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Sports–Entertainment

  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 6, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays leaders begin making sales pitch for new stadium project

The team is reaching out to the public as it pitches its plan to build a stadium that will require public money.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 6, 2026
Naples club completes first phase of $16M renovation project

Phase II of the project at the Club at Olde Cypress is scheduled for completion in the next few weeks.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 4, 2026
Dalí Museum plans $65M expansion

Construction on the planned 35,000-square-foot expansion could begin as soon as this fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • March 4, 2026
MarineMax votes to keep CEO amid bids to buy company

CEO Brett McGill was reelected to his position for a three year term despite bids for a potential takeover.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • March 4, 2026
Tampa entrepreneur invests in European soccer clubs

Not yet 30, Will Freeman is adding to his already-long entrepreneurial resume with a headfirst dive into pro sports investing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 27, 2026
ZooTampa raises $33M toward largest expansion to date

The money helped complete the zoo’s Florida Waters exhibit and expand its existing Straz Family Manatee Rescue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 26, 2026
Tampa investment firm adds United Soccer League to growing sports portfolio

Weatherford Capital, a private investment firm co-founded by former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, has joined a minority investment in the USL.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 24, 2026
Tampa casino names new president

Travis Lunn was tapped for the role at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 20, 2026
Florida State Fair's urgency grows as ag industry battles obstacles

Susanne Clemons has served as chairwoman of the Florida State Fair Authority for five years, using her role to champion the state’s agricultural industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 18, 2026
Second MarineMax shareholder urges sale of company

Levin Capital Strategies is urging the company to consider an activist investor’s $1.1 billion offer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 18, 2026
Hillsborough College president says Rays' stadium plan is a big win for all

Kenneth Atwater spoke with the Business Observer about a how proposed deal to build a stadium and mixed-use development on the school's Dale Mabry campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 12, 2026
New retailers coming to Sarasota mixed-use project on Main Street

Aster & Links, which consists of two residential towers with ground-floor commercial space, marks a milestone.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 11, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays launch streaming service to broadcast 2026 games

Every game, except those scheduled for national broadcasts, will air on the new Rays.TV service, a partnership with Major League Baseball, launching Feb. 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • February 10, 2026
Pinellas boat giant backs CEO amid activist investor's 'failed management' accusations

Donerail has offered to buy MarineMax for nearly $1.1 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 9, 2026
Baltimore Orioles open $23M player development complex in Sarasota

The new player development facility includes a 45,000-square-foot building with biomechanics lab, batting cages, classroom space, player lounge as well as an outdoor turf agility field.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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