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Tampa's CRA again delays vote on $100 M funding for new Rays ballpark
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (427+ words) Tampa's Community Redevelopment Agency is again delaying a vote on allowing negotiations to begin on its portion of a financing package to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The CRA's board, made up of city council members,…...
Bradenton auto dealer's foundation gives nonprofit $1 M for community center
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (246+ words) The philanthropic arm of Bradenton-based auto dealer Gettel Automotive " the Gettel Foundation " has made a $1 million donation to a local nonprofit." "The Haven plays an essential role in our community, and we are honored to support a project that will…...
Tampa entrepreneur executive produces, appears in Elon Musk movie
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (425+ words) Tampa entrepreneur Nick Friedman is no stranger to the spotlight. The co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving, Friedman has spent the past 21 years turning the moving company he launched with his childhood friend into a national franchise with nearly…...
$12 M east Manatee Chick-fil-A operator to open second, larger store
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (791+ words) Key takeaway: An east Manatee County Chick-fil-A operator is getting ready to open a second east Manatee location." Core challenge: Building a store big enough to meet the demand." When Jonathan Ith walked into the De Soto Square Mall Chick-fil-A…...
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13+ hour, 15+ min ago (50+ words) Business Observer Business Observer 115-location coffee chain to add spot in $800 M south St. Pete project The Florida-based coffee chain has signed a long-term lease for a new cafe in the Sky Town development. Foxtail Coffee Co. coming to south…...
Estero's Coconut Point getting a Shake Shack and other new tenants
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (245+ words) The popular burger chain Shake Shack is coming to Estero. The New York-founded chain is opening next year at Coconut Point, one of nearly half a dozen retailers moving into the open-air mall in the coming months. Shake Shack, which…...
1, 000 homes planned for new Lakewood Ranch community
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (208+ words) A national homebuilder has closed on nearly 500 acres in southeastern Lakewood Ranch, where it plans to construct 1, 000 homes. Pulte Group calls the community Ever Creek, which will be developed by its subsidiary Pulte Homes. Terms of the 464-acre property sale…...
115-location coffee chain to add spot in $800 M south St. Pete project
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (217+ words) The $800 million mixed-use development underway in St. Petersburg's Skyway Marina District has announced another tenant: Foxtail Coffee Co." The Florida-born independent coffee roasting and retail chain has signed a long-term lease agreement at Sky Town, the retail and residential development…...
Commercial, industrial door repair company opens Sarasota service center
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (261+ words) Business Observer Commercial, industrial door repair company opens Sarasota service center A company specializing in commercial and industrial door repair and maintenance has opened a service center in Sarasota that will serve areas from Bradenton to Fort Myers. The Vortex…...
Appointment-only liquor store proposed in downtown Sarasota
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (382+ words) The City of Sarasota is currently reviewing plans for a proposed liquor store that would be available by appointment only. Called The Wine Concierge, the business would be in a vacant ground-floor commercial space in the Boulevard condominium building at…...