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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 24, 2024
Tampa shipping company awarded $3M grant to reduce carbon

Overseas Shipholding Group received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to design and engineer a vessel that can transport liquid carbon dioxide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2024
$400K theft from organization helping seniors lands woman in prison

A 49-year-old woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday for stealing from a business that provided HVAC and other maintenance services to residents of Sun City Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 24, 2024
Tampa insurance CEO signs deal to remain in post until at least 2029

HCI Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Paresh Patel has signed an agreement to remain with the insurance, IT and real estate firm for at least another five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 23, 2024
Microsoft, Disney execs to speak at rebranded PR conference in Tampa

The Florida Public Relations Association has rebranded its annual conference — with a goal of making the event a go-to professional development spot for PR and related professions statewide.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 22, 2024
Clothing store Express files for bankruptcy, will close Florida stores

The Ohio-fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 on Monday and says that closing nearly 100 stores nationwide may just be the beginning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 22, 2024
South Carolina breakfast-brunch chain rapidly expands in region

Eggs Up Grill is growing in the region with its second Tampa Bay area location, this one in Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 21, 2024
Upscale Sarasota clothing boutique and its building up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, North Port land is preserved, a Fort Myers firm has a really good week, and Tampa is getting more industrial space.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 19, 2024
$6.7B St. Pete tech company's CEO placed on leave during investigation

Jabil Inc. announced CEO Kenneth Wilson was placed on leave but did not give specifics for the cause or what led to an investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 19, 2024
Report: Home prices double in 6 years in Tampa, Miami

Five Florida real estate markets show home prices doubling in eight years or less, a study shows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 18, 2024
Realtors in wait-and-see mode in aftermath of national settlement

Misconceptions and myths continue to surround the National Association of Realtors settlement of a class action lawsuit.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 17, 2024
Sarasota daiquiri bar expands to Tropicana Field

Daiquiri Deck has signed a multiyear deal to partner with the Tampa Bay Rays at the team's St. Petersburg stadium.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 16, 2024
Behind the scenes of a transformative $50M hospital donation

The children of health care providers decided the best way to honor their parent's life work was a donation to a children's hospital.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 15, 2024
Mobile custom suit company expands, again, with downtown St. Pete store

Donald Carson’s custom suit business is trucking along, with considerable more growth on the horizon. Even so, he’s cognizant of a key business lesson: to not have expansion outpace customer service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 15, 2024
St. Pete property management firm merges with Arizona company, rebrands

Weller Management grows more than doubles its portfolio and expands to 11 states after combining to create new firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 14, 2024
Swedish firm Skanska completes $59M in Tampa school projects

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Palmetto resort is opening, Clearwater gets a new boat dealer, and a Port Charlotte apartment complex is under construction.

  • Florida
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