Ringling Bros. Circus To Return In 2023, Movie Theater Upgrades Planned: Business News

TAMPA BAY, FL — Here's the latest restaurant, retail and other business news from the Tampa Bay region.

Publix Installs Drug-Disposal Kiosks At Pharmacies In Tampa Bay

To help customers dispose of leftover or expired prescription medications, Publix Pharmacy has installed drug-disposal kiosks in select pharmacies throughout Tampa Bay, a news release said.

Firmo Construction Breaks Ground On Marriott Near Busch Gardens

Firmo Construction, alongside Pravin Gadhia and Pankaj Patel of Shivstar Investments LLC, a hospitality and development group, celebrated the start of construction of a new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott with a small groundbreaking ceremony in Temple Terrace Oct. 15.

Ringling Bros. Circus Returning In 2023 Without Animals: Report

Feld Entertainment, based in Ellenton, is reviving its Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in 2023, VenuesNow reported.

Under B&B Theatres, The Grove At Wesley Chapel To Be Upgraded

The Grove at Wesley Chapel's movie theater has joined the family of B&B Theatres. B&B Theatres plans to bring enhanced amenities to the theater at 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd., Wesley Chapel, following a reopening later this year.

Tampa's Historic Floridan Palace Hotel Ripe For Revival

The historic Floridian Palace Hotel in downtown Tampa will become part of the revival of the emerging restaurant and entertainment district known as the "NoDo District" of north downtown Tampa with the help of new owners who have unveiled ambitious plans for the 1926 hotel.

Other Tampa Bay-area business news:

• Mother Of Preemie Launches Nonprofit To Raise Funds For Charities
• Cigar City Brewing To Host 9th Annual Jai Alai Ween Bash
• First Home Bank To Open Newtown Loan Production Office
• '1,000 Pieces Of Candy' Trick-Or-Treating Event Planned
• CarMax To Fill 3,700 Positions Nationwide By End Of Year
• The Hatchery Launches 4 Ghost Kitchens At Area Beef O' Brady's
• Planet Fitness, Home Centric Join Lineup At The Grove
• Sprouts Farmers Market Now Open In Tampa Heights
• Shipley Do-Nuts Accelerates Growth With New Tampa Bay Stores
• $42,500 Grant Used To Upskill Workers At Manatee Memorial
• Seafood Restaurant To Reopen In New Location At Osprey Hotel
• Halloween Boo - Spectacular At Chuck E. Cheese