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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • January 5, 2026
Sprinkles Cupcakes closes all stores nationwide — including two in region

The popular bakery chain had three Florida locations: in Tampa's Hyde Park, Manatee County's Shoppes at UTC and Walt Disney World's Disney Springs.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 5, 2026
Jabil closes $750M acquisition of energy management company

The 850-employee international company specializes expert in power systems and energy optimization for data centers.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • January 5, 2026
Marketing executive caught the bug for collecting vintage Volkswagens

When she’s not running Pinstripe Marketing & Interactive, Ginger Galloway is likely driving around town in one of her three beloved vintage Volkswagen cars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2026
Sarasota nonprofit CEO finds her zen by creating, teaching ancient Japanese art

Megan Howell has taken her love for the culture — and art — of a country some 7,300 miles away to new levels.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 4, 2026
Tourism chief rock and rolls all nite and parties every day

Santiago Corrada has amassed a collection of Kiss memorabilia with at 100,000 pieces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Janet Leiser
  • January 3, 2026
Naples marketing director cloaks himself in history

Jacob Winge's passion goes back — way back — in time to get his mind off work.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale

Ideal Image Development Corp. is shuttering its corporate office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 2, 2026
Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property

At nearly $700,000 per acre, it would take the average Floridian saving 30% of their salary 41.95 years to afford an acre.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 2, 2026
Sarasota County manufacturer acquires Pinellas firm

Adams Group is growing with the addition of Mill-Rite Woodworking to its company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa ends year as 4th hottest rental market in Florida, report says

An annual report has ranked Tampa among the top 30 toughest rental markets in the nation and the fourth hottest market in Florida — just behind Miami, Broward County and Orlando, respectively.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • January 2, 2026
26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 28, 2025
$200M Sunseeker resort sale among brokers' most interesting deals of 2025

Local commercial real estate insiders look back at 2025 in the region and forward to what's to come in 2026.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2025
Sarasota water bottle company wins over social media influencer

WellHouse will work with RossCreations in 2026. The startup also now has a distribution deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 26, 2025
Charlotte County resort aims for 'sweet spot' after $200M sale

Sunseeker Resort plans to expand its meeting space, events-driven programming and culinary offerings to boost business in 2026.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 25, 2025
Alico continues to reinvent itself year after it exits citrus industry

The Fort Myers company, which had been planning its transformation to a diversified land company for two years, reports progress after walking away from citrus production.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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