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  • August 19, 2024
759-bed housing development opens at USF Tampa campus

Project is already fully leased.

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  • August 19, 2024
137 companies in region ranked among fastest-growing in US

Companies from Lakeland to Naples made the Inc. 5000 list for 2024.

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  • August 16, 2024
Bradenton boating company president steps down

Boaters World Marine Centers will have a new interim president following the departure of Stewart Thompson.

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  • August 16, 2024
Billion-dollar Tampa real estate firm to expand nationally with new hire

Latest addition is counted among almost three dozen filled roles.

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  • August 16, 2024
Report: 11,100 apartment units to open in Tampa Bay this year

A new report finds that a nationwide apartment boom is ongoing as developers look to meet a growing demand.

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  • August 16, 2024
$800M Longboat Key resort welcomes locals for soft opening

The resort, which has been under construction for nearly three years, unveiled the awe-worthy features of the five-star property.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • August 16, 2024
Sarasota window company declares bankruptcy, owes more than $1.2M

Sash & Sill owner Todd Hoch has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and been censured in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 16, 2024
Legendary Fort Myers Beach restaurant property sells for $3.65M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an Estero Ford dealership grows its service department and an investor borrows $82 million to buy a pair of Lutz apartment communities and a local construction company buys a Sarasota warehouse and office space.

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  • August 15, 2024
Tampa-based insurance firm expands out of state

An increasing number of homes in South Carolina will now be covered.

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  • August 15, 2024
Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown announces his retirement

Coming to Sarasota in 2009 as deputy city manager, his retirement is effective Oct. 15.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 15, 2024
Retail space near Rays stadium site sells for $2.4M

A Miami developer has bought the ground floor retail space at a 20-story tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • August 15, 2024
Tampa environmental firm acquires 42-employee California business

Both groups aim to cover more ground out west.

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  • August 15, 2024
Lakewood Ranch tech conglomerate makes $1.6B acquisition

Roper Technologies plans to acquire Transact Campus and integrate it with an existing software subsidiary.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 14, 2024
Polk County apartments get $69 million refinancing

The apartment community in Davenport was completed in 2022 and a second phase with more than 300 units is set to be complete later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 14, 2024
Bankrupt flooring company closing 2 stores in region

LL Flooring, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will close locations in Clearwater and Tampa.

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