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  • January 17, 2025
Citrus industry withers as Florida's groves flounder

Despite the best efforts and hopes of the citrus industry, hurricanes and a bacteria continue to batter Florida's diminished defining crop. Yet some survival strategies are beginning to sprout.

  • Florida
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  • January 16, 2025
15 Big Lots store leases across the region listed for sale

The chain's new owner is selling the leases of about 500 stores in 47 states.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 16, 2025
Sarasota chamber names former city manager to leadership post

Marlon Brown will become the director of government affairs for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

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  • January 16, 2025
Breeze Airways lands first NHL sponsorship, with Lightning

The budget airline is charting a course over new territory.

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  • January 16, 2025
Two deals close in Palmetto, 248 residences planned

More than 22 acres sold for nearly $3.9 million in two real estate transactions that closed recently in north Manatee County.

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  • January 16, 2025
Historic $25 million grant to fund nature experience in Naples

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida received a record donation from the John & Carol Walter Family Foundation.

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  • January 16, 2025
$30M home under construction on Siesta Key follows $25M Longboat listing

The 13,000-square-foot home Siesta Key property is on Higel Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 15, 2025
$25 million listing under construction on Longboat Key

The property on Gulf of Mexico Drive is expected to be $40 million when complete.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • January 15, 2025
$850M St. Pete Bank shifts leadership with promotion within

The new appointment has been with the firm since its founding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • January 15, 2025
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii opens first Sarasota location

To cement its role as a community gathering spot, the Hawaiian-inspired coffee shop is offering free meeting space for groups.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 15, 2025
Fort Myers flood insurance costs to drop by 20%

The city’s FEMA rating has improved to a Class 6, which means residents will see big discounts starting in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 14, 2025
New terminal opens at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Concourse A is intended to add more capacity to SRQ amid growth in passenger traffic.

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  • January 14, 2025
The Cheesecake Factory to open in Pasco County

The popular California restaurant chain will have four locations in the Tampa Bay market and seven across the Gulf Coast when it opens.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • January 14, 2025
Tampa-based home watch service launches

The duo plans to keep their eyes on your prized possession.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 14, 2025
Downtown Sarasota properties sell for $13 million

The connected buildings at Five Points were sold by investor Chris Brown to entrepreneur Eric Baird.

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