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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2023
With 1.3 million pound gift, Publix doubles produce donation to food banks

Publix is closing out the year with a second announcement of a major produce donation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 13, 2023
Tampa Bay management consulting firm hires growth director

Tampa-based Strategos Group, a management consulting firm, made Kevin Jenkins its director of enterprise growth and investments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 13, 2023
Manatee County pays $11.2 million for 68-acre riverfront property

Manatee County is buying a 68-acre parcel of riverfront land in Parrish in order to preserve it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2023
Fort Myers concrete products company acquired

Coastal Precast of Florida, a Fort Myers-based manufacturer and distributor of sewer pipe and precast concrete products, has been acquired.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 12, 2023
Report: Small business optimism shrinks as year ends

Inflation and a lack of qualified applicants are vexing businesses in Florida and elsewhere.

  • Florida
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 12, 2023
New College, Sarasota-Bradenton airport agree on $11.5M land deal

New College of Florida's East Campus sits on land it leases from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The lease is set to expire in 2056.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 12, 2023
Craft kitchen chain to replace Naples restaurant closing at Mercato

Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar is moving into the space formerly occupied by AZN Asian Cuisine.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 12, 2023
Regions Bank appoints new market head for Naples

Regions Bank has named Cynthia Valenti Smith, who has more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending, as market executive for the Naples area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 11, 2023
Tampa company acquires Chicago health care cleaning services firm

Tampa-based The Facilities Group acquired National Healthcare Resources of Chicago, a provider of health care-environment support services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 11, 2023
Popular Sarasota restaurant moving to new downtown location after 35 years

Caragiulos Italian American will vacate its space in the Mira Mar building on Palm Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 11, 2023
Former Big Cypress Marketplace now 107,000-square-foot storage facility

A 503-unit storage facility has opened on the site of what once was Big Cypress Marketplace.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 11, 2023
International air ambulance company building $10.5 million hangar

The new facility will be near Tampa International Airport and will allow Jet ICU to consolidate operations to streamline missions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 11, 2023
TECO expands solar capabilities

With new solar plants open, Tampa Electric Co. says 14% of production “can come from the sun.”

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 11, 2023
Prominent French-Vietnamese restaurant sets Naples opening date

Le Colonial, a French-Vietnamese restaurant that debuted in New York City in 1993 and Chicago in 1996, is scheduled to open in Naples on Dec. 14.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 10, 2023
Naples trailer park on the market for $25 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, another gym sells in Lutz, a retail space sells in Naples, and CRE luminary dies.

  • Florida
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