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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 20, 2023
Report: At least 7M square feet of office leases in Tampa near expiration

More than 3.4 million square feet of those spaces are over 20,000 square feet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • November 19, 2023
$3.9 billion trust company names a Fort Myers office president

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. says it has made Megan Marquardt its president of the company's new Bell Tower office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 18, 2023
In post-Ian milestone, new Jimmy Buffett-themed resort ready for guests

A new property is set to open on Fort Myers Beach, with Margaritaville Beach Resort accepting reservations for stays starting Dec. 21.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • November 17, 2023
Sarasota arts foundation chooses former Miami ballet exec as CEO

The Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation has made Tania Castroverde Moskalenko its new CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 17, 2023
Sarasota deli that shuttered two days after its debut reopens

The Original Wolfie’s & Rascal in Sarasota, a New York-style and Jewish deli that opened to big fanfare Nov. 2 only to temporarily close two days later, has reopened.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 16, 2023
Area airports land new nonstop routes to DC, North Dakota

Allegiant Air has added a nonstop route from Washington, D.C., to Punta Gorda Airport in Charlotte County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 16, 2023
Prominent Naples developer to build car condos in the city

The new car condo concept, the latest in a string of them, will be built on the site owned by the Naples Italian American Foundation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • November 16, 2023
Burger chain plucks former Bloomin' Brands execs for leadership posts

Tampa-based Checkers and Rally's says they have made two new executive hires, and both of them have experience at Bloomin' Brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 16, 2023
Sarasota hospice foundation names new president

Tidewell Foundation has named Delesa Morris president, removing the interim tag.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 16, 2023
Former PepsiCo Australia CEO named top exec at Tampa water company

Robbert Rietbroek, whose career includes stints overseeing Quaker Foods North America and PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand, has been named CEO of Tampa-based Primo Water Corp.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 15, 2023
$1M grant awarded for 71-unit complex for low-income seniors

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority will use the money to transform the former Ed White Hospital into affordable housing development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 15, 2023
Pulte buys 724 acres, plans to bring 1,300 homes to Lakewood Ranch

The Atlanta homebuilder plans a second 55-and-over community in the popular planned development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • November 15, 2023
Outback Steakhouse wins major customer satisfaction award — but who cares?

Tampa-based steak giant wants you to know it knows you don't care if it won a big award.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • November 15, 2023
Philanthropist, former McDonald's franchisee kicks off $100M TGH campaign

Tampa General Hospital board member and well-known Tampa businessman and philanthropist Blake Casper has made a $5 million donation to the TGH Foundation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 15, 2023
Boston firm wins work in $150M project to help combat algae bloom in Fort Myers

The city of Fort Myers has chosen engineering and construction firm CDM Smith to oversee a five-year, $150 million project designed to eliminate discharge into the surface waters of the Caloosahatchee River.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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