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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 9, 2025
Clearwater company expands into Pennsylvania with purchase of distributor

Decks & Docks, which already has a substantial national footprint, says the acquisition of Service Wholesale Inc. expands its distribution and product offerings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 9, 2025
Retired nuclear sub captain on how to reframe, remain 'super calm'

Oftentimes crucial leadership decisions are made with little foresight. There is a better way.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • September 9, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Hillsborough office sale, Pinellas multifamily sale — both over $30 million — lead the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 8, 2025
$35B Miami-area bank to open new office in Tampa

Next year, BankUnited's corporate office will move from its current Westshore location to the Park Tower skyscraper in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 8, 2025
Tampa luxury development gets $5.4M workforce housing grant

The developers behind the $200 million DoMo at Cass Square project secured the funding for 30 workforce housing units inside the luxury tower to be built in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 8, 2025
Tampa office closing, 150 jobs cut after tech company sold

CyraCom, a translation services company, is cutting the local jobs two months after announcing it had been bought by a Kansas competitor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 8, 2025
USF Credit Union launches cannabis banking program

Called Verde, the program launched this summer and is one of only a handful of cannabis banking programs in the state.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 7, 2025
Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 6, 2025
Pasco County brewery launches spin-off beverage co-packer

Thirsty Buffalo Brewing Co. has launched a sister beverage co-packing company called Craftek Beverages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 5, 2025
Lakeland gang indicted in $236,000 COVID loan scam

Twelve members of the Lakeland-based gang “Hood Boys” were indicted on wire fraud charges.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 4, 2025
USF signs $85M contract with US Army for defense innovations

The five-year, $85 million contract will support research and innovations in a wide range of fields that support national security, including cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 3, 2025
Tampa call center to lay off 76 employees

Guide to Insure announced it will be laying off 76 employees in an Aug. 29 letter to the Florida Department of Commerce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 3, 2025
Report: Severe weather, flooding puts billions in home values at risk in region

A new climate risk report finds that the nearly a quarter of the home value on Florida's Gulf Coast is at risk of major flood damage.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 2, 2025
Tampa nonprofit for children with disabilities closes doors

The board of directors for the Tampa-based nonprofit 21 & Change voted to formally dissolve, effective Aug. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 2, 2025
Florida regulators levy $2.07 million in fines against eight insurers

The state’s Office of Insurance Regulation found the companies, including two in St. Petersburg and one in Sarasota, mishandled claims after Hurricanes Ian and Idalia.

  • Florida
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