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  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 15, 2026
Will Amendment 3 help or hurt Florida? Depends on whom you ask

The Business Observer asked the leaders of Florida TaxWatch and Florida Realtors about the ramifications of the proposed constitutional amendment.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 12, 2026
Clearwater settles lawsuit for $7.5M over graves on firm's private property

The city’s Downtown CRA settled a lawsuit with local company FrankCrum over Black graves traced to the early 1900s found on the property it purchased in 2004.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 7, 2026
Sarasota County rejects settlement near Celery Fields, seeks to buy out owner

Sarasota County commissioners rejected a settlement offer to resolve a Live Local lawsuit and instead asked their attorney to pursue buying the property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • October 6, 2026
Sarasota County faces two more Live Local lawsuits, four others move forward

Judge Hunter Carroll ruled commissioners cannot be sued personally or individually in pending litigation over proposed housing projects on rural lands, but suits may proceed.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Eric Garwood
  • September 29, 2026
Sarasota County mulls possible offer to buy shuttered golf course

Residents hope Sarasota leaders will find a way to pay the price to convert the long-closed layout into a stormwater savior.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 28, 2026
Sarasota County’s $18M Stickney Point purchase hits snag

The county says it is working with the sellers of the 2.04-acre property to fix lingering issues with the title that, left unfixed, could kill the deal.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 17, 2026
Hillsborough leaders OK $75M for ZooTampa expansion

The public funding will help pay for a $150 million overhaul of the park, featuring new animal habitats, a family ride and an expansion toward the Hillsborough River.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 11, 2026
Group says Floridians are owed $48 billion in unclaimed funds

The national organization Reclaim.org says despite state's efforts to connect people with their money, 13 million accounts are unclaimed.

  • Florida
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 11, 2026
St. Pete Beach to break ground on $10.5M fire station

State funding will cover $6.5 million of the storm-resistant replacement for Fire Station 22, which was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 8, 2026
Sarasota County advances 5,700-home project near Palmer Ranch

A project including a town center that will serve as a major employment hub in Sarasota County as well as thousands of homes now moves on to the state for review.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 2, 2026
Sarasota County faces four Live Local Act lawsuits, at least 4,000 units at stake

Developers proposing about 4,000 apartments combined have taken their cases against Sarasota County to court, alleging it violated the state's Live Local Act.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • September 1, 2026
Sarasota officials OK $20M for flood and storm resilience projects

The Sarasota County Commission appropriated more than $20 million for resilience against future storms in St. Armands and Celery Fields.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 29, 2026
Pinellas County closes the door on large-scale data centers

County commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution reaffirming that standalone data centers are prohibited in unincorporated Pinellas, where industrial land is plentiful but space for new development is scarce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2026
New Rays stadium advances after Hillsborough approves $796M in funding

With the funding in place, the Tampa Bay Rays can move forward with new stadium, mixed-use development and Hillsborough College campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 27, 2026
Tampa approves $80 million in funding for Tampa Bay Rays ballpark

The city agreed on a development and funding agreement to build a stadium on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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