Industry Insights

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s Industry Insights section delivers the latest Tampa Bay business news across every major sector — from technology and real estate to law, finance and hospitality. Each story highlights the companies, leaders and innovations driving regional growth.

Explore in-depth coverage of Tampa’s expanding economy, major development projects, executive leadership changes and market trends influencing business decisions across the region. Stay informed with exclusive insights that connect you to the industries powering Tampa Bay’s future.

Creation enters Florida market with $135 million in Tampa projects, launches East Coast headquarters Creation_Idlewild 4

Creation enters Florida market with $135 million in Tampa projects, launches East Coast headquarters

Jo-Lynn Brown June 24, 2025

Creation, a national real estate development firm with $4.4 billion in active projects, has officially entered the...

Tampa Bay Wave launches second HealthTech|X Accelerator with 16 startups Medical cybersecurity, tablet and hands of doctor, surgeon or nurse with virtual hologram for database lock. Mockup hospital, life insurance and woman with digital archive biometric for info safety

Medical cybersecurity, tablet and hands of doctor, surgeon or nurse with virtual hologram for database lock. Mockup hospital, life insurance and woman with digital archive biometric for info safety

Tampa Bay Wave launches second HealthTech|X Accelerator with 16 startups

Jo-Lynn Brown June 20, 2025

Tampa Bay Wave has launched its 2025 HealthTech|X Accelerator, with 16 health-focused startups from around the world,...

Michael Kelly departs USF for Navy athletic director role USF Foundation Board of Directors 06 20 2024

Michael Kelly departs USF for Navy athletic director role

Jo-Lynn Brown June 20, 2025

Michael Kelly, who has led the University of South Florida Athletics since 2018, is stepping down to...

Retirement Side Gigs Report Reflects Signs of a Deeper Economic Crisis retirement-side-hustle

Retirement Side Gigs Report Reflects Signs of a Deeper Economic Crisis

Dr. David Phelps June 16, 2025

Recent data from Newsweek paints a troubling picture of retirement in America: Two in five retired Americans...

Tired of Market Rollercoasters? Private Lending Might Be the Smarter Move private-lending

Tired of Market Rollercoasters? Private Lending Might Be the Smarter Move

Tatiana Zagorovski June 12, 2025

Let’s be honest—if you’ve been feeling whiplash from the stock market lately, you’re not alone. One minute...

BayCare partners with Northwestern Medicine to expand academic health care in Florida BayCare Courtesy image

BayCare partners with Northwestern Medicine to expand academic health care in Florida

Jo-Lynn Brown June 10, 2025

BayCare is partnering with Northwestern Medicine in a collaboration aimed at expanding BayCare’s development as an academic...

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Hospice in a hurricane: What it takes to keep care going

Jo-Lynn Brown June 10, 2025

When most people think about hurricane preparation, they run through their mental checklist: sandbags, bottled water, batteries,...

A legacy in motion: Justin Papadakis on soccer’s power to transform Sarasota Paradise_photo credit Hunter Butler

A legacy in motion: Justin Papadakis on soccer’s power to transform

Jo-Lynn Brown June 5, 2025

Sports are not just entertainment or a shared pastime. They have profoundly changed lives and families. Justin...

McDowell Housing Partners breaks ground on affordable senior housing in Pasco County Ekos at Bayonet Point Phase I_Courtesy of McDowell Housing Partners_2

Ekos at Bayonet Point Phase I_Courtesy of McDowell Housing Partners_2

McDowell Housing Partners breaks ground on affordable senior housing in Pasco County

Jo-Lynn Brown June 3, 2025

McDowell Housing Partners has secured financing and begun construction on the first phase of Ekos at Bayonet...

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