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Rays Stadium Deal Clears Tampa by One Vote After Years of Failed Plans

August 27, 2026 by Chuck Merlis

Tampa’s $80 million depends on development around the ballpark generating new taxable value.

Categories Business News, Government, Hillsborough County, Mixed-Use, Sports, Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays, Top Story, Westshore

Citizens Poaches Tampa Advisers With $1 Billion Client Base

August 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Katie Bickle and Chris MacLellan of MacLellan Bickle Wealth Partners in Tampa

Citizens adds MacLellan Bickle Wealth Partners as part of a national private wealth expansion.

Categories Banking & Financial, Business News, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Westshore

TPA to Close Red Departures Drive Through Mid-October

August 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Red Express Curbsides at Tampa International Airport with signs directing travelers to Red Side airlines.

Red Side airline dropoffs will move to the Red Express Curbsides beginning Aug. 31.

Categories Aviation, Business News, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Tampa International Airport, Transportation, Westshore

Tampa Bay Wave Gets $1.38M for Defense Startups

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Soldiers and military aircraft overlaid with digital code and network connections representing defense technology.

The new program will work with 30 companies and connect them with investors and government.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Top Story, Westshore

Rays Outline Housing, Workforce Plans Tied to Tampa Ballpark

September 1, 2026August 25, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Renderings show the Tampa Bay Rays' proposed Forever Home development, including a new ballpark, office buildings, landscaped public spaces and pedestrian bridges connecting the mixed-use district.

The proposed plan extends community benefits beyond the stadium district.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Housing, Mixed-Use, Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays, Top Story, Westshore

Walmart Finally Bringing Tap-to-Pay to Tampa Bay Stores

August 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Walmart store entrance with the retailer’s blue facade and Walmart logo above the doors

Contactless payments are coming to all U.S. Walmart and Sam’s Club locations by year’s end.

Categories Business News, E-commerce, Hillsborough County, Retail, Tampa, Westshore

Rays Reach Definitive Agreements for $2.3 Billion Tampa Ballpark

August 21, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial rendering of the proposed Rays ballpark and mixed-use district at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa.

New terms raise the Rays’ share to about 60% and cut the direct public contribution by $100 million.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Infrastructure & Development, Mixed-Use, Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays, Top Story, Westshore

Former Godfrey Hotel Site Approved for Hilton, 503 Apartments

September 2, 2026August 20, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of the planned mixed-use redevelopment at the former Godfrey Hotel site on Rocky Point in Tampa.

Rocky Point’s vacant Godfrey site will become a mixed-use development with hotel, apartments and retail.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Tampa, Top Story, Westshore

Rays Pick Builder as $2.3 Billion Stadium Moves Ahead

August 17, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Renderings show the Tampa Bay Rays' proposed Forever Home development, including a new ballpark, office buildings, landscaped public spaces and pedestrian bridges connecting the mixed-use district.

AECOM Hunt joins the project as the Rays push toward a September construction start.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Infrastructure & Development, Tampa, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Development Pipeline, Westshore

Four Firms Vie for TPA’s $150 Million Control Tower

August 13, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Tampa International Airport’s existing air traffic control tower rises behind an Airside shuttle and the Tampa Airport Marriott.

TPA has narrowed the field to four builders for its new air traffic control tower.

Categories Aviation, Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Tampa International Airport, Top Story, Westshore
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