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  • Laura Lyon
  • November 19, 2024
Nordstrom Rack to open Lakeland store in 2025

The new location in the shopping center Lakeside Village will be Nordstrom Rack's 20th in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • November 19, 2024
Former Tampa banker pleads guilty to over $300k fraud

Igor Shushpanov, 39, faces a maximum of 30 years in federal prison for taking out credit cards and personal lines of credit and paying them off with bad checks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 19, 2024
Amazon pays $66 million for 143 acres in Fort Myers

The online retail giant’s land is off of Interstate 75 near The Forum community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 19, 2024
Naples philanthropist, Paychex founder gives $85M to SWFL nonprofits

Tom Golisano credits his company and its employees with enabling him to donate on a wide and sustained scale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 19, 2024
8 nonstop flights added at SRQ airport

Allegiant Air has expanded service out of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 19, 2024
Median home prices across region post largest declines in country

Sale prices of single-family homes on the Gulf Coast are bucking a national trend, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

  • Florida
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 18, 2024
Sarasota-Bradenton airport CEO to retire in 2025

After 30 years leading Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, a search firm has been contracted to recruit President and CEO Rick Piccolo's replacement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • November 18, 2024
Workers' comp premiums cut for eighth straight year

The new rates are effective January 1, 2025.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 18, 2024
4 Gulf Coast cities on 'best places to retire' list: US News

Naples ranked No. 1 on the list of best cities in the country for retirees in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Florida
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 18, 2024
Pasco County Lowe's hardware store sells for $14 million

The newly completed 137,000-square-foot store is off of State Road 54 in a booming part of the county.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 18, 2024
Naples developers secure $114M loan for luxury residential project

With financing in place, construction can begin on 15-story building not far from famed 5th Avenue district.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2024
Contractor named for downtown Sarasota luxury condo tower

Kolter Urban will partner with Moss Construction to build Ritz-Carlton Residents, Sarasota Bay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 17, 2024
40-year-old Tampa steel company sells for $79.5 million

A Canadian company is buying Tampa Bay Steel allowing it to expand into the Florida market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 17, 2024
South Florida developer buys three-parcel lot in Fort Myers for $3.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a great month for a SWFL firm, warehouse sales in Tampa Bay and a nonprofit gets corporate office update in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • November 16, 2024
Construction begins on 4-acre lagoon at 3,000-home north Manatee community

Seaire will bring a new “lagoon lifestyle” to Parrish, according to the Tampa developer that has made lagoons a signature offering.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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