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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 2, 2025
Sarasota man pleads not guilty in fraud scheme, weapons case

Seth Bloom has entered pleas of not guilty in two cases in Sarasota County Circuit Court.

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Manatee County medical manufacturing company acquired

Global medical device supplier Innovia Medical has acquired Hurricane Medical of Manatee County.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 2, 2025
Tampa apartment owners get $38 million infusion

Beacon Real Estate Group paid $51.5 million for the community in 2022.

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  • July 2, 2025
Florida CEOs send message to NYC: Ditch the Big Apple

The letter comes a week after New York City's Democrat party primary for mayor.

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  • July 2, 2025
Fondue chain names new CEO, adds others to executive team

The Melting Pot turns 50 in 2025.

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  • July 1, 2025
Manatee County purchases two properties for conservation

The properties will expand Rye Preserve and Crane Park.

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  • July 1, 2025
Sarasota biotech company announces $20M public offering

Oragenics has offered up 800,000 shares of its stock at $25 per share.

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  • July 1, 2025
South Florida investor buys fully leased Naples warehouse

This is the second property the buyer, Redfearn Capital, has bought on Rail Head Boulevard.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 1, 2025
Sarasota, Naples senior communities acquired by NY investor

The independent living communities within Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay and Discovery Village Naples have changed ownership.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 1, 2025
Jabil picks North Carolina for new $500 million AI facility

Drawn by state incentives, the St. Petersburg technology company's new center will be in Rowan County between Charlotte and Winston-Salem.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 30, 2025
Sarasota man charged in $3M construction fraud scheme

Police say the owner of Calderoni Trucking signed contracts, then failed to follow through on construction jobs and payments for materials, equipment, labor and rent.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 30, 2025
Estero shopping center sells in pair of deals totaling $12M

"We were able to bifurcate the two different components of the asset into separate sales to maximize proceeds," the broker says.

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  • June 30, 2025
Punta Gorda restaurant listed for $3.5 million before closure

Dean's South of the Border will close after July 6. The building, its assets and its parking lot are on the market.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 30, 2025
Naples Live Local workforce housing community finished

Aspire Naples' developer was able to make the project work financially due to a provision in the 2023 housing law.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 30, 2025
Developer moves into Tampa with $135 million in projects and deals

In the past few months, Creation has expanded into Florida with a pair of Tampa purchases and a new office.

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