Industries

By Elizabeth King
January 2, 2026

Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale

Ideal Image Development Corp. is shuttering its corporate office.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
January 2, 2026

Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property

At nearly $700,000 per acre, it would take the average Floridian saving 30% of their salary 41.95 years to afford an acre.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
January 2, 2026

Sarasota County manufacturer acquires Pinellas firm

Adams Group is growing with the addition of Mill-Rite Woodworking to its company.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Anastasia Dawson
January 2, 2026

Tampa ends year as 4th hottest rental market in Florida, report says

An annual report has ranked Tampa among the top 30 toughest rental markets in the nation and the fourth hottest market in Florida — just behind Miami, Broward County and Orlando, respectively.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Anastasia Dawson
January 2, 2026

26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
December 28, 2025

$200M Sunseeker resort sale among brokers' most interesting deals of 2025

Local commercial real estate insiders look back at 2025 in the region and forward to what's to come in 2026.

Florida

By Mark Gordon
December 27, 2025

Sarasota water bottle company wins over social media influencer

WellHouse will work with RossCreations in 2026. The startup also now has a distribution deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
December 26, 2025

Charlotte County resort aims for 'sweet spot' after $200M sale

Sunseeker Resort plans to expand its meeting space, events-driven programming and culinary offerings to boost business in 2026.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Louis Llovio
December 25, 2025

Alico continues to reinvent itself year after it exits citrus industry

The Fort Myers company, which had been planning its transformation to a diversified land company for two years, reports progress after walking away from citrus production.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Anastasia Dawson
December 24, 2025

Tampa movie theater sees bright future ahead in 2026

It's been one year since Shana David-Massett and Tim Massett took a chance on revamping a movie theater at University Mall. Now, their Sun Ray Cinema is becoming a cult classic of its own.