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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 27, 2024
JetBlue to increase Florida flights by 8% year over year

The airline will be adding flights at airports in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Tampa, among others.

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 26, 2024
First-ever assisted living community to open on Marco Island

The Watermark at Marco Island is scheduled to open by the end of 2024.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 26, 2024
Tampa apartment complex obtains nearly $80M refinancing loan

Bellwether Enterprise, a national commercial mortgage banking company, handled a $78.6 million refinancing loan on the Mav, a mid-rise apartment complex in Tampa owned by Daniel Corp.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2024
Florida's insurance chief touts progress but urges patience

As reforms begin to take hold, Florida's troubled insurance market is showing signs of stabilization, but it takes time to trickle down to consumers.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
Shuttered Sarasota window and door company faces complaints, investigations

"There was never intent to defraud or steal money," the owner of Sash & Sill says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • July 25, 2024
Lakeland commercial real estate firm appoints new president

Tyler Davis, who originally joined SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate in 2019, has been names president of the firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
4 furniture stores in region closing amid national retailer’s bankruptcy

Conn's Home Plus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is shuttering 18 stores in Florida.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
Feld Entertainment names new CEO, new president

The live entertainment company based in Manatee County makes two executive leadership changes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 25, 2024
Self-storage builder secures $75M loan for project that includes SWFL

YourStorageUnits Capital Partners has obtained a four-year loan to build six self-storage facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 25, 2024
One more legislative hurdle for Rays to secure new stadium

The Tampa Bay Rays will go before Pinellas County leaders July 30 for the final vote needed to make a long-awaited new ballpark a reality.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 24, 2024
Gated Naples project sets home prices to start at $2M

Price points have been released for Opus Stone, a gated community under development in north Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2024
Forbes: Sarasota Memorial the 7th best employer for women in US

The hospital in Sarasota was one of two health care systems in Florida to make it into the top 100 on the Forbes list of America's best employers for women.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 24, 2024
Miami Pilates company stretches into Tampa locations

The expansion begins in fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2024
Sarasota company awarded federal grant to develop special buoys

Loggerhead Instruments was selected to receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technology Office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 24, 2024
Globally known Sarasota rowing park seeks to add indoor multi-sport facility

The indoor facility and boathouse at Nathan Benderson Park will feature dozens of sport courts to attract a variety of athletic tournaments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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