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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 2, 2025
Fast-casual franchisee grows to four SoFresh stores in region

"I like the challenge," says entrepreneur William Wolf, who started out as a professional gamer and recently turned around an underperforming restaurant in a matter of months. One lesson? Put customer service first.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • May 2, 2025
Investment firm hits 50K-home benchmark with Tampa multifamily complex

S2 Capital intends to upgrade a 36-year-old community in Tampa that it just bought.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • May 1, 2025
Postwar St. Petersburg hotel gets new look with renovations

Skybeach Resort, a two-story hotel with Old Florida charm on the waterfront just off the Skyway Bridge in Pinellas County, recently completed a series of renovations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • May 1, 2025
St. Petersburg insurance firm reaches milestone $300 million in premiums

Neptune Flood credited its AI-powered platform for streamlining its quoting processes and coverage provided.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 1, 2025
Bipartisan condo reform legislation heading to governor allows lines of credit

The new rules, if signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would give condo unit owners some relief from mounting association fees and assessment costs.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 30, 2025
Global hotel chain Hilton announces plans for luxury residences in St. Petersburg

Hilton announced plans to build a 50-story, 163 unit luxury residential property under the moniker Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 30, 2025
Tampa's Busch Gardens will get $40 million in improvements

The local theme park announced that the upgrades will include new animals and major overhaul to Adventure Island.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 30, 2025
Clearwater's KnowBe4 names new president, CEO as founder steps aside

Stu Sjouwerman, the cybersecurity firm's founder and CEO, will become the company's into executive chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 30, 2025
Florida man sues state investigator after 11 felony charges dropped

The former roofing company salesman blames a "faulty investigation" and "fabricated facts" for upending his life.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Atlanta med weight loss firm to operate in Tampa, add 100 jobs

OrderlyMeds, an Atlanta-based medical weight loss company, moves into its manufacturing hub in August.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Tampa Bay foster care nonprofit breaks ground on new 12,000-square-foot center

Funding for A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay's new building comes from an $8 million fundraising campaign.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Embarc Collective launches partnership program, starting with Reliaquest

The Tampa-based startup hub's newly launched partnership program part of a plan to scale the organization to regional success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • April 28, 2025
First of three waterfront Tampa condo towers is topped out

The completion date for Aqua, a 77-unit luxury condominium project in the Westshore district of Tampa, is slated for April 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 28, 2025
Lakeland mortgage company lays off 58 as it shifts policies

Amerant Bank is looking to focus on in-Florida mortgage originations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • April 28, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Nearly $50 million in health care site deals in Charlotte County lead the week in transactions.

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