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  • September 3, 2026
Downtown Tampa tower with $385M in sales nears the top

The Pendry residential and hotel project on the Hillsborough River is 75% sold as its South Florida developer plans topping off ceremony.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 3, 2026
Downtown Sarasota apartment towers reach leasing milestone

Aster & Links, located on Main Street at Links Avenue in Sarasota, is now 90% leased.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 3, 2026
Nature-inspired RV resort to break ground in Palmetto

The 170-site RV park will feature a restaurant, pool, spa and nature preserve.

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  • September 3, 2026
ZooTampa's Creatures of the Night returns this fall with new attractions

ZooTampa at Lowry Park brings back its family-friendly Halloween event with 15 eerie nights full of shows, characters and treats.

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  • September 3, 2026
Tampa investor buys minority stake in Scottish football club

Catalyst Sports Ventures makes it two teams in the portfolio, with Kilwinning Rangers FC.

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  • September 2, 2026
Tickets on sale now for Business Observer's 40 Under 40 celebration

The event honors 40 leaders in the community.

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  • September 2, 2026
Sarasota County faces four Live Local Act lawsuits, at least 4,000 units at stake

Developers proposing about 4,000 apartments combined have taken their cases against Sarasota County to court, alleging it violated the state's Live Local Act.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 2, 2026
Naples Hospice buys Fort Myers property for $3.3M, plans new facility

The nearly 3-acre parcel in the city's Hope Preserve development will be the site of a new 40,000-square-foot facility.

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  • September 2, 2026
Medical office complex in Bradenton sells for $8.35M

The two-building deal involved a pair of properties on Cortez Road.

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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 2, 2026
Pasco County community's newest amenity: A registered nurse

BayCare and Metro Development Group are launching an on-site health care navigator program for residents of the fast-growing Pasco community.

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  • September 1, 2026
Allegiant adds Fort Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg flights to Michigan

The discount airline is expanding the number of flights to a Midwest city starting early next year.

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  • September 1, 2026
Sarasota officials OK $20M for flood and storm resilience projects

The Sarasota County Commission appropriated more than $20 million for resilience against future storms in St. Armands and Celery Fields.

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  • September 1, 2026
Fort Myers waterfront house listed for $13 million

The Lee County property on the Caloosahatchee River is one of the three in the city listed for more than $10 million.

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  • September 1, 2026
Waymo's driverless taxis now picking up riders in Tampa

On Tuesday, the Alphabet-owned company began gradually opened access to its fully autonomous vehicles across a 50-square-mile service area.

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  • September 1, 2026
76 slot machines seized in Sarasota County illegal gambling raid

Deputies searched two businesses suspected of illegal gambling on Lockwood Ridge Road.

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