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The projects defining where Tampa Bay’s growth, capital and urban density are headed in 2026.

A Jan. 15 City Council vote will determine whether the historic Mirasol returns to its original use as a boutique hotel.

A Tampa firm closed a $5.65M sale of a 74-room Orlando hotel near the Florida Mall.

Strategic Property Partners plans a downtown Tampa entertainment district anchored by a 3,500-seat live music venue.

How a New Year’s Eve bowl game became a $1.2B economic engine for Tampa Bay.

A case study on how Tampa’s Water Street hotels used food and beverage to drive growth in a year when room revenue stalled.

The Mirasol is returning as a restored boutique hotel and waterfront residence that brings new life and new investment to Davis Islands.

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.

It started in 1926, when John “Jack” McKibbon Sr. and his brother, Marvin McKibbon, had the idea to open a grocery store in Gainesville, Georgia, and opened a Piggly Wiggly franchise.  That entrepreneurial mindset led to other businesses under the McKibbon name, eventually evolving into a hospitality company with Holiday Inn franchises, in Georgia.  McKibbon

This is an ongoing story. Tampa Bay Business and Wealth will provide updates as new information becomes available. Rosen Hotels & Resorts activated its Florida Resident Distress Rates ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia, which is projected to become a hurricane before it hits land in Florida. Distress rates are as follows: $69/night (not including taxes)

The Cordova Inn, at 253 2nd Ave. N., in downtown St. Petersburg, celebrated its groundbreaking.  The new construction will be five stories tall and sits next to the original hotel. It will bring the Cordova Inn’s total rooms to 97, when complete.  There are also plans for a restaurant on the first floor and a

► Clearwater Marine Aquarium broke ground for its Manatee Rehabilitation Center which will allow CMA to accept manatees in need of restorative care. (Pictured above) ► The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota-based company that develops and operates private membership-based high-amenity indoor pickleball facilities throughout Florida, plans to open a pickleball club in Pinellas Park.  ► Sam and