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Greenlane plans 2–3 new Tampa Bay stores each year Greenlane drive-thru restaurant exterior with green panel facade and roadside sign under a bright blue sky.

Greenlane drive-thru restaurant exterior with green panel facade and roadside sign under a bright blue sky.

Greenlane plans 2–3 new Tampa Bay stores each year

Chuck Merlis March 2, 2026

Erica Spector Wishnow came up with Greenlane during long car rides in Covid, when she spent hours...

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger

Chuck Merlis February 17, 2026

XTEND’s Tampa headquarters anchors a planned $1.5B Nasdaq merger with JFB.

Isla Maritime opens Port Richey headquarters as Pasco growth accelerates Isla Maritime trailer and salvage equipment parked beside a sailboat on a trailer in Port Richey.

Isla Maritime trailer and salvage equipment parked beside a sailboat on a trailer in Port Richey.

Isla Maritime opens Port Richey headquarters as Pasco growth accelerates

Chuck Merlis February 12, 2026

Marine salvage firm Isla Maritime establishes Gulf Coast headquarters in Port Richey.

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 5, 2026

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

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 5, 2026

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

The early decisions that shaped Buddy Brew Coffee Susan Ward prepares coffee at an espresso machine as Dave Ward looks on inside a Buddy Brew Coffee space.

Susan Ward prepares coffee at an espresso machine as Dave Ward looks on inside a Buddy Brew Coffee space.

The early decisions that shaped Buddy Brew Coffee

Chuck Merlis March 2, 2026

How early choices around trust shaped Buddy Brew Coffee’s growth.

Revive Design expands to Orlando with 5,000 SF showroom Revive Design and Renovation’s new Orlando showroom interior featuring a marble reception desk and design workspace

Revive Design and Renovation’s new Orlando showroom interior featuring a marble reception desk and design workspace

Revive Design expands to Orlando with 5,000 SF showroom

Chuck Merlis January 30, 2026

Revive Design and Renovation opens a 5,000 SF Winter Park showroom, marking its first expansion beyond Tampa...

At 100, Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay define how they grow next Historic Boys & Girls Club building in Tampa Bay, photographed in the early years of the organization.An early Boys & Girls Club site in Tampa Bay. Founded in 1926, the organization marks 100 years of youth development in 2026.