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Luxury pop-up mall in Sarasota adds two more glitzy, global fashion brands

A pop-up opening this week in north Sarasota, with a Tiffany & Co. and Balmain store already part of the mix, seeks to connect residents and snowbirds with out-of-town luxury wares.

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Live Local update clears FL Legislature with nearly universal support

The bill, which now goes to the governor, is an update of the $711 million affordable housing bill that passed last year.

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  • March 3, 2024
Foodie-focused company sells Lee County offices for $2.4M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Lakewood Ranch warehouse unit sells for $1.2 million, works starts on the former St. Pete police HQ site, and a Cuban bakery is opening in Ave Maria.

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  • March 3, 2024
No escaping that Midtown Tampa getting an escape room

The $1 billion development Midtown Tampa has signed a lease with Nashville-based The Escape Game, which will open this fall.

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  • March 2, 2024
Tampa insurance firm sells wholesale business

BRP Group says it will sell Atlanta-based Connected Risk to an Orlando firm.

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  • March 1, 2024
Tampa Bay architects: High interest rates remain big obstacle

A survey of architects finds that even with interest rates high, some firms are in hiring mode.

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  • March 1, 2024
$20 million golf club renovation in Lee County almost finished

A big part of a $20 million renovation of the Copperleaf Golf Club in Estero is nearly complete.

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  • February 29, 2024
Noted investor Cathie Wood dishes on power of AI, Tesla

St. Pete investor Cathie Wood says if you're interested in artificial intelligence, be very interested in Tesla.

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  • February 29, 2024
Financial app company with big presence in St. Pete to go public

Webull Corp.'s investment application business will merge with a special purpose acquisition company and become a publicly traded company later this year.

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  • February 29, 2024
Tampa REIT buys suburban Indianapolis medical building for $39 million

Sila Realty Trust has bought the recently completed rehabilitation facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, from its developer.

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  • February 29, 2024
Two capital-raise execs from region to speak at South by Southwest conference

A pair of executives from the region, one based in Naples, the other in Sarasota, will be co-hosting a panel at the famed South by Southwest conference in Austin in March.

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  • February 28, 2024
Clearwater Beach home, 43 waterfront acres listed for $37.5M

The waterfront home sits in a private enclave at the northernmost point of the beach, sharing a property line with Caladesi Island State Park

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  • February 28, 2024
Nonprofit health school names new Clearwater president

Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit higher education institution that trains students for health care work, appointed Shadel W. Hamilton as president of its Clearwater campus.

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  • February 28, 2024
Tampa biotech firm's shares slide 42% after $2.1M capital raise announcement

Oragenics, a Tampa pharmaceutical company, will offer 1.4 million shares for $1.50 per share, seeking proceeds of $2.1 million to fund a promising brain-injury treatment.

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  • February 28, 2024
Ex-official with Bradenton shark research nonprofit arrested in $300K theft

Christine Bedore, a former treasurer with the American Elasmobranch Society, has been arrested for allegedly stealing at least $300,000 from the Bradenton nonprofit.

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