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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 23, 2026
Pasco residential projects get $85M financing boost

The loans will go toward the development of two communities totaling nearly 2,000 new houses in Dade City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 23, 2026
Nearly $200M in construction underway at three east Manatee schools

Manatee County School District officials are using the summer to get and stay ahead of a busy construction and expansion schedule.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 22, 2026
EoS Fitness opens 40K-square-foot gym in Fort Myers

The gym is located in a newly built facility in the Shoppes at Pelican Preserve.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 22, 2026
Sarasota firm behind $5M loan for St. Petersburg retail center purchase

The acquisition financing went toward the purchase of an At Home-anchored center by a South Florida investor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 22, 2026
PDQ restaurant property sold in South Sarasota

The South Tamiami Trail eatery will continue to operate as PDQ, according to the broker who represented the buyer in the deal.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 22, 2026
375-unit luxury apartment complex opens in Tampa's Westshore district

Emerald at MetWest offers 375 luxury apartments and 3,300 square feet of ground-floor retail next to International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • July 22, 2026
With $1.2M building purchase, Longboat Key restaurant plans expansion

Whitney’s, a restaurant and bar on the northern tip of Longboat Key, bought the property next door last October.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2026
Cannabis company cuts 211 jobs in Hillsborough, Polk

Parallel says in a letter to state officials that the layoffs are a result of closing two facilities.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2026
Publix vendor lays off 168 people in Lakeland, Sarasota after losing contract

The employees being cut work for a North Carolina company performing third-party unloading at five of the grocer's distribution centers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 21, 2026
USF names new Sarasota-Manatee leader for New College transition

Students enrolled as of July 1 will continue their studies on the local campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 21, 2026
Well-known downtown building being converted to Sarasota Waldorf sales gallery

The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota is leasing space on South Washington Boulevard.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 21, 2026
Water Street Tampa to get 33-story luxury tower

Builders are expected to break ground on the luxury residential tower in spring 2027 and finish construction in 2029.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 20, 2026
After Sarasota restaurant fire, more than $100K in donations raised

The fire at Pacific Rim has shuttered the restaurant until further notice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 20, 2026
Report: Sarasota among top cities for office investing in 2026

LoopNet ranked Sarasota No. 2 for office investing after reviewing 50 cities nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • July 20, 2026
Miami bank opens new regional headquarters in Tampa

City National Bank of Florida bank opened its new offices inside the Urban Center building on Kennedy Boulevard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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