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Chuck Merlis

Film projects supported by Visit Tampa Bay bring $12.2M locally

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Ornate Tampa Theatre auditorium illuminated in red and blue, with its historic stage, organ and decorative arches.

Film projects backed by Visit Tampa Bay generated $12.2M in local production spending.

Categories Business News, Economic impact, Hillsborough County, Retail & Hospitality, Tampa, Top Story, Tourism

New College seeks $47.5M for sweeping USF Sarasota-Manatee takeover

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
New College seeks $47.5M for sweeping USF Sarasota-Manatee takeover

New College seeks $47.5M in borrowing authority ahead of a deadline tied to USF’s campus transfer.

Categories Business News, Housing, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Top Story, University of South Florida

Tampa healthcare company bets big on 6 unapproved peptides after federal policy shift

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Hands drawing liquid from a small vial into a syringe, illustrating injectable peptide preparations.

DataMEDS secures six-peptide supply deal following federal policy shift, with November launch planned.

Categories Business News, Health Care, Hillsborough County, Public Companies, Tampa

Downtown Tampa’s former Gen X Tavern reopens with new Japanese restaurant concept

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Guests dining at Nagi by Soho Sushi in downtown Tampa, featuring a contemporary dining room, bar and lounge

Nagi by Soho Sushi opens in the former Gen X Tavern space with 180 seats and a whiskey lounge.

Categories Business News, Downtown Tampa, Restaurants, Tampa, Top Story

Two new 7-Eleven stores sell for nearly $23 million near Central Florida

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Newly constructed 7-Eleven store in Winter Haven, Florida, featuring a modern storefront and parking lot

Two newly built 7-Eleven properties in Winter Haven and Clermont sell for $22.86 million.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Polk County, Real Estate, Top Story, Winter Haven

How Tim Moore Built Vū Technologies Into a Global Virtual Production Business

November 2, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Tim Moore, founder of Vū Technologies and Diamond View Studios, smiling outdoors in a light gray blazer.

Tim Moore turned a pandemic gamble into a global business selling virtual production studios.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Cover Stories, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Technology

Major land deal brings 556 homes to sprawling Pasco County development

October 30, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of Kinfield development in Pasco County showing newly built roads, a roundabout and undeveloped land.

A 153-acre land sale brings 556 homes to Kinfield, where industrial and office projects are planned.

Categories Business News, Dade City, Economic Development, Mixed-Use, Pasco County, Wesley Chapel

Westshore Grand Hotel Acquired by Tampa Developer, Major Renovations Planned

October 30, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Exterior of the Westshore Grand hotel in Tampa, a 325-room property acquired by Ally Capital Group.

The buyer already owns the adjacent Urban Centre towers, acquired for $123 million in 2023.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Retail & Hospitality, Top Story, Westshore

VA Awards Contract for New 135,000-Square-Foot Sarasota Clinic

October 30, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Architectural renderings of the planned 135,000-square-foot Sarasota VA outpatient clinic and its interior spaces.

A private developer will own and lease the new clinic, with patients expected in fall 2029.

Categories Business News, Lakewood Ranch, Real Estate, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Top Story

London-Based Cybersecurity Firm Opens Pasco Office Near U.S. Military Commands

October 29, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Nine people gather beside a British flag at DSi Compliance’s new office in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

DSi Compliance brings AI investigative software to Tampa Bay, with ties to local law enforcement.

Categories Business News, Company Relocations, Defense & Security, Economic Development, Pasco County, Wesley Chapel
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