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Record $6 diesel in Florida pushes grocery prices higher
Diesel fuel hit a record $6.06 per gallon in Florida on Sept. 11, and economists warn the cost will soon show up in grocery, restaurant and retail prices for Apollo Beach and Ruskin consumers.
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Record $6 diesel in Florida pushes grocery prices higher
Diesel fuel hit a record $6.06 per gallon in Florida on Sept. 11, and economists warn the cost will soon show up in grocery, restaurant and retail prices for Apollo Beach and Ruskin consumers.
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Record $6 diesel in Florida pushes grocery prices higher
Diesel fuel hit a record $6.06 per gallon in Florida on Sept. 11, and economists warn the cost will soon show up in grocery, restaurant and retail prices for Apollo Beach and Ruskin consumers.
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Target files plans for 149,000-sq-ft store at Apollo Beach's LC Promenade
Target has filed construction plans for a 149,006-square-foot store at the LC Promenade development near Big Bend Road and I-75 in Apollo Beach, while Swig is confirmed for The Yard at Waterset's Phase 2 and Publix has already opened at Wolf Creek Commons in Ruskin.
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Ruskin already has Amazon drone delivery as 500-city expansion begins
Ruskin is one of only 11 U.S. cities where Amazon Prime Air drone delivery already operates, and the company announced Aug. 19 it will expand the service sixfold to nearly 500 cities by year's end.
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Apollo Beach storefront asks $38 per square foot as retail vacancy hits 1.6%
Retail vacancy in Southeast Hillsborough County fell to 1.6% by the end of 2025, and one Apollo Beach storefront along U.S. 41 is asking $38 per square foot — 38% above the submarket average — as independent businesses face rising costs that national chains can more easily absorb.
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Tampa Bay Cake Co. grows from home kitchen to Apollo Beach storefront
Emily Webb's Tampa Bay Cake Company, a scratch bakery at 1312 Apollo Beach Blvd., grew from a home kitchen hobby into a six-employee retail storefront offering custom cakes, cupcakes and French macarons.
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Ruskin couple opens analog-to-digital media studio on SouthShore
Paul and Debi Luke have opened Home Video Studio – Apollo Beach, a Ruskin-based business that converts VHS tapes, film reels, slides, and photographs to digital formats, serving customers by appointment across three counties.
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New 50,000-square-foot Publix to open in Waterset on August 13
A 50,325-square-foot Publix will open Thursday, August 13, at Wolf Creek Commons in the Waterset community, after Hillsborough County commissioners approved the project's off-site infrastructure on July 21.
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Ford's Garage hiring 125-plus workers for December opening on US-301 in Riverview
Ford's Garage, a burger-and-craft-beer chain, is under construction on U.S. Highway 301 in Riverview and plans to hire 125 to 150 workers before its December 2026 opening, adding the fifth Tampa Bay location along the corridor that connects Ruskin, Sun City Center and Wimauma.
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