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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 16, 2021
Farm workers in desperate need to get housing options

Affordable housing project in often-overlooked community aims to provide relief for farmworkers toiling in poverty and living in deplorable conditions.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 16, 2021
Area TikTok financial advice star builds massive audience

Spirited young financial entrepreneur whips the world’s biggest banks in getting out in front of a highly sought-after demographic.

  • Finance
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 16, 2021
Strong roots: Credit union exec overcomes steep obstacles

Rocio Smith, Achieva Credit Union’s new market vice president, started her working life as a migrant farmworker. That memory is motivation — and lessons for other executives.

  • Finance
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 16, 2021
Home base: With focus on local lending, community bank raises its profile

With consolidation continuing to roil Florida’s banking sector, St. Petersburg, Florida-based First Home Bank stays true to its core values — while making aggressive moves to grow and expand.

  • Finance
  • By Amanda Postma
  • December 16, 2021
Bill designed to make it easier for startups to secure funding is a hot topic among state officials

A top Florida official has spent months pounding away at a crucial issue for entrepreneurs: fixing how the state oversees funding startups.

  • Finance
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 15, 2021
Electric vehicle maker to open showroom in prominent new development

The Midtown Tampa mixed-use development in Tampa, Florida, will soon have a showroom that display and sell cars made by Polestar, an offshoot of Volvo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 9, 2021
Fire inspires restaurant chain to make changes

First the pandemic. Then a crippling fire knocked a popular Tampa restaurant down again. Now it’s back, providing a jolt for its owners — and the shopping center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 9, 2021
Amazon continues to expand its footprint locally and statewide

Amazon continues ever-growing expansion in Florida, with plans for a new Tampa delivery station. It's a multimillion-dollar effort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 9, 2021
Developer planning industrial, retail and office park

Seagate Development Group tp build plaza off of Constitution Boulevard in Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 8, 2021
Transit agency to spend $80M on fleet of all-electric buses

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, Florida, plans to buy 60 buses, at a cost of $80 million, over the next five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 6, 2021
Iconic building sold for $8.72 million

The Venture Center, a well-known office building in Tampa, sold to commercial real estate firm

  • Transactions
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • December 2, 2021
Brewery quenches thirst for growth, buys spot for new taproom

Up next in the multimillion-dollar expansion plan at Calusa Brewing ? A likely doubling of both the payroll and production barrels.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 2, 2021
Room boom: Hotels have become a hot commodity

Hotel properties across the region are generating solid returns for investors. The trend appears to have staying power.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 2, 2021
Tee time: The Hoffmann Family of Cos. gets into the golf business

What does a family business with holdings from restaurants to office space do to expand? Golf looks like a good place to drive forward.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 2, 2021
Sunny side up: Restaurant group's focus on beachfront locales pays off

The pandemic was a gut punch for Florida’s hospitality industry. Tampa, Florida-based SunPubs, owner of the MacDinton's and Caddy's brands, used the time to regroup and reinvest in its future.

  • Travel-Tourism
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