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Transportation

  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 22, 2026
Manatee moving company adds commercial division

Spirit Movers has introduced white-glove service for businesses requiring moving and logistics support.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 4, 2025
Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

JetBlue will begin service between Southwest Florida International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, New York.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • December 3, 2025
Port Tampa Bay buys two cranes, part of expansion investment

The port purchased two ship-to-shore cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. that handle larger, wider-beam vessels.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • December 2, 2025
USPS contractor will shutter after 'steep' revenue loss, cut 84 jobs in Tampa

Longtime postal service contractor 10 Roads Express LLC plans to permanently close operations by March.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 27, 2025
Private aviation operator opens new facility at SRQ

Fixed-base operator Sheltair Aviation has marked the grand opening of its 16th facility at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 26, 2025
Best Buy warehouse in Polk sold for nearly $50M

The facility was built specifically for the giant electronics retailer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 25, 2025
Chick-fil-A to open $150M distribution center in Polk County

The facility, in Winter Haven, is projected to deliver 180 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 21, 2025
Hillsborough to upgrade buses with $32 million in federal funds

The federal funding allows the Hillsborough Transit Authority to replace 33 diesel-fueled buses with new, low-emissions vehicles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 10, 2025
Naples food distribution facility opens

The 18,000-square-foot Meals of Hope facility will help feed more than 4,000 families.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 4, 2025
SeaPort Manatee breaks annual cargo record

The Manatee County port reported its highest-ever annual volume of liquid and dry bulk.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 20, 2025
Florida rises in national rankings for electric vehicle sales

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation report found Florida has the second-biggest market share gain in buying EVs.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 14, 2025
Amazon looks to fill 1,500 jobs in Tampa

As it gets ready for the holiday shopping season, the online retailer is boosting its employee count with seasonal and full-time hires.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 6, 2025
Logistics firm to shutter St. Pete facility, impacting roughly 100 employees

ID Logistics US Inc. will close its St. Petersburg location next January in hopes of consolidating all operations to another facility in Ruskin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 29, 2025
Fort Myers car dealership properties sell for $33.7 million

The Orlando car dealer Bill Nero Automotive Group has bought two Galeana Automotive Group owned dealerships in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 22, 2025
Downtown Sarasota to get Bentley franchise in 2026

A Bentley franchise has been awarded to Dimmitt Automotive Group, which has experience selling what the company's CEO calls "reward automobiles."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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