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Darryl Shaw files rezoning for 25-acre East Ybor site Artist rendering of a proposed mixed-use development in East Ybor City showing residential and commercial buildings across multiple city blocks.

Artist rendering of a proposed mixed-use development in East Ybor City showing residential and commercial buildings across multiple city blocks.

Darryl Shaw files rezoning for 25-acre East Ybor site

Chuck Merlis February 4, 2026

A rezoning filing advances plans for a hospital anchored mixed-use district in East Ybor City.

Why childcare matters to Pinellas employers A parent and young child sit across from each other at a table with books and a laptop during a childcare or early learning setting.

A parent and young child sit across from each other at a table with books and a laptop during a childcare or early learning setting.

Why childcare matters to Pinellas employers

Contributed Content February 4, 2026

Reliable childcare underpins workforce stability, employer retention and long-term economic health across Pinellas County.

Israeli medtech firm opens Palmetto HQ, plans 100 jobs Employees, business leaders and officials stand outside a new U.S. headquarters building during a ribbon-cutting event in Palmetto, Florida.

Employees, business leaders and officials stand outside a new U.S. headquarters building during a ribbon-cutting event in Palmetto, Florida.

Israeli medtech firm opens Palmetto HQ, plans 100 jobs

Chuck Merlis February 4, 2026

The new Palmetto headquarters combines manufacturing and surgeon training with plans to add about 100 jobs.

International Plaza set for major redevelopment Bay Street entrance at International Plaza in Tampa, where a major redevelopment is planned.

International Plaza set for major redevelopment

Chuck Merlis February 4, 2026

Plans include an open-air expansion, Bay Street updates and interior upgrades, with construction expected to begin in...

TBBW names 2026 Women Who Win finalists Red ribbon graphic announcing TBBW names 2026 Women Who Win finalists selected from nearly 200 nominations across Tampa Bay, presented by The William Stanley Group and Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Hillsborough.

TBBW names 2026 Women Who Win finalists

Jason Baker February 3, 2026

Finalists for the 2026 Women Who Win Awards were selected from nearly 200 nominations across Tampa Bay.

Bahama Breeze to convert Tampa Bay locations to new concepts Exterior of a Bahama Breeze restaurant at a Tampa Bay shopping center, where the location is slated for conversion to a new restaurant concept.

Exterior of a Bahama Breeze restaurant at a Tampa Bay shopping center, where the location is slated for conversion to a new restaurant concept.

Bahama Breeze to convert Tampa Bay locations to new concepts

Chuck Merlis February 3, 2026

Two Tampa Bay Bahama Breeze locations are expected to be converted to other restaurant concepts.

Gasworx developer joins Gas Plant redevelopment bid A bird’s-eye rendering highlights the full scale of the Gas Plant District proposal, spanning nearly 100 acres with housing, office, retail and open green space.

A bird’s-eye rendering highlights the full scale of the Gas Plant District proposal, spanning nearly 100 acres with housing, office, retail and open green space.

Gasworx developer joins Gas Plant redevelopment bid

Chuck Merlis February 2, 2026

Gasworx developer KETTLER has joined ARK Ellison Horus’ redevelopment bid for St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District.

The quiet math behind Tampa real estate Palm trees frame downtown Tampa’s skyline under a bright blue sky at sunset.

The quiet math behind Tampa real estate

Contributed Content February 2, 2026

Why valuation has become the discipline holding Tampa real estate deals together as growth accelerates.

Rays indicate plan to fund at least 50% of ballpark costs Aerial view of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus near Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

Aerial view of Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus near Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

Rays indicate plan to fund at least 50% of ballpark costs

Chuck Merlis February 2, 2026

The Rays signal a 50% private funding target as Hillsborough reviews an early ballpark framework.

At CEO Connect, Nelson Castellano on trust and succession Nelson Castellano speaks during TBBW’s January CEO Connect event, holding a microphone on stage.