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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 30, 2026
USF lands $1M gift to expand insurance program amid growing workforce shortage

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office funding establishes a new endowed directorship and expands hands-on learning as demand grows for insurance professionals in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2026
Downtown Sarasota medical office building sells for $8.43M

The property formerly housed the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 30, 2026
Report: Property insurance lawsuits fell three years after legislative reforms

The state agency overseeing Florida's insurance industry reports the reforms that eliminated some attorneys' fees are helping bring down cost and increase competition.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 29, 2026
Sanibel Island condo reconstruction project set to start

Work will begin late next month on a new 14-unit community to replace its Ian-destroyed predecessor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 29, 2026
Fort Myers land sells for $20 million, 515 houses to be built

Lennar bought more than 100 acres to build a residential community with single-family houses and townhouses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2026
Manatee County moves toward data center moratorium

Commissioners directed staff to draft legislation outlining a temporary moratorium on data center applications.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 29, 2026
City of Tampa to restore historic George Guida Sr. House in $3.9M project

The historic, West Tampa home will be transformed into a public venue for meetings, events and community programming.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 29, 2026
Ralph Lauren returns to Hyde Park Village

The New York City-based fashion designer has opened a new store in the Tampa shopping district after closing in the 1990s.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 29, 2026
Can new concept earn the bread for Wolfie's latest venture?

Wolfie's Hand Cut will use a Chipotle Mexican Grill-style fast-casual concept to streamline operations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 29, 2026
Sarasota Youth Sailing building crests final regulatory wave

The Sarasota City Commission granted final approval for Sarasota Youth Sailing's new operations center on City Island.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 28, 2026
Sarasota nonprofit gets funding boost toward affordable housing project

Harvest House is raising money for its $5.6 million campaign to build Lakeview Village.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 28, 2026
Fort Myers CRE firm brokers pair of deals totaling $5.75 million

LSI Cos. was behind the sale of industrial property in Fort Myers and a residential parcel Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 28, 2026
Former Bloomin' Brands CEO to run Cracker Barrel

David Deno, who retired from the Tampa company in 2024, is taking over the restaurant chain in October a year after a rebranding controversy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 28, 2026
Construction complete at two brand-new schools on Fruitville Road

Sarasota Classical Preparatory Academy and Prodigy Early Learning at Sarasota will open for the upcoming school year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 28, 2026
HCA Florida Healthcare taps new CEO to lead two Tampa hospitals

Sam Boadi, former chief operating officer of HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, will now serve as CEO of HCA Florida South Tampa and West Tampa hospitals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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