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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Jim Stinson
  • January 3, 2024
Restaurant giant Bloomin' Brands adds two new board members

Bloomin' Brands appointed two new board members, and both have ties to Starboard Value, the activist fund that owns almost 10% of the Tampa-based restaurant giant.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • January 3, 2024
Tampa real estate branding agency sells to two employees

The president and founder of Walker Brands has stepped down as the real estate development branding firm is acquired by two longtime employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 3, 2024
Developers buy land near Tropicana Field for $115 million luxury tower

Plans call for a 23-story, 251-unit mixed-use development near the redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • January 3, 2024
State legislators aim to address health care, insurance, shoplifting

As in past Florida Legislative sessions, the power of the Senate president and House speaker will dictate much of the bills that either get passed or languish in committees.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 2, 2024
$55.6M purchase expands New York investment firm’s Florida footprint

Clarion Partners, which already owns 5.8 million square feet of industrial space in Central Florida, bought two Tampa warehouses minutes from Tampa International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • January 2, 2024
Tampa RV company secures $35M in financing for expansion

Seffner-based Lazydays closed on a $35 million mortgage loan facility funded by clients of Coliseum Capital Management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • January 2, 2024
St. Petersburg bank names new CEO and president

St. Petersburg-based BayFirst Financial, parent company of BayFirst National Bank, appointed Thomas Zernick as CEO and Robin Oliver as president and COO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Sean Snaith
  • January 2, 2024
Prominent economist says Florida looks mostly sunny

Florida’s strong economy, says Sean Snaith, "will be a shelter from the storm."

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 1, 2024
Tampa-area construction, concrete entrepreneur and inventor dies at 78

James Patrick Judge, a Dunedin resident and longtime entrepreneur in the concrete and construction industries in the region and across the state, has died.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 1, 2024
Boca Raton investors pay $6.75 million for Pinellas portfolio

A Boca Raton real estate investment firm has bought a nearly 45,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Alex Walsh
  • January 1, 2024
Data dive: Wages might increase, housing inventory might rebound

While the job market shows signs of slowing down, even a little, Florida remains a hot place to be.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 31, 2023
Statewide entrepreneur help center opens two new offices in region

The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida is opening a pair of satellite offices in the region to kick off 2024.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 31, 2023
Real estate industry insiders dish about the upcoming year — good and bad

A look at how four significant issues, from consumer spending to artificial intelligence, will impact the region.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 28, 2023
2023 in deals: Big apartment sales, big Publix spending, big farms hit market

Despite worries about macro challenges, commercial real estate remained strong across Florida's Gulf Coast in 2023.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 27, 2023
USF goes for the big score with $340M stadium project

University of South Florida hopes the 35,000-seat stadium will be a go-to mid-sized venue for the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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