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News

    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 24, 2024
Tampa insurance firm picks up Citizens policies worth $200M

The move is part of a larger initiative by the state to privatize more policies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 24, 2024
Study: Floridians are buying more clothes, fewer couches

People in Florida are buying things that make a difference in their everyday lives and holding back on luxury items, according to a new study.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 23, 2024
Holmes Beach resort reopens for displaced residents, contractors

Rental units at Waterline Villas & Marina have full kitchens as well as washers and dryers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 23, 2024
Famed Seltzer's steakhouse closed, St. Petersburg building sold

Harold Seltzer's Steakhouse has shut its last restaurant about 30 years after its founder, a Montreal lawyer, opened its first location on Dale Mabry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 23, 2024
SWFL gourmet company sells nearly $700K in cheese

Innovative Food Holdings Inc. expects to see profits in early 2025.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 23, 2024
Milton causes only brief delay in Sarasota luxury condo project

The hurricane left infrastructure intact at a pair of condos under construction on Golden Gate Point, the developer says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 23, 2024
Sarasota ice cream shop gets new owners

Roger and Wendy Shenk purchased Main Street Creamery after managing the shop for the past two years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 23, 2024
Naples' Golf Club of the Everglades sold to Orlando company

The upscale, private club was bought by Concert Golf Partners, which says it maintains long-held traditions while making improvements.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 22, 2024
$11.25 million for Fort Myers Beach house is 82% higher than record

The beachfront house’s sale price may be a sign that a long-awaited post-Ian price jump has arrived.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
Punta Gorda Airport offers $200K incentive for restaurateur

A six-figure reimbursement is on the table for taking over vacant restaurant space at the Punta Gorda Air Center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
Premier Sotheby's International Realty appoints new president

The new head of the Naples-based luxury real estate firm led one of the largest independent real estate companies in the country.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
Nordstrom Rack to open in Sarasota shopping center

The new Sarasota location will open in 2026, according to a statement from Nordstrom.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
Sarasota County tourism falls in August

The head of tourism for Sarasota County attributes the drop in visitors in part to Floridians.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
After Hurricane Milton, colleagues across country send help to Helios

Employees in the Sarasota area received "goodie bags of emergency supplies" from those who work for their company in other locations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 16, 2024
Business owners can visit mobile assistance centers post-Milton

Business owners can get in-person help navigating state and federal loan programs to help with disaster relief from Hurricane Milton.

  • Florida
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