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  • August 26, 2024
Bloomin' Brands names Delta executive new CEO

The Tampa restaurant chain has named Michael Spanos as its new leader replacing David Deno.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Steven Benna
  • August 26, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Plant City multifamily complex sale for nearly $35 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 25, 2024
Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco

In the week's top commercial real estate news, another Fort Myers Beach property hits the market, a Polk County Chipotle is sold, and a Palmetto apartment community brings $55 million.

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  • Laura Lyon
  • August 23, 2024
University of Tampa renames business building after donors

The University of Tampa’s Institute for Sales Excellence is now named the Southard Institute for Sales Excellence after a donation pledged by Mike and Amy Southard.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 23, 2024
Report: Tampa leads nation in HOA fee increases

The hike comes as the median condo price is decreasing, reports Redfin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • August 23, 2024
Tech leader creates statewide women-empowering platform

Raechel Canipe is helping women find their way in technology — one Slack post at a time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • August 23, 2024
Polk County education exec links employers, job seekers

Naomi Boyer is focused on how to change the way the world looks at skills.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 23, 2024
Developer pushes tiny homes as solution to affordable housing crisis

Dan Dobrowolski has been building small houses for two decades and believes they provide homeowners what they need and are more humane than traditional apartment blocks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • August 23, 2024
Legoland Florida president sets sights on new ways to grow market share

The newly minted top executive at Legoland Florida takes on the role just as the hyper-competitive $30 billion amusement park industry begins to show a slight dip in what was a post-COVID surge in attendance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 22, 2024
128-unit affordable housing community addresses 'enormous' Tampa need

The complex connects two neighborhoods that are near Busch Gardens and the University of South Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • August 22, 2024
Former state House speaker appointed to Florida Blue board

The organizations are the latest of which the former speaker has been appointed.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 22, 2024
Parent company's economic distress doomed 120-year Badcock furniture

A Texas retailer crushed by inflation, interest rates and more bought a 120-year-old Polk County business in a Hail Mary move. It didn't work out.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • August 21, 2024
St. Pete travel marketing firm acquired

Aqua Marketing and Communications, a firm specializing in destination marketing organizations, was recently acquired by another firm’s CEO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 21, 2024
Brandon shopping center sold as part of $137 million deal

Lake Brandon Village is one of three properties bought by Winter Park-based CTO Realty Growth in deal that expands its footprint into Tampa and Charlotte.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 20, 2024
Starbucks baristas in Clearwater vote to unionize

The downtown shop is the 10th Starbucks in the state where employees have opted to join a union.

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