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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 25, 2026
University of South Florida gets $1.5M for AI program

Tampa's ReliaQuest donated the money to expand the programs faculty and add a track in software engineering.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 24, 2026
Publix exec, pillar of Plant City community dies at 58

Brian West was a Plant City native remembered for his decades of community service both on and off the clock.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 24, 2026
Tampa to rebuild historic community center with $5M in CRA funds

The 71-year-old Rey Park Center in West Tampa will be demolished and rebuilt as the park around it gets upgrades.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
7 flights added at 4 airports in region

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have expanded their routes, with new flights at Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota-Bradenton and Tampa airports.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 24, 2026
Texas Western wear chain picks Brandon plaza to make regional debut

Cavender’s Boot City will open its second Florida location inside the Brandon Exchange mall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 23, 2026
Yacht Club in Tampa opens 17-story luxury condo tower

The Aqua Residences at Westshore Yacht Club celebrates its grand opening Wednesday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 22, 2026
Pilates studio coming to Water Street Tampa

High-intensity, low-impact fitness boutique Solidcore plans to open in fall 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jeff Brandes
  • June 21, 2026
DeSantis vs. DeSantis — and the battle between intentions and incentives

One DeSantis encouraged starter homes. The other may have just made them fiscally impossible to approve. And remember: good public policy is not measured by intentions. It is measured by incentives.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 21, 2026
Tampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a grocery store property sold in Venice, a former beach hotel sold in Clearwater, and a prominent CRE broker makes a move in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 19, 2026
$214M expansion underway at AdventHealth hospital in Hillsborough

The expansion project includes a new patient tower, more beds and increased surgical services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 19, 2026
National funeral chain turns St. Pete steakhouse into $6M events space

The former Harold Seltzer's Steakhouse on Tyrone Boulevard has been completely renovated to host celebrations of life, whether they be birthday parties or to honor some who died.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • June 19, 2026
Port Tampa Bay charts a bigger course with major expansion projects

The completion of a new Sesco Cement terminal is just the latest project at Port Tampa Bay aimed at boosting cargo capacity to support regional growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 18, 2026
Tampa, St. Pete employees among 178 laid off with home health company closure

The jobs are being eliminated as Southeast Homecare Services shutters four of its businesses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • June 17, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $65 million Collier County office building deal paces the week of transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2026
Nearly 1M-square-foot Tampa industrial park gets new leasing agent

Cushman & Wakefield has been selected by Blackstone run firm to lead the leasing of the Tampa Distribution Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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