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  • By 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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2025
HoneyBaked Ham CEO joins Bloomin’ Brands board

The Tampa-based restaurant has expanded the number of seats on its board of directors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 24, 2025
New $18M Lakeland hospital emergency department complete

Lakeland Regional Health's 24,000-square-foot freestanding location is now accepting patients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2020
Spurred by business leaders, foundation raises $2M to meet community needs

Thanks to the support of business leaders, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been able to disburse more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations that provide relief to people affected by the COVID-19 crisis. 

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 22, 2025
Free ride service launches in Palmetto, Bradenton

Freebee provides complimentary rides in electric vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 12, 2025
Longtime St. Petersburg accounting firm announces rebrand

SBF Advisors, a St. Petersburg accounting firm that merged with another firm in February, has officially rebranded.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 14, 2025
South Carolina hospitality group opens first of two Tampa restaurants

Maru, from South Carolina-based Indigo Road Hospitality Group, has opened on the rooftop of Bayshore Gardens in Tampa. The second restaurant is slated for a fall opening.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 9, 2025
Jacksonville logistics firm to invest $20M in Tampa facility, add 60 jobs

The 193,000-square-foot facility is slated to open in June.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 13, 2024
Tampa biotech company parts ways with CEO

The CEO of Tampa-based Oragenics, a high-tech pharmaceutical company, stepped down.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim DeLa |
  • April 29, 2024
Sarasota real estate broker pleads guilty to disability benefits fraud

Prosecutors say he collected nearly $300,000 in disability payments while continuing to work.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2024
174 homes coming to famed Pinellas golf course and PGA stop

Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers is building homes and townhouses at Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 16, 2023
Tampa Bay service company promotes president

Valet Living, a Tampa-based residential amenities provider to the multifamily housing industry, made Steve Davis its president of MultiPro Property Solutions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 29, 2025
German med tech firm establishes US HQ in Tampa

The organization wants to add 12 jobs in the next three years

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 6, 2025
Report: Florida ranks No. 3 in nation for build-to-rent housing market

Nearly 14,000 build-to-rent homes are under construction in Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 17, 2025
Symphony Salvage sells Sarasota building for $3.5 million

The 25-year-old building was sold vacant after the second-hand distributor moved to a bigger space nearby.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 7, 2023
Italian firm makes investment in Tampa water technology company

A producer of biodegradable films and delivery systems completed an investment in JRF Technology, a leading developer of water-soluble polymer and edible-film technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2025
St. Petersburg restaurant space sold to Miami investor

A portion of the space is currently occupied by Ford's Garage and plans are for a Latin American restaurant to be added.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2022
Miami real estate company pays nearly $52 million for Tampa apartment complex

The Beacon Real Estate group, which specializes in multifamily and retail properties, bought the complex in Tampa's Carrollwood.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 26, 2023
Tampa automation company acquires manufacturing software firm

Advantive acquires Proplanner, an assembly-line management software company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 6, 2023
Tampa-based insurer acquires thousands of Citizens policies

TypTap Insurance grabs 25,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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