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News

    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 9, 2024
Pair of downtown Sarasota restaurant buildings sold for $8.5M

Restaurant operations will be unaffected as Baird Inc. purchases El Melvin and Café Amici properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 9, 2024
50-acre Gasworx project outside downtown Tampa starts to take shape

While it is still in the early stages, the plans for and the work on the Gasworx project shows how the development may transform Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 8, 2024
Publix pays $223 million for seven Florida shopping centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sarasota County is conserving more than 600 acres, a Tampa industrial building sells to New Jersey buyers, and Venice is getting a new 7-Eleven.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 7, 2024
Manatee County to buy Seafood Shack for $13 million

The county plans to develop nearly 8.9 acres in Cortez into a public boating access facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 7, 2024
Tampa airport board members to interview with four CEO finalists

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's board will begin interviews Sept. 30 and vote on a successor to Joe Lopano on Oct. 30.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 6, 2024
Visitors down, lodging spending up in Sarasota County in July

Sarasota County’s head of tourism reports on the latest visitor data.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 6, 2024
SWFL food services company sells e-commerce unit for $700K

Innovative Food Holdings plans to grow its gourmet cheese business.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • September 5, 2024
Report: FL industries where women make more than men have some surprises

Car dealerships and crop production are among the spots where women outdo men in salaries.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 5, 2024
Tampa condo sales, prices fall as market stagnates

"It's much more difficult to sell a condo," a Redfin agent in Tampa says in a statement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 5, 2024
Opening date set for flagship Fleming's in Tampa

The Bloomin' Brand-owned restaurant will be 13,000 square feet and designed to feel like a Napa Valley eatery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 5, 2024
Tervis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The 78-year-old manufacturer believes the setback, stemming from multiple factors, will allow the business to come back stronger and better.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 4, 2024
Tampa asks for public's help to rewrite development codes

The city is turning to residents for insight as it looks to update rules that govern development and growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • September 4, 2024
Miami-based luxury cruise liner debuts Tampa sailing

The first ship will set sail off the west coast in 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • September 4, 2024
North Florida coffee chain expanding to Tampa Bay

Ellianos Coffee, a chain based out of Lake City, is poised to open four locations in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 4, 2024
First Watch names chief technology officer

The restaurant group based in Manatee County promoted an industry veteran into a role in the C-suite.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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