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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 2, 2026
Tickets on sale now for Business Observer's 40 Under 40 celebration

The event honors 40 leaders in the community.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 2, 2026
Pasco County community's newest amenity: A registered nurse

BayCare and Metro Development Group are launching an on-site health care navigator program for residents of the fast-growing Pasco community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 1, 2026
Allegiant adds Fort Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg flights to Michigan

The discount airline is expanding the number of flights to a Midwest city starting early next year.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 1, 2026
Waymo's driverless taxis now picking up riders in Tampa

On Tuesday, the Alphabet-owned company began gradually opened access to its fully autonomous vehicles across a 50-square-mile service area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 1, 2026
Enrollment jumps nearly 40% at law school with campuses in Tampa, Michigan

The school welcomed 271 students to its incoming class, including 120 at its Tampa campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 31, 2026
Sarasota banker leads US Bank's business banking expansion

In a strategic move, U.S. Bank is adding business banking in Florida.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 29, 2026
Pinellas County closes the door on large-scale data centers

County commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution reaffirming that standalone data centers are prohibited in unincorporated Pinellas, where industrial land is plentiful but space for new development is scarce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2026
New Rays stadium advances after Hillsborough approves $796M in funding

With the funding in place, the Tampa Bay Rays can move forward with new stadium, mixed-use development and Hillsborough College campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 28, 2026
Tampa General, USF plan new center to advance lymphatic disease care

A $150,000 grant will launch research, training and treatment initiatives for conditions including lymphedema.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2026
Pinellas marina boss focuses on future as 100th anniversary approaches

Founded in the 1920s, Hubbard’s Marina is a family-owned business whose current generation is as focused on growth — and new approaches — as his forefathers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 27, 2026
Tampa approves $80 million in funding for Tampa Bay Rays ballpark

The city agreed on a development and funding agreement to build a stadium on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 27, 2026
Bill Edwards, businessman who helped reshape downtown St. Pete, dies at 81

The Vietnam veteran and mortgage executive invested millions in the Sundial, Mahaffey Theater and Tampa Bay Rowdies while supporting arts and education programs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 27, 2026
California lender to acquire 280-employee Tampa real estate financing firm

Velocity Financial plans to retain Toorak’s Tampa headquarters, brands and management team while taking over its lending platform.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 26, 2026
Tampa-based exotic car rental company expands into Sarasota

The co-founder of Energetic Exotics says demand in Sarasota, Bradenton and Longboat Key drove the decision to put assets on the ground.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 26, 2026
Tampa credit union led deal wins final approval, creating $22B institution

Once the merger takes effect on Sept. 1 it will create a $22 billion institution serving more than 1.5 million members across Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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