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Report: Rent increases double-digits in Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota-Bradenton

Tampa Bay and Sarasota show moderate rental-price growth compared to other cities.

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Cafe and burger franchises plot Tampa Bay, Sarasota debuts

Franchise development executives agree: Florida, specifically the west coast of the state, is hot.

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Startup accelerator program aims to transform climate technology

The Tampa Bay Innovation Center is launching its next startup accelerator, which will focus on innovations in climate technology, sustainability and resilience.

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Tampa-area business leader named lead director of Arkansas bank

Encore Bank has elected St. Petersburg resident Rita Lowman as its board's lead director.

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Tampa Bay eye specialists combine

Sight360, a vision-care service company, has merged with Florida Eye Specialists and Cataract Institute, an ophthalmology and optometry practice.

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Sprouts makes headway in Florida’s Publix-dominated market

Arizona natural food grocer Sprouts Farmers Market is carving out a niche for itself in the state — even in the shadow of Publix, the 10,000-pound elephant.

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YMCA, Pinellas County Schools partner on unique $48M project

The city of St. Petersburg's new YMCA will soon unite with a completed public school.

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Applications open for Business Observer's Top Contractors issue

The deadline to submit is Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

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Tampa airport lands new nonstop route to Southern California

Breeze Airways will add a new California destination to Tampa International Airport in May.

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  • January 23, 2024
Plant City manufacturing site sold for nearly $22 million

The Brennan Investment Group plans to more than double the existing Sonoco Products facility to nearly a half-million square feet.

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  • January 23, 2024
Tampa startup turns invasive species into exotic leather fashion brand

Inversa is attacking a major underwater problem while also trying to grow a 10-employee company.

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  • January 22, 2024
Firm closes leases on 108,000 square feet in metro Tampa

The Feil Organization signed 14 leases at its properties in Pinellas County and Tampa in the fourth quarter of last year.

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Morgan Automotive buys 9 Miami dealerships with $1B in revenue

The Morgan Automotive Group has bought nine dealerships and two collision centers in the Miami area, bringing the number of dealerships it owns to 76.

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National law firm names new Tampa leader

Shumaker, a national business law firm, has made Jaime Austrich the managing partner of its Tampa office.

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Tampa insurance firm names two co-presidents

BRP Group, an independent insurance firm, made two executive appointments in anticipation of the Tampa company's growth.

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