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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Steven Benna
  • March 11, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $33 million vacant land deal in Lee County highlights transactions for the week of Jan 29.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 11, 2024
Live Local Act tweaks win support of all but one legislator

The bill is aimed, in part, at easing worries from localities that were created when the $711 million affordable housing bill passed last year.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 10, 2024
Investors pay $3 million for seven downtown Bradenton properties

In the week's top commercial real estate news, newcomers commit to longer leases in Tampa, and $400 million in sales triggers new tower along Estero Bay.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 9, 2024
Longtime Pinellas County mental health agency CEO retires

Barbara Daire, the CEO of Suncoast Center, will retire after a career of 44 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 8, 2024
536 Tampa jobs cut after IT company loses $2.8B contract at MacDill

Dallas-based Jacobs Technology believes the laid-off employees at MacDill Air Force Base may get to keep their jobs with the suburban Washington, D.C., firm that won the contract.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 8, 2024
Pinellas clean water company appoints 'Shark Tank' star to board

OriginClear, a Clearwater-based "clean water innovation hub," named businessman Kevin Harrington, an original "shark" on ABC's "Shark Tank," to its board of advisers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 8, 2024
Startup wows in specialized market: 3D-printing furniture

Wth a Texas lineage well-versed in dreaming and doing big things, Jay Rogers makes St. Pete a focal point of his latest venture: robots that make tables and chairs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 7, 2024
Tampa Bay IT firm hires new top marketing officer

Tampa-based ConnectWise, a software company for information technology firms, has made Angus Robertson its new chief marketing officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 7, 2024
Famed Tampa steakhouse Charley's to move next year

Charley's Steak House will move to new location across from International Plaza next year as construction begins on the Westshore interchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 7, 2024
USF hires former undercover cop, NBA referee to combat operational stress

Former mob buster and NBA referee Bob Delaney is joining the University of South Florida's Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education to lead seminars about operational stress.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 7, 2024
MarineMax closes deal for Pompano Beach boat distributor and retailer

Clearwater boat dealer MarineMax adds a tender company to its growing roster of dealerships, marinas and brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 6, 2024
Tampa college official, co-conspirator convicted of embezzling aid for students

The two are facing at least 20 years in federal prison for a scheme that cost local unnamed college hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 6, 2024
Tampa Bay retail giant Ashley Home acquires mattress company

Ashley Home has agreed to acquire mattress-seller Resident Home, winning approval from both boards of directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 6, 2024
Public-private partnership addresses affordable housing crisis in Tampa

The city of Tampa provided a developer with $12 million to build a 354-apartment community and ensured it remains available to low-income residents for the next 99 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 5, 2024
North American bank giant names president for Tampa Bay, North Florida

TD Bank has named Boris Ayala its retail market president of North Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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