Pinellas Park development revenues fuel $21.3M budget increase
Higher permit and utility revenues are helping fund infrastructure, redevelopment and sports complex investments.
Year: 2026
South Tampa Chamber announces 2026 Business Award winners
Record nominations led to 13 winners at the South Tampa Chamber’s annual business awards.
Sub-Zero plans $4M showroom in South Tampa
Luxury appliance maker Sub-Zero is planning a $4 million showroom at Bayshore Center in South Tampa.
Busch Gardens names new parks president amid $100M expansion
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has named industry veteran Jon Vigue as park president as the company moves through more than $100 million in attractions, animal habitats and park enhancements. Vigue joins Busch Gardens after leading Wild Adventures Theme Park in Georgia, and takes over as parent company United Parks & Resorts continues its major investment … Read more
Tampa sees one of nation’s biggest gains in rental affordability
The Tampa rental market is starting to give renters a little more room. The share of rental listings affordable to a median-income household in the Tampa metro area rose to 61.4% in May, up from 51.6% a year earlier, according to a Zillow analysis released Thursday. That was one of the largest gains among major … Read more
Venice weighs sharp increases in development fees
Higher fees for rezonings, site plans and other approvals could reshape project costs.
GTE Financial moves Hudson branch to New Port Richey
GTE Financial has relocated its Hudson Community Financial Center to a new full-service location in New Port Richey, replacing its former Hudson branch and continuing service for members in west Pasco County. The new branch is led by Matthew DeSalvo, who has seven years of financial services leadership experience and more than a decade of … Read more
USF elects former student body president as board chair
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees elected Mike Griffin as chairman Wednesday, placing the Tampa real-estate executive and longtime trustee in the board’s top leadership position. Griffin, vice chairman and co-head of the Florida region for Savills, will serve a two-year term. He had served as acting chair since April, when former Florida … Read more
Tampa Palms apartment community sells for $67.5M
Providence Real Estate plans upgrades after buying The Preserve at Tampa Palms.
Tampa entrepreneurs back film on Musk’s Tesla years
Two Tampa entrepreneurs are serving as executive producers of ELON, a feature film focused on the years when Tesla struggled to survive and Elon Musk was still trying to convince investors, employees and customers that the electric-vehicle company had a future. Nick Friedman, co-founder of College HUNKS Hauling Junk, and Punit Shah, chief executive of … Read more