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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 30, 2023
St. Pete builder surpasses billion-dollar revenue mark

Power Design, a St. Petersburg multi-trade contractor, surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in its history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2023
Former city manager from Texas, business exec joins Sarasota EDC

Erik Zimmer’s business career was mostly in telecommunications.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 25, 2023
Tampa digital firm announces record Q3 earnings

Homee, a digital platform for insurance companies, is growing fast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 14, 2023
St. Pete green-focused bank wins major certification, adds execs

Climate First Bank, the world's first FDIC-insured community bank founded to combat the climate crisis, won a vaunted LEED "platinum certification" for its Winter Park branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 15, 2023
Boston firm wins work in $150M project to help combat algae bloom in Fort Myers

The city of Fort Myers has chosen engineering and construction firm CDM Smith to oversee a five-year, $150 million project designed to eliminate discharge into the surface waters of the Caloosahatchee River.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 21, 2023
Tampa insurance company picks up nearly $200M in Citizens policies

Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has assumed approximately 53,750 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurance company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 17, 2024
Texas company buys 75-employee SWFL-based engineering firm

A Texas engineering and consulting services company has acquired GradyMinor, a civil engineering firm with two Southwest Florida offices and 75 employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 4, 2025
Sarasota company expands self-storage footprint to Florida’s East Coast

Baldwin-Howell Properties purchased property in West Palm Beach for a Class A self-storage facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2025
Tampa Starbucks employees want vote to join union

The employees at a shop in Carrollwood are seeking permission to hold a vote on unionization.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 21, 2023
Tampa ad company acquired by Texas investors

Nickelytics teams will continue to offer mobile ads through its digital platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 15, 2025
First Watch acquires three Midwest franchise restaurants

The acquisitions are part of the corporate strategy as the daytime dining company aims for growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 9, 2025
Texas company acquires Lakewood Ranch engineering firm

Morris Engineering & Consulting LLC was purchased by Pape-Dawson.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 30, 2024
Longtime Doctors Hospital CEO retires, new leader named

HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital CEO Robert Meade is retiring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 2, 2024
Shopping center in Tampa’s Uptown district sold

Fowler Plaza South, a shopping center in the Uptown district of Tampa, was recently sold for $12.6 million, the first time the property has changed hands in over two decades.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 18, 2024
Sarasota-Bradenton airport CEO to retire in 2025

After 30 years leading Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, a search firm has been contracted to recruit President and CEO Rick Piccolo's replacement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 25, 2025
312-unit apartment complex opens in Manatee County

Alon is a new apartment community on University Parkway developed by The Collier Companies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 28, 2025
Former Panera, Truist spaces available at high-traffic Sarasota retail plaza

Midtown Plaza has two vacant spaces and one building available for new tenants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 23, 2026
Manatee County company listed on Nasdaq

The biotech company is trading under the ticker symbol LABT.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 15, 2026
Two Tampa Bay medical buildings sold for nearly $13M

The pair of buildings were on opposite ends of the Bay but were sold by the same broker.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 19, 2026
Hoffmann Family sets opening date for Naples boutique

The Augusta Clothing Co., the upscale shop, will have a soft opening March 20 and a grand opening the following day.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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