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Anastasia Dawson
April 6, 2026

Downtown Tampa trophy property has new owner, plans include $8M in upgrades

Partners Ally Capital Group and Banyan Street Capital have partnered together on downtown Tampa’s Rivergate Tower — the Beer Can building.

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Louis Llovio
April 5, 2026

Miami bank lends $27.5M for Tampa hotel sale

Ocean Bank provided financing for the purchase of a Sheraton hotel near Tampa International Airport.

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Louis Llovio
April 5, 2026

Former Fort Myers motorcycle dealership sells for $5.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major Tampa development gets a new addition, Sarasota townhouses are coming, and a Captiva resort grows.

Florida

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Louis Llovio
April 4, 2026

Publix opens third local store in a month

Since early March, the Lakeland grocer has opened three stores across the Tampa region.

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Elizabeth King
April 2, 2026

Report: Childhood poverty pockets remain in region amid Florida decline

While Florida childhood poverty has decreased by 0.4% year over year, challenges remain, according to the Florida Chamber Foundation.

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Anastasia Dawson
April 2, 2026

Hillsborough to spend $70M on stormwater drainage improvements

County commissioners approved major projects to clean canals and culverts and build new ditches.

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Elizabeth King
April 1, 2026

27 Gulf Coast companies ranked among fastest growing in Southeast

The 2026 Inc. Regionals list ranks companies based on growth from 2022 to 2024.

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Anastasia Dawson
April 1, 2026

Tampa tire store franchisor rolls into new brands, buys a restaurant

RNR Tire Express has launched multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands and is now looking to expand Safety Harbor’s Gigglewaters ‘eatertainment’ restaurant.