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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale

Ideal Image Development Corp. is shuttering its corporate office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 2, 2026
Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property

At nearly $700,000 per acre, it would take the average Floridian saving 30% of their salary 41.95 years to afford an acre.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 2, 2026
Sarasota County manufacturer acquires Pinellas firm

Adams Group is growing with the addition of Mill-Rite Woodworking to its company.

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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa ends year as 4th hottest rental market in Florida, report says

An annual report has ranked Tampa among the top 30 toughest rental markets in the nation and the fourth hottest market in Florida — just behind Miami, Broward County and Orlando, respectively.

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  • January 2, 2026
26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

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  • January 1, 2026
Entrepreneurs, billion-dollar execs and a city councilwoman: December on 'From the Corner Office'

Some of the key insights and pieces of wisdom bits from the past month of the Business Observer's podcast, "From the Corner Office."

  • Florida
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  • December 28, 2025
$200M Sunseeker resort sale among brokers' most interesting deals of 2025

Local commercial real estate insiders look back at 2025 in the region and forward to what's to come in 2026.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 24, 2025
Tampa movie theater sees bright future ahead in 2026

It's been one year since Shana David-Massett and Tim Massett took a chance on revamping a movie theater at University Mall. Now, their Sun Ray Cinema is becoming a cult classic of its own.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 23, 2025
Most-read Business Observer stories of 2025

Layoffs, building sales and a resort changing owners are among the stories that led the news. An NBA Hall-of-Famer and a popular convenience store/gas station also made the list.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 22, 2025
New York firm buys Lakeland apartments

The 320-unit community was 97% leased at the time of the sale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 22, 2025
National firm acquires Tampa builder behind prominent projects

Construction management firm Moss announced Monday that it has acquired Tampa’s Ellison Construction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 22, 2025
USF to spend 2026 under construction with new developments planned across campus

From an on-campus football stadium and state-of-the-art athletics building to the mixed-use Fletcher District, 2026 will bring major development to the University of South Florida's Tampa campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 20, 2025
New apartment building now leasing near Tampa's Water Street

The Residences at 801 East Whiting Street is now leasing its 104 apartments, a mix of long-term and short-term rentals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 18, 2025
Tampa Museum of Art director to retire

Michael Tomor, 63, announced his retirement Thursday and plans to spend more time visiting family throughout the country.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 18, 2025
4-acre entertainment district to be built in downtown Tampa

The developer behind Water Street Tampa is bringing a live music venue with retail and a hotel to a lot across from Benchmark International Arena.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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