Chuck Merlis | Managing Editor of TBBW

Home Depot building store in Davenport

July 26, 2026July 18, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Exterior of a Home Depot store with orange storefront signage, outdoor merchandise displays and American flags.

Home Depot’s new Davenport store reflects the city’s rapid population growth.

New Wiregrass Ranch hospital anchors Orlando Health expansion in Pasco County

July 17, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Aerial view of Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health's Wiregrass Ranch Hospital in Wesley Chapel.

A new 102-bed hospital opens in Wesley Chapel as a larger Orlando Health medical campus takes shape.

Downtown Sarasota apartments sell for $4.85 million

July 17, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Exterior of Echo on Eighth, a renovated 23-unit apartment community near downtown Sarasota that sold for $4.85 million.

Echo on Eighth changed hands in a $4.85 million multifamily transaction near downtown Sarasota.

Clearwater approves Duke Energy deal, rejects public power

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Utility power lines stretch across the sky from a wooden utility pole at sunset.

Council weighs a new Duke deal after studying whether Clearwater should own its electric system.

French beverage company picks Pasco for $111 million plant

July 27, 2026July 16, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Four bottles of Pure by Monin beverage flavorings, including green apple, peach apricot, mint and red fruits, displayed on a wooden table with fresh fruit.

French beverage company Monin has selected Pasco County for a manufacturing and distribution facility, which is expected to cost more than $111 million, after evaluating 10 sites across four states. Monin plans to purchase 70 acres in the Zephyrhills Airport Industrial Park and hire more than 100 employees during the project’s first phase. The company … Read more

ConnectWise launches AI platform for managed service providers

July 16, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

ConnectWise headquarters in downtown Tampa, where the technology company announced a new AI platform for managed service providers.

Tampa-based ConnectWise announced the general availability of an artificial intelligence platform that combines its software for managed service providers into a single system. The ConnectWise Platform connects the company’s professional services automation, remote monitoring and management, ScreenConnect remote access, ConnectWise SIEM, cybersecurity, billing, documentation and backup products with third-party integrations. ConnectWise said AI agents built … Read more