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  • January 7, 2026
$1B Midtown Tampa developer adds Palm Beach investor for retail growth

The Bromley Cos. has formed a joint venture to help "ensure the retail offering evolves in a way that complements" office, residential and hotel components.

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  • January 7, 2026
Tampa food brokerage leader steps down, son takes on CEO role

Cammie Chatterton, who founded the company in 1993, will become chairwoman of the advisory board as her son, Chris Chatterton, steps into the CEO job.

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  • January 6, 2026
Senior housing community in Largo to officially open

An 80-unit community in the Ridgecrest neighborhood is part of the redevelopment of public housing units.

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  • January 6, 2026
Golf group purchases Brooksville club

Virginia-based Heritage Golf Group has acquired Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, its fourth club in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • January 6, 2026
Tampa financial adviser unplugs on air

Kevin Caldwell’s love of music led to a gig as a community radio DJ on WMNF.

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  • January 5, 2026
Florida ranks No. 2 among growth states for 2025

The Sunshine State was a hot destination for inbound migration in 2025, according to do-it-yourself moving company U-Haul.

  • Florida
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  • January 5, 2026
Sprinkles Cupcakes closes all stores nationwide — including two in region

The popular bakery chain had three Florida locations: in Tampa's Hyde Park, Manatee County's Shoppes at UTC and Walt Disney World's Disney Springs.

  • Florida
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  • January 5, 2026
Jabil closes $750M acquisition of energy management company

The 850-employee international company specializes expert in power systems and energy optimization for data centers.

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  • January 5, 2026
Marketing executive caught the bug for collecting vintage Volkswagens

When she’s not running Pinstripe Marketing & Interactive, Ginger Galloway is likely driving around town in one of her three beloved vintage Volkswagen cars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 4, 2026
Tourism chief rock and rolls all nite and parties every day

Santiago Corrada has amassed a collection of Kiss memorabilia with at 100,000 pieces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale

Ideal Image Development Corp. is shuttering its corporate office.

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  • January 2, 2026
Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property

At nearly $700,000 per acre, it would take the average Floridian saving 30% of their salary 41.95 years to afford an acre.

  • Florida
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  • January 2, 2026
Sarasota County manufacturer acquires Pinellas firm

Adams Group is growing with the addition of Mill-Rite Woodworking to its company.

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  • January 2, 2026
Tampa ends year as 4th hottest rental market in Florida, report says

An annual report has ranked Tampa among the top 30 toughest rental markets in the nation and the fourth hottest market in Florida — just behind Miami, Broward County and Orlando, respectively.

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  • January 2, 2026
26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

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