► The Saddlebrook Resort in Pasco County will undergo a major redevelopment that will bring a town center to the property along with townhouses, apartments, and retail, office and commercial space. (Rendering above) ► New Port Richey is planning improvements to the main entrance into the city, at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Main
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► Tampa General Hospital opened a 26-bay Infusion Center in the TGH Cancer Institute’s Brandon location, at 10740 Palm River Road. (Pictured above) ► Stonehill has signed a new lease that will upgrade and expand its headquarters, in Tampa, at Bayport Plaza – 3000 Bayport Drive. ► Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson announced
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By the age of 30, Amanda Tress wanted to be a millionaire. She checked that “to-do” off her list a few years prior. She met her retirement goals by 2018. She was only 32. In 2022, FASTer Way to Fat Loss, Tress’ Clearwater-based company, had revenue of $47.5 million. In 2023, it’s estimated to break
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► 4 Rivers Smokehouse opened its 15th restaurant at The Shoppes at Lake Miriam Crossing, a retail and dining destination located at 4729 S. Florida Ave., in Lakeland. (Pictured above) ► Vegetation Cafe and Kitchen, a vegan restaurant, opened at 1437 E. Gary Road, Lakeland. ► The Lakeside Village shopping center, in Lakeland, has sold
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► On Ideas, a branding and advertising agency headquartered in Jacksonville, with offices in Sarasota and Charleston, has been selected by Chiles Hospitality as its agency of record. (Pictured above) ► The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation awarded $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon in support of the rewilding project at Celery Fields. ► Sarasota florist Beneva
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► Designed by Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Fire Station 61, in Dunedin, was selected by AIA Florida Architects as a distinguished example of public safety architecture in the state. (Rendering above) ► St. Petersburg College announced a partnership with the nationally recognized veterinary program Blendvet to present its “Exploring a Future in Veterinary Technology” workshop, a
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Like Father, Like Daughter with Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams The historic identity the Columbia Restaurant has made, in Ybor City, is undeniable. It’s a story told, over and over, but the succession plan, and the dynamic between the current leadership, is yet a new story and one Tampa Bay Business and Wealth was
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► TriGate Capital, a Dallas real estate investment firm, purchased The Shops at Wiregrass, in Wesley Chapel, for $70.5 million. (Pictured above) ► Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson has sold a 21-acre property, at 21210 U.S. Highway 98, in Dade City, to Cal-Maine Foods, a national egg producer, for $11 million. ► LIV Development, a
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► Philip Tavill, chief executive officer of Children First, was honored by the National Head Start Association with the Sargent Shriver Excellence in Community Service Award. (Pictured above) ► Wisconsin-based Menard, which owns more than 300 Menards stores across 15 states, closed on the agricultural land in Myakka City, paying $10.3 million. ► The Sarasota
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► Lakeland Linder International Airport received the 2023 Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives General Aviation Airfield Project of the Year Award for the construction of a new CAT III Instrument Landing System. (Pictured above) ► Centex, a division of national homebuilder PulteGroup, opened its latest Polk County community,Lake Alfred Pines, at
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► Taylor Sam’s opened, at 312 Third St. S., in the Camden Pier District apartment tower, in St. Petersburg. (Pictured above) ► A second Red Mesa Mercado location is being planned for 6001 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg, where Two Graces and Reading Room formerly operated. ► Admiral Leasing, based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, bought
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t he Galati family relocated from Westchester, New York, to Hollywood, Florida, in the late 1960s. The family ended up on Anna Maria Island, which is where the family’s business, Galati Yachts, is still based today. With the passing of Michael Senior (the patriarch), in 1992, the business was passed down to his five children,
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