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  • May 29, 2025
$15.5 million estate listed for sale on Siesta Key

The Gulf-front property features balconies with each of its five bedrooms.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 29, 2025
Longtime Goodwill CEO, prominent pastor dies at 82

Don Roberts leaves a large legacy not only in growing a nonprofit, but in giving people a job — and ‘human dignity and a sense of hope when no one else would give it to them.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 29, 2025
Sarasota golf course acquired, new management company hired

Serenoa Golf Club marks the entry into Florida for golf course management company Pinnacle Golf Properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 29, 2025
St. Petersburg restaurant space sold to Miami investor

A portion of the space is currently occupied by Ford's Garage and plans are for a Latin American restaurant to be added.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 29, 2025
Patrick Britton-Harr indicted for AeroVanti and Medicare fraud

The founder of the Sarasota private jet company faces decades in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2025
Ashley Furniture buys Lakeland industrial building for $70.54M

The building is part of Lakeland Central Park, an expanding industrial park off of Polk Parkway.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2025
Florida dragging national condo market down as investors back off

A new report finds that investments in condominiums have fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport appoints new CFO

The new chief financial officer and executive vice president has more than a decade of industry experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2025
IMG Academy acquires sports recruiting company

The Bradenton sports education brand now owns two online recruiting networks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 28, 2025
South Tampa taco spot to open second location

Taco Dirty debuted seven years ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota marine construction company pays $2.5M for new space

New Pass Dock & Seawall bought the property previously belonging to SignZoo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 27, 2025
Former shark research nonprofit treasurer sent to prison in $450K fraud

The defendant, police say, used money for personal shopping, medical procedures, a vehicle and more.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 27, 2025
Pasco County development getting $27M social club

The club in the 6,000 acre master-planned community, which bleeds into Hillsborough, will include a racket complex, pools and dining.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 27, 2025
Sarasota, Fort Myers marketing firms merge

Avenue Media and Vectra Digital are teaming up to form a marketing agency for companies in the building, construction and home services industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 27, 2025
$12M Naples skin, hair care business wins upgraded stock listing

The company is also coming off a "strategic, companywide organizational and financial turnaround."

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