Economic Development Archives - Page 2 of 12 - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Chuck Merlis February 25, 2026

Obeck says the bank wins with local decisioning and treasury tools built for owners.

$59M Bernie McCabe Courthouse opens for 2nd District Court of Appeal Interior ceremonial courtroom at the $59 million Bernie McCabe Courthouse, home of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 25, 2026

New St. Petersburg courthouse becomes permanent home for Second DCA.

Gasparilla Music Festival returns, projects 10,000 daily Crowd at Gasparilla Music Festival performance in downtown Tampa

Chuck Merlis February 25, 2026

Festival projects 10,000 daily attendees inside Water Street district.

Walmart plans eight-pump fuel station in South Tampa Walmart fuel station with multiple gas pumps and convenience store under blue Walmart canopy

Chuck Merlis February 24, 2026

Walmart is moving to add a fuel station at its South Tampa store on West Gandy Boulevard,...

West River closes housing phase, eyes Main Street Aerial view of Canopy at West River redevelopment site in Tampa

Chuck Merlis February 23, 2026

Completion of 384 units shifts focus to commercial buildout along the corridor.

Ryan Serhant to lead sales for Roche Bobois tower in St. Pete Rendering of the Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower planned for downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 18, 2026

Sales launch for the $200M, 164-unit Roche Bobois tower in downtown St. Pete.

Welch details $600M bond, Gas Plant push in State of the City St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth T. Welch delivers the 2026 State of the City address at the Palladium in downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis February 19, 2026

Welch laid out bond plans, recovery spending and next steps for the Gas Plant redevelopment.

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

Chuck Merlis February 17, 2026

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

Pink-painted buildings mark next step for Roche Bobois tower Side-by-side image shows bright pink apartment buildings slated for demolition and a rendering of the proposed Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

Chuck Merlis March 24, 2026

Downtown St. Pete apartments are set for demolition as a $200M condo tower advances.

Tampa City Council denies Magnolia Hotel land use change in Hyde Park Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.