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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 22, 2024
Clothing store Express files for bankruptcy, will close Florida stores

The Ohio-fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 on Monday and says that closing nearly 100 stores nationwide may just be the beginning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 22, 2024
Manatee County HVAC business appoints new president

Stewart Moon Jr. will be president of Air & Energy in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 22, 2024
Sarasota biotech company noncompliant with NYSE listing standards

Oragenics was notified by the New York Stock Exchange American that its stockholders' equity total was below a required threshold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 22, 2024
South Carolina breakfast-brunch chain rapidly expands in region

Eggs Up Grill is growing in the region with its second Tampa Bay area location, this one in Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 22, 2024
Sarasota officials OK plan to buy two parcels for $7.4M for affordable housing

The city seeks to build a pair of 10-story buildings with 192 units on the site. It plans to outsource management of the constriction and then, when complete, the units themselves.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 21, 2024
Upscale Sarasota clothing boutique and its building up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, North Port land is preserved, a Fort Myers firm has a really good week, and Tampa is getting more industrial space.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 20, 2024
Roofing company gives high school students taste of industry

Sutter Roofing hosted students from Riverview High School to show them "there is another path" besides college, one staffer says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 19, 2024
$6.7B St. Pete tech company's CEO placed on leave during investigation

Jabil Inc. announced CEO Kenneth Wilson was placed on leave but did not give specifics for the cause or what led to an investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 19, 2024
Lakewood Ranch insurance firm sold to coastal risk specialty insurer

Centauri Insurance is being sold to the newly created Lilypad Insurance, which specializes in coastal risk.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 19, 2024
Report: Home prices double in 6 years in Tampa, Miami

Five Florida real estate markets show home prices doubling in eight years or less, a study shows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 19, 2024
Fort Myers lab-testing giant promotes pair to C-Suite level roles

Fort Myers-based cancer-focused genetic testing services firm NeoGenomics has promoted two officials to the senior leadership team.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 18, 2024
FedEx closing four SWFL facilities, laying off over 200

The delivery giant told the state that it is shutting down shipping centers in Naples, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 18, 2024
Federal agency issues pro-union ruling for 80 Sarasota grocery drivers

Workers from a McIntosh Road grocery distribution center will be allowed to seek union representation with the Teamsters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 18, 2024
Prominent Naples philanthropist gives $5M to developmental disabilities nonprofit

The STARability Foundation in Naples, with a mission to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has received a $5 million donation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • April 18, 2024
Demolition of Sarasota restaurant makes way for new development

A restaurant demolition is underway near The Landings Shopping Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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