Employers across Florida are trimming classic starter roles and favoring experienced hires as AI automates routine tasks, narrowing opportunities for new grads.

A LoopNet listing and local reporting show ALDI eyeing nearly 19,000 sq ft in a North 56th Street plaza in Temple Terrace. No building permits have been filed yet.

WalletHub’s latest ranking puts Tampa at No. 1 for starting a business and lists St. Petersburg among the top five, citing low taxes and investor access.

A Florida court has ordered Live Nation to show mandatory ticket fees up front for Florida buyers, an immediate change the state says will improve price transparency at checkout.

Saddle Creek plans to lay off 168 workers at its New Caney warehouse beginning June 11, hitting forklift operators, supervisors and inventory staff. The move follows similar cuts in other states.

The Shops at Wiregrass will add nine luxury retailers, including Lululemon and Kendra Scott, boosting Pasco's retail profile and local hiring this summer.

Publix plans a second Seffner store roughly half a mile from the Mango Square location, adding to a wave of retail activity along MLK Boulevard.

Amazon and Winn‑Dixie expanded their delivery partnership to cover most Florida households, bringing thousands of Winn‑Dixie items to Amazon shoppers statewide.

DICK'S House of Sport is listed as 'coming soon' at The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota; the experiential store will add climbing walls, simulators and event programming.

IKEA will open a smaller-format store at Sarasota’s Mall at University Town Center, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. The move follows the retailer’s small‑format push.

The Glazer family has added new funding and extended its Small Business Fund into 2026, sending more one-time grants to Tampa Bay firms still rebuilding from 2024 storms.

The Tampa Bay Business Journal's new rankings list 125 manufacturers that together support more than 71,000 local jobs across seven counties.

Central Florida's manufacturing footprint is large and rising, but workforce and productivity gaps could limit broader growth across the I‑4 corridor.