Tampa Bay–Lakeland

Laura Lyon
November 19, 2024

Nordstrom Rack to open Lakeland store in 2025

The new location in the shopping center Lakeside Village will be Nordstrom Rack's 20th in Florida.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Laura Lyon
November 19, 2024

Former Tampa banker pleads guilty to over $300k fraud

Igor Shushpanov, 39, faces a maximum of 30 years in federal prison for taking out credit cards and personal lines of credit and paying them off with bad checks.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Elizabeth King
November 19, 2024

Median home prices across region post largest declines in country

Sale prices of single-family homes on the Gulf Coast are bucking a national trend, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

Florida

Laura Lyon
November 18, 2024

Workers' comp premiums cut for eighth straight year

The new rates are effective January 1, 2025.

Florida

Elizabeth King
November 18, 2024

4 Gulf Coast cities on 'best places to retire' list: US News

Naples ranked No. 1 on the list of best cities in the country for retirees in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Florida

Louis Llovio
November 18, 2024

Pasco County Lowe's hardware store sells for $14 million

The newly completed 137,000-square-foot store is off of State Road 54 in a booming part of the county.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Steven Benna
November 18, 2024

The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Two Polk warehouse deals totaling $100 million pace the week in transactions.

Transactions

Louis Llovio
November 17, 2024

40-year-old Tampa steel company sells for $79.5 million

A Canadian company is buying Tampa Bay Steel allowing it to expand into the Florida market.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Louis Llovio
November 17, 2024

South Florida developer buys three-parcel lot in Fort Myers for $3.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a great month for a SWFL firm, warehouse sales in Tampa Bay and a nonprofit gets corporate office update in Sarasota.

Florida

Laura Lyon
November 16, 2024

Tampa hospital foundation receives $8.5M from single donor

Author and publisher Helen A. Rich, who received care at Tampa General Hospital, donated $8.5 million with the goal of creating a breast cancer center within the TGH Cancer Institute.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Louis Llovio
November 16, 2024

As Tampa Bay Rays eye 2025 move, ballpark deal in jeopardy

The Tampa Bay Rays will play home games at the Yankees training facility in 2025, but with the deal for a new ballpark in limbo, there is a chance it may never play in St. Petersburg again.