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  • August 30, 2022
Transit authority receives $18M state grant to buy more electric buses

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection funds are from the federal government’s Volkswagen settlement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 30, 2022
Prominent sugarcane farmer and cattle rancher dies at 79

Joe Marlin Hilliard was inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2017.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 29, 2022
Medical device industry entrepreneur attacks a new industry niche

After growing and exiting one $100 million business, startup medical device entrepreneur Alex Lucio has latched onto another big opportunity.

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  • August 29, 2022
Tampa Bay university named a top employer by magazine

According to Forbes, the University of South Florida ranks No. 21 among large public and private employers in Florida.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 29, 2022
10,000-square-foot retail flex development coming to Bradenton

A group of investors bought the property near I-75 and is building a center to meet demand for flex space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 29, 2022
Entrepreneur set on making a difference in housing industry

When Mark Vengroff's father asked him to take over managing One Stop Housing, he was reluctant. Now, there's nothing he'd rather be doing.

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  • By Steven Benna
  • August 29, 2022
Transactions: Aug. 9-15

A Tampa apartment complex sale for $73M paces this week's transactions.

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  • August 28, 2022
Insider's look at where $3B in state transportation projects is going

Nearly 30 construction projects in the region, worth $3 billion, are underway, an analysis of Florida transportation data shows.

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  • August 26, 2022
Mayor issues RFP for Tropicana Field site, requires acreage set aside for new Rays stadium

Not long after killing a proposal for a Tropicana Field redevelopment plan, Mayor Ken Welch asks for proposals that also include housing affordability and rights wrongs.

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  • August 26, 2022
Rock-star investor puts stamp of approval on St. Pete

Cathie Wood and her company, ARK Investment Management, have gone all-in on the Sunshine City as the nation's next top tech hub.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Bot topic: Business accelerator event to focus on robots in restaurants

High turnover rates are nothing new for restaurants and hotels, but pandemic-driven labor shortages have prompted an increased interest in a robotic future for the hospitality industry.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 26, 2022
Two major commercial real estate firms on the move in Tampa

CBRE and Ciminelli Real Estate Services have found new homes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Hospital adopts technology in which its venture capital fund invested

AI-powered Enroute has resulted in big improvements to Tampa General Hospital's patient transportation system.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Once-sleepy office hub aims to capitalize on desirable location

Long viewed as a buttoned-up business cluster filled with 9-to-5 workers, malls and hotels, Tampa’s Westshore District seeks to reinvent itself as a place to call home.

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • August 26, 2022
Nationally known Fort Myers hospice CEO, after 40 years, remains industry force

"Making changes means really focusing on what needs to be done, not just what’s easy," Samira Beckwith says.

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