Florida

Real Estate

Several Tampa Bay cities rank in the top 10 places to retire, according to WalletHub

Several Tampa Bay cities again made Wallethub’s annual Best Places to Retire in the nation rankings.  To compile its rankings, the personal

Economic Development

Florida’s wages continue to grow despite national decrease

A new ADP report shows that wage growth has been rising in Florida over the past year, and the median salary continues

Florida

South Florida CEO buys Lighthouse Point mansion for record price (Photos)

Eric Hochberger, the founder and CEO of digital advertising firm Mediavine, and wife Stephanie Hochberger, an attorney, paid $17.3 million for a

Food & Beverage

California beverage manufacturer plans $420 million project in Winter Haven, Fla.

Niagara Bottling LLC plans to create at least 100 full-time jobs at a new 1.45 million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Winter Haven’s Central

Florida

Florida business leaders look to boost economic development

A well-connected group of Florida business leaders thinks its members can help fill a void that opened last year when lawmakers broke

Entrepreneurship

Miami jumps in rankings of world’s top startup ecosystems, report says

South Florida is among the Top 20 markets in the world for technology startups, according to a new report from Startup Genome

Florida

JAA: Hermeus is the company exploring Cecil Airport for multimillion-dollar expansion

Hermeus, an Atlanta-based hypersonic aircraft company, is exploring Cecil Airport as a location for a new engine test facility, according to the Jacksonville

Florida

Jeff Bezos closes on ‘Billionaire Bunker’ mansion for $87 million

A trust controlled by billionaire Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, paid $87 million for a waterfront mansion in Indian Creek Village.

Higher Education

Momentum and money at center of Vanderbilt chancellor’s pursuit of business school in Florida

Elite universities often aspire to open outposts overseas to satisfy their ambitions to grow. Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is looking no

Relocations

It’s official: Travel + Leisure to move HQ to downtown Orlando after city approves incentives

Travel + Leisure Co. has been approved for incentives that will bring its global headquarters from Orlando’s tourism corridor to downtown. The