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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Jim Stinson
  • July 6, 2023
Century-old uniform company's longtime leader dies at 93

Jerry Benstock first joined what's now Superior Group of Cos. in 1951.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 6, 2023
Iconic St. Pete hotel and resort debuts Latin American-themed restaurant

Parasol offers outdoor seating and is The Vinoy’s fourth food-and-drink concept

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 5, 2023
Baltimore firm buys Lakeland shopping center for $78 million

A Baltimore real estate investment firm bought the open air center in Polk County whose tenant roster includes Kohl's, Books-A-Million and Burger 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 5, 2023
Beach side plaza sold for $5.85M to become mixed use development

A Broward County investor has bought a shopping center just off the Gulf of Mexico and plans to build residences and retail.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • July 5, 2023
Pandemic financial relief firm seizes opportunity, seeks to hire 100 employees

A lesser-known pandemic relief program has attracted a flurry of scammers. But a Tampa company is determined to do right by its clients — and hopefully keep them around as it evolves.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • July 3, 2023
Intimate apparel entrepreneur, actress, lists St. Pete home for $13M

Rhonda Shear and her husband Van Fagan listed the home in 2021 for $9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 3, 2023
Popular steakhouse Seltzer's closes one of its three locations

Harold Seltzer's Steakhouse shut down July 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • July 3, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for June 6-12 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Brandon shopping mall, in $220 million deal, leads the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 2, 2023
Florida Ag Commissioner sells his Pasco land to egg producer for $11 million

Tampa picks an affordable housing developer, condos come to a racetrack, and a Sarasota building sells in the week's top commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • July 1, 2023
Moving report: Florida remains top national destination, but cracks are forming

The city of Sarasota came in second as one of the top destinations to move to.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 1, 2023
Boiler room co-conspirator to pay $14 million and serve 11 years

A Georgia woman was sentenced in Tampa for using bank accounts to launder money from an international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 29, 2023
Lightning owner Vinik sells stake in $2B Water Street development

The billionaire and NHL owner sold out to his partner in the $2 billion development as he looks to slow down.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • June 29, 2023
Tampa grocery store on brink of opening plans to hire 95

The new Sprouts Farmers Market is one of 10 the company is opening in Florida this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • June 29, 2023
Health care nonprofit names CEO for three area hospitals

Mike Murrill has been with AdventHealth for more than 20 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 29, 2023
Immigrants fear a new law as advocates, builders try to separate fact from fiction

As a new immigration law is set to take effect in Florida, there are mixed messages about what its impact will be on the state’s key industries and economy.

  • Florida
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