Economic Development 2023: The business of tourism

In 2022, Hillsborough County tourist development tax numbers (also known as the “bed tax,” which is a fee collected by the county for each night someone rents a hotel room)

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Economic Development 2023: The business of money

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth reached out to two banking executives and a wealth management firm and asked, “What should our readers know about the financial services industry in 2023?”

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Rich Man, Poor Man: A Tale of Two Athletes

By Michael Carr  The numbers are overwhelming. Currently, the average Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Basketball Association players’ salaries range from $3.26 million to $8.32 million, annually.

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Luxe Life: 0 Duval — My second favorite address (PHOTOS)

Many have fond memories of a particular address. It speaks to them somehow. Maybe it’s their childhood home address or the address of a best friend. Maybe it’s the address

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Rise Up is expanding its mission in business

Tampa Bay area native Kristen Bracey discovered her life’s vocation while earning her master’s degree in social justice and human rights at Arizona State University. Working in ASU’s office of

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Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco kicks off CEO Build week

Community leaders, from organizations in the Tampa Bay area, are working together to build a home for a local family, in the Lealman community, in St. Petersburg. This week, Habitat

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Winter is our summer in Tampa Bay

By Dr. Amy Derick Winter in Florida can be brutal on us, and comical to the rest of the country. But we all know what happens once the temperature hits

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Trepp Developments enters Tampa Bay market with Sota Hotel & Residences (RENDERINGS)

Trepp Developments President Rodrigo Trepp has expanded from South America to Florida’s West Coast with the development of Sota Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use project in downtown Sarasota. “My vision

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Valspar Championship to celebrate Rondé Barber’s entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Rondé Barber, the general chair of the Valspar Championship, has been selected for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Tampa Bay area will have a chance to

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A look inside Kolter Urban’s newly completed Hyde Park House Tampa (PHOTOS)

Kolter Urban, a Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, has finished the construction of Hyde Park House Tampa. Located at 2103 Bayshore Boulevard, the 22-story development has 70

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Tryp Air Charter expands fleet

Tryp Air Charter has added another aircraft to their Pilatus charter fleet. The additional aircraft is a Pilatus PC12-NG, single-engine turbo prop. The Pilatus PC12-NG has one of the best

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Lakeland’s newest retail and mixed-use development Lake Wire to break ground (RENDERINGS)

The groundbreaking for Lake Wire, in downtown Lakeland, will take place on February 9. The groundbreaking, announced by developers Carter and Hunt Companies, will commemorate the start of Phase 1

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