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Industries

  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 5, 2022
Rays’ spring training plans uncertain because of hurricane damage

The team will not be able to play at Charlotte Sports Park in Charlotte County, its traditional preseason home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2022
Farm-to-table restaurant leader plots local, statewide expansion

By fall 2023, Naked Farmer expects to have five Florida locations.

  • News
  • By Steven Benna
  • December 5, 2022
Transactions: Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

A vacant commercial land deal for $29 million in Hillsborough County paces the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 3, 2022
Nearly two months after Hurricane Ian, Naples attraction inches toward full reopening

Tin City’s manager and tenants look to reopen the tourist attraction and shopping destination in mid-December after massive overhaul was brought on by flooding from Hurricane Ian.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 2, 2022
Ratings agency CEO: Company pulling back from Florida after summer flap with state officials

Demotech CEO says Florida politics and a property insurance market in shambles has created an "extremely limited appetite for additional business" in the state.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 2, 2022
St. Petersburg receives four bids to redevelop Tropicana Field site

The Tampa Bay Rays have signaled renewed interest in the property by submitting their own proposal, in partnership with Hines, a Houston, Texas-based developer.

  • Development
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 2, 2022
IT services company focuses on optimization of data in the cloud

Founded in 2021, Blue.cloud's valuation has already topped $100 million.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • December 2, 2022
Nautical chart art shop makes big waves in retail sector

Online retailer Sea & Soul Nautical Chart Art is featured in 70 shops nationwide.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Brian Murphy
  • December 2, 2022
How to take your company from startup to unicorn

Cybersecurity entrepreneur Brian Murphy built a company from nothing to a valuation of more than $1 billion. His road there had "no pause button."

  • Advice
  • By Tim Cartwright
  • December 2, 2022
5 things startups need to do to woo investors

The list includes focused management and a meaningful difference from the competition.

  • Advice
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 2, 2022
Blockchain integration firm helps businesses prepare for Web 3.0

The founders of Tampa-based BlockSpaces have been on the frontlines of the internet's next phase for more than a decade.

  • Technology
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 1, 2022
Developers remaking hall where Count Basie, Duke Ellington once played

A joint venture looks to restore the historic Fort Myers property and bring life to an often underserved and overlooked community.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 1, 2022
Tampa law firm hires veteran litigator in of-counsel role

Highly experienced labor and employment law expert Frank Brown joins the Tampa office of GrayRobinson.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 1, 2022
Hillsborough selling nearly 62 acres already zoned for housing

In an unusual move, the county issued a press release announcing the large parcel of land was for sale in one of the fastest growing parts of the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 30, 2022
Wisconsin developer builds Cape Coral apartment complex

The gated complex on Pine Island Road is expected to open to residents late next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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