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Tampa Housing Costs Push Workers Farther From Work

September 8, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Exterior of a multistory apartment building with balconies and mixed exterior finishes.

Housing costs are turning commutes, recruiting and retention into business concerns.

Categories Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Housing, South Tampa, Tampa, Tampa Bay Economy, Top Story, Workplace

Tampa Bay EDC Targets Digital Infrastructure, Maritime Economy in Three-Year Strategy

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Tampa Bay Economic Development Council signs display the organization’s logo and images of Tampa’s skyline.

Data centers and maritime workforce development are emerging priorities in the EDC’s three-year plan.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Business News, Downtown Tampa, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Infrastructure & Development, Tampa, Top Story

Longtime Ybor City Car Wash Gives Way to Affordable Housing

September 2, 2026 by Leah Burdick
Rendering of The Vicente, a mixed-use development with affordable apartments and retail in Ybor City

The $9.5 million Vicente will bring 20 affordable apartments and retail to Nebraska Avenue.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Housing, Real Estate, Tampa, Top Story, Ybor City

Tampa Bay Rays Secure $2.3 Billion Tampa Stadium Deal

August 28, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial rendering of the proposed Rays ballpark and mixed-use district at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa.

The deal solves a financing problem that derailed Tampa’s 2018 bid and ties the ballpark to a larger development plan.

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

East Ybor Industrial Site Approved for Tampa General Campus

August 20, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Artist rendering of a proposed mixed-use development in East Ybor City showing residential and commercial buildings across multiple city blocks.

Tampa General’s expansion will transform an industrial site into a medical campus with new mixed uses.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Economic Development, Health Care, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Top Story, Ybor City

Moffitt Projects $2.6 Billion Impact From Speros Initiative

August 20, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of the Speros campus in Pasco County showing modern research and medical buildings surrounded by roads, parking areas and undeveloped land.

FORGE wants to build a radiopharmaceutical industry at Speros, but committed capital is unclear.

Categories Business News, Dade City, Economic Development, Health Care, Pasco County, Top Story, Wesley Chapel

Clearwater to Sell Public Land for 178 Affordable Apartments

September 1, 2026August 3, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of Washington Commons, a proposed five-story affordable housing development planned for downtown Clearwater.

Seven public parcels could become a 178-unit mixed-use affordable housing development downtown.

Categories Business News, Clearwater, Downtown Clearwater, Economic Development, Housing, Mixed-Use, Pinellas County, Real Estate, Top Story

Master-planned community proposed for 1,219 acres of rural Pasco

August 3, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial map showing the proposed 1,219-acre Mitchell U.S. 41 master-planned community site in Pasco County.

The proposal would add homes, jobs and industry to one of Pasco County’s largest undeveloped sites.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Infrastructure & Development, Land O’ Lakes, Mixed-Use, Pasco County

Gasworx clears major hurdle to reconnect downtown Tampa and Ybor City

September 1, 2026July 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of the Gasworx development in Tampa showing the TECO streetcar, new mixed-use buildings and redesigned streetscape.

Tampa finalizes agreements to advance a key rail crossing for the Gasworx redevelopment.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Infrastructure, Infrastructure & Development, Tampa, Tampa Development Pipeline, Top Story, Ybor City
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