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Anastasia Dawson
July 25, 2026

Tampa City Center earns national green building award

The municipal building is the only facility in the state of Florida to win a Local Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council this year.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 24, 2026

Saint Leo University merges business and technology colleges as AI reshapes workforce

The Pasco County university is merging two colleges as employers increasingly seek graduates with both technical and business expertise.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 24, 2026

Push the envelope: How St. Pete coupon giant navigates digital revolution

Founded in Clearwater more than 50 years ago, Valpak has quietly transformed from a traditional direct-mail advertiser into a modern marketing powerhouse.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 23, 2026

Want to open an in-demand business? Check out rental cars, dogs, kebab shops

An analysis of Google search data found demand for car rental companies, tailors and specialty restaurants outpaces the number of businesses serving those customers.

Florida

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Anastasia Dawson
July 23, 2026

Tampa-born brewery, lagoon company launch craft beer collaboration

Artificial lagoon company MetroLagoons has teamed up with Florida Avenue Brewing to create a signature craft beer for its four Florida locations.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
July 23, 2026

Pasco residential projects get $85M financing boost

The loans will go toward the development of two communities totaling nearly 2,000 new houses in Dade City.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
July 22, 2026

Sarasota firm behind $5M loan for St. Petersburg retail center purchase

The acquisition financing went toward the purchase of an At Home-anchored center by a South Florida investor.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 22, 2026

375-unit luxury apartment complex opens in Tampa's Westshore district

Emerald at MetWest offers 375 luxury apartments and 3,300 square feet of ground-floor retail next to International Plaza.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
July 22, 2026

New air service evacuates residents ahead of hurricanes

PriorityEvac was created by an insurance executive to get people out of the way of storms.

Florida

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Louis Llovio
July 21, 2026

Cannabis company cuts 211 jobs in Hillsborough, Polk

Parallel says in a letter to state officials that the layoffs are a result of closing two facilities.

Commercial Real Estate

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Louis Llovio
July 21, 2026

Publix vendor lays off 168 people in Lakeland, Sarasota after losing contract

The employees being cut work for a North Carolina company performing third-party unloading at five of the grocer's distribution centers.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 21, 2026

Water Street Tampa to get 33-story luxury tower

Builders are expected to break ground on the luxury residential tower in spring 2027 and finish construction in 2029.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 20, 2026

Miami bank opens new regional headquarters in Tampa

City National Bank of Florida bank opened its new offices inside the Urban Center building on Kennedy Boulevard.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
July 20, 2026

Lakeland industrial properties sell for $67 million

The 557,100-square-foot portfolio was bought by an Atlanta investment firm.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Anastasia Dawson
July 17, 2026

Builder plans 299-home community in fast-growing Pasco neighborhood

PulteGroup announced this week it has acquired land in Wesley Chapel to build a new community called The Enclave at King Lake.

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