, 2024
Port Charlotte CEO sentenced to federal prison for defrauding NASA

The CEO of Gulf Atlantic International Supply had pleaded guilty to wire fraud for submitting falsified documents to the space agency.

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  • August 29, 2024
Tampa dental manufacturer expanding, doubling employees in the city

Cadmus Dental Lab will move from its Ybor City office to NetPark later this year.

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  • August 29, 2024
Barnes & Noble shutters nearly 30-year-old Carrollwood store in Tampa

The bookstore chain closed its store on North Dale Mabry and will move to a new space in a former Bed Bath & Beyond just north of it.

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  • August 29, 2024
$2.4B Clearwater yacht company adds to board

MarineMax, a Clearwater-based recreational boat, yacht and superyacht services company, has appointed Bonnie Biumi to its board.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 29, 2024
Family behind The Villages buys Boca Grande estate for $21M

The sale is part of a surge in high-dollar deals in the region.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 29, 2024
Tampa doctor seeks tenants for $6.7 million medical office project

Dr. Seth Forman believes office space is on the verge of a comeback.

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  • August 28, 2024
As it shuts stores globally, Foot Locker plans HQ move to St. Pete

The retail chain is planning to relocate its headquarters from New York as part of an effort to streamline costs.

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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • August 28, 2024
Orioles plan high-tech expansion of Sarasota spring training site

A proposed clubhouse addition would bring high-tech batting cages, player facilities and additional parking.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 28, 2024
Tampa fast-food chain names former Starbucks exec new CEO

Chris Tebben has coffee, candy and more on his executive resume.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 28, 2024
Two Tampa Bay nonprofits to receive mental health funding grants

Florida Blue Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is providing $2.4 million to seven nonprofits for mental well-being services and support.

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  • August 28, 2024
Pair of Lakeland storage facilities sold for nearly $2 million

The just-sold self-storage portfolio in Polk County is made up of 257 units across nearly 3 acres.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 27, 2024
National hospital giant promotes Manatee exec to new CEO post

Andy Guz had been CEO at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center for eight years.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 27, 2024
Work officially begins to transform long-vacant St. Pete hospital site

Ten years after Edward White hospital closed in St. Petersburg, work has started to convert it into affordable housing for seniors.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 27, 2024
SRQ adds flight to Cincinnati

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is offering a new flight from Frontier Airlines.

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