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News

    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 21, 2024
Anna Maria's Rod and Reel Pier vows to rebuild, raises over $56K

The restaurant on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County was destroyed in Hurricane Milton after a blow from Hurricane Helene.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 21, 2024
Sunshine Ace Hardware opens in Ave Maria

One of the largest family-owned home improvement retailers in Florida has opened a new store in Collier County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 21, 2024
Clearwater pavement maintenance company owner sentenced to federal prison

The owner of a pavement maintenance company was sentenced to four years in federal prison for failing to pay taxes that were withheld from employee’s paychecks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 21, 2024
INVO Bioscience changes name, trading symbol after merger

NAYA Biosciences Inc. will make its debut on the Nasdaq on Oct. 22, according to a statement from the newly combined company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 18, 2024
Sarasota County damage estimate over $440M from Hurricane Milton

More than 100 structures were destroyed in unincorporated Sarasota County in Hurricane Milton, county officials say, based on initial assessments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 20, 2024
SWFL health center pays $15.5 million for new Fort Myers HQ

The pair of Colonial Boulevard buildings were previously owned by Tampa REIT Sila Realty Trust.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 20, 2024
Home Depot in Clearwater sells for $23 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton apartment project gets $60 million in financing, a Tampa project gets $117 million, and a Naples project gets $1.3 million.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 18, 2024
Tampa-based cancer center onboards new leadership

Moffitt Cancer Center hired Beth Lindsay-Wood as the new senior vice president, chief informatics and technology officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 18, 2024
After the storm: Hurricane Milton power outage update

A week after the storm, the lights are back on.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 17, 2024
Two years after Ian, Fort Myers Beach favorite being rebuilt

Construction on a new, more resilient Beach Bar officially kicked off Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 17, 2024
Hurricane Milton damages Sarasota County Administration Center

The building at 1660 Ringling Blvd. was "extensively impacted" by the hurricane, a county spokesperson says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 16, 2024
Naples home on less than 1 acre sells for $36.49 million

The home is one of the top 10 highest prices on record for that area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 16, 2024
Babcock Ranch developer sells St. Petersburg shopping center

The center was the last piece of a three-property portfolio that belonged to Kitson & Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 16, 2024
4 insurance villages to help Gulf Coast policyholders after hurricanes

Focused exclusively on insurance-related issues, the sites are put together by the Florida Department of Financial Services.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • October 15, 2024
Downtown Sarasota boutique hotel to get new roof post-Milton

A local roofing company stepped in to preserve The Reserve Retreat's property, which has previous ties to the Ringling family.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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