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News

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 31, 2024
Facing $25M loss, Allegiant hires consultant for Port Charlotte resort

Just months after it opened three years late and nearly a quarter-billion dollars over budget, Allegiant Travel Co. has hired a firm to review the resort's prospects.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • July 31, 2024
Tampa tech firm appoints pair of execs to C-suite positions

The move comes after being acquired in the spring

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal

Center Point Medical Center is 100% occupied, according to the buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays win final approval for new $1.2 billion stadium

Pinellas commissioners approved use of tourism money to fund the county's portion of a new stadium for the Rays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa museum picks builder for multimillion-dollar expansion

The company is attached to several notable projects in the area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 30, 2024
$2 billion Tampa REIT pays $29 million for Arkansas hospital

The NYSE-listed firm has added eight properties totaling $164 million to its portfolio this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2024
Fort Myers airport gets new CEO, executive director

Steven Hennigan joined the Lee County Port Authority in 2021 and will now lead operations, administration and development at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2024
$2.3M FEMA grant to improve Sarasota traffic signals

Federal funding will help protect traffic signals from wind in the event of a hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer fires CEO for consensual employee relationship

The termination marks the second straight CEO at Helios Technologies to violate company ethics policies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota hospital district earns ‘AA-’ ratings

The district including Sarasota Memorial receives high marks for “strong” position, credit agency Fitch says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 29, 2024
South Carolina bowling, billiards venue opens in Lee County

A family-friendly bowling and billiards venue — including an in-house ice cream shop — has officially opened in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Furniture company to lay off 101 Florida employees amid bankruptcy

A furniture retailer headquartered in Polk County is going out of business as its parent company declares bankruptcy.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 29, 2024
Japanese variety store chain chooses Tampa for Florida debut

Daiso has been expanding rapidly in the States.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
6 primary care centers for seniors to open at Walmarts around Tampa

CenterWell will operate clinics dedicated to primary care for seniors at 23 Walmart Supercenters in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas, according to a statement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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