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  • Elizabeth King
  • February 8, 2025
Virginia company acquires Bradenton hotel

The Extended Stay America Premier Suites in Bradenton has changed hands.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 7, 2025
Group buys historic Sarasota hotel for Black community for $700K

At least one other proposal, which wasn't approved, called for demolition of the Colson Hotel building in Sarasota's Rosemary District.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 7, 2025
New York boating insurance firm debuts in Florida

Ahoy! Insurance, a New York insurance brokerage that specializes in boat coverage, is expanding to Florida.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 6, 2025
Clearwater health care organization buys offices for $145 million

BayCare bought 36 acres of office property in Tampa that includes buildings and parking garages.

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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • February 6, 2025
Longboat Key to get its own Starbucks this year

The coffee shop will emphasize the brand’s “community coffee house” feel with a modern look tailored to Longboat Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • February 6, 2025
3 RE/MAX franchises merge on Florida's west coast

The real estate firms now serve an area from Hernando to Collier counties.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 6, 2025
Riverview hotel obtains $14.5 million refinancing package

Largo Capital secured the financing for the Hilton Garden Inn off of Interstate 75.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • February 6, 2025
Longtime, vocal leader of prominent Sarasota builders group retires

Mary Dougherty led the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange for 15 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • February 6, 2025
Report: Florida ranks No. 3 in nation for build-to-rent housing market

Nearly 14,000 build-to-rent homes are under construction in Florida.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • February 5, 2025
Three men ordered to pay $129M in fraud that began in Lee County

The company that operated the commodity pool scheme was based in Fort Myers, according to state records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Laura Lyon
  • February 5, 2025
Tampa IT firms merge under one banner, now boast over 350 employees

Dart Tech and LNS Solutions are now operating under the Dart Tech brand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 5, 2025
Developer pays $12 million for piece of St. Petersburg YMCA land

The project will bring a retail center and apartments to a portion of the property while allowing the YMCA to modernize a center on remaining land.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 5, 2025
Tampa insurance agency e-Telequote cuts 218 jobs

The online insurance agency announced it was laying off the employees about four months after it was bought by a Chicago digital health company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 4, 2025
Allegiant selling majority interest in Port Charlotte Sunseeker resort

The company announced Tuesday that it is launching "a competitive process" to sell off its interest in the year-old resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 4, 2025
Tampa retail center near USF sells for $4 million

The 6,323-square-foot shopping center was sold to an Orlando investor.

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