Visit Tampa Bay says March was the best performing month in the county’s history, with $134 million in taxable hotel revenue ...

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Nearly two years after initial construction began on the Gasworx project in Tampa, the massive development is beginning to take shape with the first residential building — La Union, with about 300 ...

Former Florida Senate President Tom Lee, R-Brandon, and Tom Pepin, the president of Pepin Distribution Co., are longtime friends who found themselves at turning points in their careers and have ...

Key takeaway: Health care organizations around the region are building and expanding acute-care hospitals — with at least seven high-dollar projects underway in the region. Core challenge: Meeting the ...

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What started as a smoke shop and burial ground on 8.5 acres is today a massive casino and hotel that never sleeps. A new gaming area, on the spot of a former food court, minutes before it opens ...

Core challenge: Growing market share in a crowded market, with Yeti, Stanley and other competitors. What’s next: The new owners, JV2 Innovative Products LLC, intend to name a new president and chief ...

Key takeaway: Local pet retail chain DOGPerfect is starting to franchise, prompted by success in the years since the company’s founding in 2019. Core challenge: The owners, Linda and Rob Emery, are ...

The Lee County Commission's decision to approve a rezoning request for the Captiva resort's owners allow for hotels and residential development on the property to move ahead. The site of the former ...

The president of Fort Myers-based radio and television station company Sun Broadcasting is vying for Florida's 19th district seat to serve the community and fulfill a lifetime goal. Jim Schwartzel is ...