As Tampa Bay Rays eye 2025 move, ballpark deal in jeopardy
Nov 16, 2024 · Bottom line. Key takeaway: The Tampa Bay Rays must move into a new temporary home in Tampa for the 2025 season after Tropicana Field suffered an estimated $55.7 million in damages. Core challenge: The team will have to play at least one season at George M. Steinbrenner Field as St. Petersburg works to repair Tropicana Field, this as the deal it reached for a new ballpark appears to be in trouble.
$1B terminal expansion to start at Fort Myers airport
Sep 30, 2024 · The terminal expansion project at Southwest Florida International Airport will launch its second phase Oct. 1, marking the start of what officials expect will be a three-year process.
Michael Saunders & Co. joins Forbes Global Properties
Dec 4, 2024 · Michael Saunders founded Michael Saunders & Co. in 1976 and her son, Drayton, joined the firm in 2005. Courtesy image
'Nothing like it' in Sarasota: Restaurateur on $10M Quay project
Nov 29, 2024 · Bottom line Key takeaway: Restaurateur Cameron Mitchell is bullish on Florida, where he is opening Ocean Prime, a waterfront restaurant, in late December in Sarasota. Core challenge: Inflation coupled with consumers opting for casual dining. What’s next: Cameron Mitchell Restaurants is opening three restaurants in Florida in 2025. Prominent national restaurateur Cameron Mitchell says he ...
Anna Maria's Rod and Reel Pier vows to rebuild, raises over $56K
Oct 21, 2024 · Part of the landscape of Anna Maria Island has vanished, after Rod and Reel Pier blew away completely in Hurricane Milton. Not even two weeks earlier, Hurricane Helene had damaged the wooden platform leading to the eatery at the northern end of the island.
High-end mattress maker chooses Naples for first out-of-state …
Dec 5, 2024 · Bottom line. Key takeaway: Michigan-based Harbor Springs Mattress Company is going outside the Wolverine State for the first time, with a new showroom in Naples. Core challenge: Get the Harbor Springs Mattress brand in front of customers in a crowded market of online and in-store entities that sell mattresses and beds. What’s next: The owners have bought a house in Naples so they can be ...
Community Foundation Tampa Bay adds new duo to board
Nov 27, 2024 · The Community Foundation Tampa Bay, like many nonprofits on the Gulf Coast, has had its hands full this hurricane season. According to a statement from the foundation, over $3.3 million has been distributed to local nonprofits since Oct. 1.
$1.9 billion IT defense contractor opens location in Tampa
Nov 21, 2024 · Akima, a northern Virginia-based contractor focused on IT support of the military, recently opened a base of operations in Tampa. The organization plans to provide support to MacDill Airforce Base, citing its two four-star Combatant Commands: the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as "essential" to …
Pair of Charlotte County hospitals sold for $265 million
Nov 25, 2024 · A pair of Charlotte County hospitals are headed toward being under new ownership. AdventHealth, a faith-based nonprofit system based in Altamonte Springs, has entered into an agreement to acquire ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte and certain assets of ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda from Tennessee-based publicly traded hospital operator Community Health Systems for $265 million. ShorePoint H
Morgan Automotive buys 9 Miami dealerships with $1B in revenue
Jan 22, 2024 · The Morgan Automotive Group has bought nine dealerships and two collision centers in the Miami area, expanding its reach in South Florida and bringing the number of dealerships it owns to 76.