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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2025
Ohio mall owner will sell its 10 Florida centers

The properties to be sold include Edison Mall in Fort Myers and WestShore Plaza in Tampa.

  • Florida
  • By Sharon Hillstrom
  • April 24, 2025
Bradenton Area EDC leader: Businesses, educators can create modern workforce

The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. seeks to close the gap between "what students are learning and what businesses need now and in the future."

  • Opinion
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 23, 2025
Moffitt Cancer Center's Pasco campus meets pair of milestones

The topping out of the Moffitt Discovery & Innovation Center for research and the installation of a cyclotron are the first landmarks since the project broke ground in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 23, 2025
Sarasota County projects $8M stadium funding shortfall by 2030

County officials will analyze funding options using the Tourist Development Tax to address future repair and replacement costs for Ed Smith Stadium and CoolToday Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 23, 2025
$9.5B Lakeland credit union to acquire Tallahassee bank

MidFlorida Credit Union, a longtime Polk County institution, is acquiring Prime Meridian Holding Co. and its subsidiary, Prime Meridian Bank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 23, 2025
Naples investor puts $1.05 million into 3D-printed seawall manufacturer

Tamiami Angel Funds has increased its investment in Kind Designs, a Miami environmental technology company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 23, 2025
Retirement community on Sarasota Bay plans major expansion

The addition of 153 more residences and parking structure will help the 59-year-old Plymouth Harbor retirement community reduce its five-year waiting list and parking shortage.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Eric Garwood
  • April 23, 2025
Sarasota commissioners reject deal to buy Main Street lot for justice center

The proposal to buy 0.6 acres for $4.875 million failed to reach super-majority approval by the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 22, 2025
Historic St. Petersburg dog track sold

The St. Petersburg Kennel Club has merged with a private equity firm and taken a $58.2 million mortgage on the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 22, 2025
Tampa couple to franchise youth athletics training facility

Ben and Darcy Milsom, a Tampa couple with careers in sports, plan to open a D1 Training franchise May 3 in the Westchase neighborhood.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 22, 2025
$75M in affordable housing projects coming to Collier, Lee counties

A Naples construction company plans to build more than 300 affordable housing units in Naples and Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 22, 2025
Walgreens ordered to pay $300M for filling illegal opioid prescriptions

The national pharmacy chain was been fined as illegal opioid prescriptions and false claims added up.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 22, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center appoints new CEO

A Texas health care executive has been selected to lead the hospital in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 22, 2025
FCCI Insurance expands excess and surplus coverage

A Sarasota-headquartered insurance company with $3.3 billion in assets is offering excess and surplus coverage to all of its regions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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