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Industries

  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 17, 2026
Bradenton-based industrial roofing company acquired

Skybound Service Partners is the new owner of Unicoat Industrial Roofing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2026
Lakeland heavy equipment dealership projects $12M in sales in year one

Sawgrass New Holland is designed to attract customers along the I-4 corridor and work with owner-operators across landscaping, land clearing and construction fields.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 16, 2026
Boston hotelier buys Naples resort for $41M

The Naples Bay Resort & Marina was bought by Pyramid Global Hospitality, which will operate it under its Benchmark Resorts & Hotels collection.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 16, 2026
Stetson University to redevelop Tampa Law Center property

The university is partnering with Bromley Cos. to make major changes to its 6.5-acre property in Tampa, adding hotels, retail and restaurants.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2026
60-bed inpatient rehab hospital opens in Bradenton

“We want to be the best,” Bradenton Rehabilitation Hospital CEO Tom Marnejon said. “We want to be the best in South Florida. We want to be the best in the state of Florida.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2026
Jabil's board approves $1.5 billion share buyback program

The St. Petersburg company says after securing the authorization it will repurchase shares from ‘time to time.’

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2026
46-year-old Pinellas flea market staying put despite development

The Oldsmar Flea Market says it is consolidating its space after a piece of its land it operated from sold to multifamily developer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 15, 2026
Goodwill Bargain Barn to open at former Tervis HQ in Venice

Merchandise will be sold by the pound at the store, located in the Goodwill Triple Diamond Sustainability and Logistics Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 15, 2026
Busch Gardens announces 'final ride' for iconic roller coaster

Kumba, the theme park’s 33-year-old roller coaster, will close on Aug. 2.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 15, 2026
Construction giant sends AI-trained humans to $1.1B SWFL airport project

Suffolk Construction’s new “Jobsite of the Future” program is a first-of-its-kind, AI-powered operating program redefining how the $7.4 billion company builds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 14, 2026
Scream-A-Geddon returns to Tampa Bay after $2.5M transformation

The independent haunted house park returns for its 12th season with a reimagined midway and updated attractions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 14, 2026
French food and beverage firm to invest $100M in Pasco facility

Monin, a more than 100-year-old family-owned French company, plans to build a facility on 70 acres and add more than 100 jobs in Zephyrhills.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 14, 2026
Venice senior living community reveals 50-acre satellite campus plan

Village On The Isle’s Arbor Vita neighborhood will have 130 apartments and 50 cottages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 14, 2026
High-end Tampa mall announces 9 new retailers, including Dolce and Gabbana

Seven of the nine new stores coming to the shopping mall are new to the Tampa Bay market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 14, 2026
Three properties on same Naples street hit market for nearly $12M

A sales group within John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate is selling the homes in Quail West Golf & Country Club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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