► BB Living opened its newest Florida community, BB Living at Epperson Ranch in Wesley Chapel, offering luxury, single-family rental homes with three- and four-bedroom floor plans, as part of its expansion in the state, with three more communities set to open in 2025. (Pictured above)
► County Manager Bill Beasley announced the appointment of Ryan Wiggins Sr. as director of Polk County’s Building Division.
► Saint Leo University has been honored in the 2024 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges, ranking No. 120 nationwide, No. 34 for schools offering both in-person and online degrees, No. 27 among private nonprofit schools, No. 32 in the Southeast and No. 9 in Florida.
► Soule Co., a woman-owned manufacturing company, announced its second major expansion, in less than four years, and will occupy 127,820 square feet, at North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center (North Tampa Bay 75), where they will hire 10 new employees and invest $400,000 in new racking systems and facility buildout.
► The Pasco EDC entrepreneurship program, SMARTstart, partnered with AmSkills to host a Pasco Rapid Prototyping Bootcamp.