BayCare Posts 11.3% Operating Margin Through Q3
The Clearwater-based health system reported $648.7 million in operating income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2026.
Clearwater Business News
This page covers business in Clearwater, from small local companies to larger employers with operations in the city. Coverage follows openings and closings, hiring, commercial real estate and the companies that shape the local economy.
Openings & Closings
LifeWorks Opens Expanded Clearwater Treatment Facility
LifeWorks Wellness Center held a ribbon-cutting for its new treatment facility, with more than 100 guests attending.
Industry
Fengate Buys Majority Stake in Clinical Research West Florida
Toronto-based Fengate Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in a Tampa Bay clinical research company that runs three facilities in Clearwater and Tampa.
Philanthropy
Live Poll
In your area, are food banks keeping up with the current demand for assistance?
Hope Villages of America Calls for Food Donations
The Clearwater food bank is seeking public support amid high demand and a critical shortage in donation levels.
Business Strategy
Live Poll
Do you think companies bought out of bankruptcy usually end up better for their local workers?
PCP Ventures Acquires Pellon in Bankruptcy Deal
The Clearwater textile maker was bought through a bankruptcy process on October 1, with its approximately 95 employees and manufacturing site retained.
Coverage takes in store and restaurant openings, closures, leasing activity for office and retail space, and funding rounds for area startups. Reporting reaches the city's commercial corridors and the communities around it wherever a company's decisions reach across the line. Waterfront and tourism-linked businesses rise and fall with the seasons, so their stories cluster in predictable cycles. Small businesses and the employers that anchor local hiring get the most consistent attention.