Tampa Bay Business

Holiday scams are surging. Here’s how to stay safe this season

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A smartphone screen displaying a phishing warning with a fishing hook above an SMS alert icon, symbolizing text-message scam attempts.

The holiday season is here. It’s a time for celebrations, gift giving and year-end deadlines. While you’re juggling office events and covering for colleagues on long vacations, fraudsters are busy too. This is the moment they hope you’re tired, distracted or moving too fast to notice something is off. A holiday scam scenario: when caution … Read more

Darryl Shaw sells 2 Ybor properties for $7.45M near Gasworx

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Three views of Ybor City development: the Pete’s Bagels building on 4th Avenue, a historic mixed-use building on 6th Avenue, and the nearby Gasworx construction site linking Ybor to downtown Tampa.

Two Ybor properties sold for $7.45M as investor interest accelerates near Gasworx.

37,000 surcharge-free ATMs will be available nationwide after rollout

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Speedway gas station canopy and fuel pumps at a retail location.

More than 2,500 new Speedway ATMs will expand the surcharge-free Co-op ATM Network to over 37,000 locations nationwide.

A closer look at Sarasota’s new St. Regis Longboat Key

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Aerial view of the St. Regis Longboat Key pools and lagoon with the Gulf of Mexico in the background.

The St. Regis Longboat Key brings a new level of coastal luxury to Sarasota with refined design, quiet service and an 18-acre Gulf-front setting.

How a 2nd-gen entrepreneur revived his family’s Tampa liquor stores

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Trey Lawson stands inside Liquor Depot next to a whiskey barrel.

Trey Lawson returned to Tampa to rebrand his family stores, grow Liquor Depot and build a community movement around bourbon and the $20 buzz.

Publix-anchored Lakeland shopping center sells after 60 years

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Aerial view of Grove Park Shopping Center in Lakeland featuring a rebuilt Publix, CVS and Dollar Tree with a full parking lot and surrounding greenery under a clear blue sky

Grove Park Shopping Center in Lakeland has been sold after 60 years and remains one of Florida’s strongest grocery-anchored retail assets.

How Dr. Irfan Ali built empathy into Tampa health care

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Dr. Ali sitting in his personal office surrounded by books and artwork.

A Tampa physician’s journey from trauma to leadership shows how empathy can reshape health care.

UTampa moves ahead with new riverfront science building

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Street side view of the new UTampa science building with red brick and large windows.

UTampa is moving ahead with a new riverfront science building that will replace older campus facilities and add modern labs and teaching space.