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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 21, 2024
People-focused CEO and chairman of Lakeland fertilizer company dies

Jack Harrell Jr. was 68.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2024
Salvation Army taking over shuttered Venice Books-A-Million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, gyms change hands in Fort Myers, a Boston buyer pays $63 million for apartments in Tampa, and land set aside for conservation sold in Sarasota.

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  • July 19, 2024
Fort Myers airport posts second-best June on record

Passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport is up 20% year to date, officials say.

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  • July 19, 2024
Pair of COVID-19 loan fraud arrests made in Tampa Bay

Two busts are the latest attempts at reclaiming millions in relief funds.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays stadium, development deal wins city approval

With St. Petersburg's City Council approval, the Rays have one more hurdle to clear to make a new ballpark a reality.

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  • July 18, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays bring on official bank sponsor

Longtime South Florida institution Amerant Bank continues to solidify its presence in Tampa Bay.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 18, 2024
Sarasota County to buy 4.38 acres in Venice for conservation

The purchase price for the property on Lemon Bay Drive is $350,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 17, 2024
St. Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurants

Ed Chiles bought the first restaurant for Chiles Hospitality in 1979.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2024
Manatee pays $4.4 million for sheriff’s department building

The county has closed on the purchase of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office District 3 building which the department has leased for nearly a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 17, 2024
Tampa sign company appoints new CFO

The banner appointment is official this week

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota hospitals climb in US News rankings

Tampa General Hospital and Sarasota Memorial Hospital are among the best hospitals in Florida for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 16, 2024
Survey: Half of Florida small businesses late on rent in June

High interest rates and lower revenues cause delinquencies.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
SRQ to add nonstop flight to New Hampshire

Allegiant Air will add a new destination to SRQ's roster of destination states.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 16, 2024
Gym chain shuttering Fort Myers, Cape Coral locations, cutting 108 jobs

The New York Sports Club announced it would close its local gyms in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2024
Music school consolidates, adds recording studio in Sarasota

Music Compound is combining its Sarasota and Manatee county operations into one new state-of-the-art facility.

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