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The Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County has founded, funded, and will be managing their new Film and Entertainment Office, taking over responsibility from the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The EDC states that their desire is to assist Sarasota’s own film-related companies, and bring more attention to the area by having it serve as a […]

When it comes to insurance in Florida, with the good comes the bad. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (which seems to require being described as ‘The State-Funded Insurer of Last Resort’) has announced that it will be lowering the insurance premiums in Hernando and Pasco Counties by 44% and 57% respectively. Unfortunately to qualify for the […]

The Kentucky Economic Development Authority has given the preliminary go-ahead for $8 million in tax incentives to keep Kindred Pharmacy Services Inc. from moving to the Tampa Bay Area.
Back in August Kindred merged with Tampa Life Science company PharMerica Long-Term Care to create a company with potential annual revenue of almost $2 billion and an […]

The Tampa City Council voted to allow a zoning change in the ‘Westshore’ area of the City to allow for Lindell Properties to build a proposed $400 Million mixed use development.
The City Council was unanimous in their decision to allow Hotel and Residence spaces in an area that was previously restricted to office and industrial […]

Clearwater-based Avantair has been acquired by Ardent Acquisition Corp. out of New York, and on the heels of that placed an order for 20 new Phenom 100 executive jets worth $57 million. Avantair provides the opportunity for fractional ownership in their fleet of aircraft allowing frequent travelers a more time-efficient way of getting around.
SATSair of […]

Both Raymond James Financial and Lincare Inc. posted larger than expected gains in their last quarters, showing more growth in the Tampa Bay economy.
Raymond James of St. Petersburg, the second largest regional brokerage in the country, saw a 14% jump in profits in its fiscal fourth quarter. They attribute this jump to […]

Tower Cloud LLC, a Wireless Support Services Provider, has expanded its operations to St. Petersburg, creating 50 new jobs that pay at almost twice the state’s average.
According to their website Tower Cloud provides a network that “delivers an end-to-end service offering for customers seeking alternative solutions with high reliability, unlimited bandwidth and fast […]

Dale Chihuly, the world-famous glass artist, has had a large collection of his art to the $35 million, 136,000 square-foot Arts Center in downtown St. Petersburg. Jimmy Aviram and Beth Morean have donated $6 million worth of the blown glass art.
This is a large step in making the arts in the Tampa Bay […]

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has proposed that the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) hire a consultant to look into the possibility of a merger of the transit systems. Though the merger would focus on helping the efficiency of both systems, the other major issue is federal funding, […]

The US Army awarded a contract for the manufacture and delivery of target practice cartridges to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. General Dynamics has a sizable local presence in St. Petersburg, and has announced that the work for this contract will be performed here, along with Middleton, Iowa and Red Lion Pennsylvania.
General Dynamics has […]