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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 18, 2025
RV dealership to lay off 76, shutter Tampa headquarters

Lazydays made the job announcement along with announcing a Jacksonville firm has signed a letter of intent to acquire most of the firm's assets for $30 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 16, 2025
Tampa RV firm to sell assets for $30M — two years after passing $1B in sales

Lazydays Holdings would sell its assets to a Jacksonville company under the proposed deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 10, 2025
St. Pete title company in 29 states after Rhode Island acquisition

Tag Agency Professionals, which provides services to car dealerships, fleet companies and others, has expanded in the northeast and nationally with purchase of EZDMV.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 9, 2025
Food distribution giant opens 1M-square-foot facility in southern Manatee

Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc. aims to improve operational efficiency and employee experience with its new distribution center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 5, 2025
Sarasota luxury RV company offers 'land yachts' for rent

An opportunistic entrepreneur captures a niche market in shuttling luxury RV passengers across the country, with an uptick in one-way trips and demand for shorter ventures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 26, 2025
DeSantis touts $1.3B investment in Tampa Bay transportation

Gov. Ron DeSantis praised a $1.3 billion investment in transportation infrastructure projects in the Tampa Bay region, funding the Howard Frankland Bridge and a major Pinellas County expansion of I-275.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 22, 2025
SeaPort Manatee installs new security booths

Through a state grant, the Manatee County port has added three new security booths after its old ones were destroyed in Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 7, 2025
Tariffs trip up major growth plans for Venice logistics firm

After a yearslong construction project, Sarasota County logistics and trucking company D-Trans has opened its $6.8 million, 27,000-square-foot headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 29, 2025
Fort Myers flight training school solidifies fleet

Following a strategic plan, Paragon Flight Training is "Piper exclusive."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 12, 2025
Airline launches new nonstop service from Tampa to Key West

Breeze Breeze will fly four times a week to the Conch Republic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 29, 2025
Patrick Britton-Harr indicted for AeroVanti and Medicare fraud

The founder of the Sarasota private jet company faces decades in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 20, 2025
Houston megadealer buys family-owned Fort Myers Lexus, Acura stores

Group 1 expands its Florida footprint with the purchase of the Scanlon Auto Group's two Tamiami Trail dealerships.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 13, 2025
Construction begins on Tampa 22-mile bike loop

The city of Tampa announced that construction has officially begun on a long-awaited pedestrian and bicycle loop around the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 7, 2025
Naples Hyundai to undergo multimillion-dollar renovation

The Zellers family has owned Tamiami Hyundai for 17 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 22, 2025
Free ride service launches in Palmetto, Bradenton

Freebee provides complimentary rides in electric vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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