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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 24, 2025
Former Tampa mayor announces bid for reelection at university event

Bob Buckhorn, who served as mayor of Tampa from 2011-2019, announced his intention to run for reelection when Jane Castor's term limit is up in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 24, 2025
Tampa cybersecurity firm raises $13M in first major funding round

Four investors participated in the round which saw firm's valuation jump 433%.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2025
Report: Tampa Bay's population growth slows as cost of living rises

Tampa Bay’s net inflow in 2024 was less than one-third of what it was the year before, the “biggest slowdown in domestic migration” in the country.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 24, 2025
Longtime Central Florida construction firm opens Tampa office

This will be the fourth location for the company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2025
Ohio mall owner will sell its 10 Florida centers

The properties to be sold include Edison Mall in Fort Myers and WestShore Plaza in Tampa.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 23, 2025
Moffitt Cancer Center's Pasco campus meets pair of milestones

The topping out of the Moffitt Discovery & Innovation Center for research and the installation of a cyclotron are the first landmarks since the project broke ground in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 23, 2025
$9.5B Lakeland credit union to acquire Tallahassee bank

MidFlorida Credit Union, a longtime Polk County institution, is acquiring Prime Meridian Holding Co. and its subsidiary, Prime Meridian Bank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 22, 2025
Historic St. Petersburg dog track sold

The St. Petersburg Kennel Club has merged with a private equity firm and taken a $58.2 million mortgage on the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 22, 2025
Tampa couple to franchise youth athletics training facility

Ben and Darcy Milsom, a Tampa couple with careers in sports, plan to open a D1 Training franchise May 3 in the Westchase neighborhood.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 22, 2025
Walgreens ordered to pay $300M for filling illegal opioid prescriptions

The national pharmacy chain was been fined as illegal opioid prescriptions and false claims added up.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 21, 2025
$28.9B St. Petersburg Fortune 500 company adds to its board

Jabil's new board member has an extensive background in leadership and is founder of a nonprofit catering to women in technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 21, 2025
Shaq's Big Chicken to open its first Florida restaurant in Tampa

Basketball legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken fast casual chain is opening in May at 8725 W. Linebaugh Ave.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 21, 2025
Riverview retail center to be built on nearly 16 acres

A South Florida developer paid $4.2 million for the property and will build a center whose roster of tenants include fast food restaurants and a self-storage facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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