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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 10, 2025
Sarasota Starbucks property sells to investors

The Seattle coffee company has a long-term lease on the Fruitville Road cafe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 10, 2025
Record passenger traffic — again — at St. Pete-Clearwater airport

The local airport PIE, which lost Canadian service two years ago, sees historic travel numbers for the second consecutive month.

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  • Dana Kampa
  • June 9, 2025
New owners of landmark Longboat Key restaurant 'overwhelmed' with support

Preserving and celebrating this Longboat Key staple is personal for Rachel Ghormley's family.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 9, 2025
$247M Fort Myers contractor moves Sarasota-area office

B&I Contractors has relocated its Sarasota-Manatee operations to a larger, more visible facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 9, 2025
Mission BBQ is opening in Port Charlotte

The Charlotte County restaurant at 1340 Tamiami Trail will open June 10.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 9, 2025
Giant boat retailer opens pair of new marinas

The company, founded in Clearwater, opened the new facility as higher boat sales pushed revenue up during the second quarter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 9, 2025
Marriott debuts new brand in Fort Myers

The Washington, D.C.-area hotel giant opened its first low-price, extended stay hotel flag off of Alico Road in in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 8, 2025
Pasco County affordable housing development brings 360 units, 234 for seniors

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota Starbucks sells, a Polk County Carrabba's is on the market, and Naples apartments are sold.

  • Florida
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 6, 2025
Developer plans condo complex across from Selby Gardens

A development called 777 South Palm Avenue Condos is employing both the city of Sarasota's attainable housing density bonus and transfer of development rights for a 66-unit building along Mound Street.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 6, 2025
New CEO to lead expansion of Sarasota health tech company

PaceMate has named a new leader as it plans for commercial expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 6, 2025
New freestanding emergency room to open in Venice

HCA Florida Venice Doctors Emergency will soon be accepting patients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 6, 2025
Nearly 80,000-square-foot Lakeland medical building breaks ground

Watson Clinic is building the facility alongside new Orlando Health hospital in the works.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • June 5, 2025
Downtown Tampa hotel owner borrows $38M

The New York owners of the Aloft Tampa hotel have refinanced the property.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • June 5, 2025
Englewood restaurateurs to open new concept this fall

Chophouse 285 will bring a steakhouse and seafood restaurant to Dearborn Street.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • June 5, 2025
Ratings firm says regulators give pass to big banks with weak capital ratios

Weiss Ratings disputes the Federal Communications Commission's position on determining a bank's financial soundness.

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