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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 2, 2025
Sarasota cybersecurity company to open office in Europe

Tenex will create an international headquarters as it enters the market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 2, 2025
Sarasota fertility company to acquire Midwest clinic

Invo Fertility plans to purchase an Indiana fertility clinic as part of its strategy to build a national network of fertility centers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 2, 2025
Pair of uber-luxury beachfront condos in Naples listed for $35M each

Units at Olana Naples Residences include chefs, butlers and sommeliers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 1, 2025
Baseball, investing and selling businesses: November on 'From the Corner Office' podcast

Some of the key insights and pieces of wisdom bits from the past month of the Business Observer's podcast, "From the Corner Office."

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 1, 2025
Shopping center near USF sells for $10.5M after liens are paid

The fully leased Fountain Shoppes in Temple Terrace was bought by an investor with local ties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 1, 2025
Sarasota nonprofit gets $25k for mental health

The money will fund mental health therapists working onsite with residents of Harvest House in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 1, 2025
Sarasota Memorial appoints president for Sarasota campus

The new leader of the Sarasota hospital campus has worked for SMH for more than 20 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 1, 2025
Naples restaurant sells for $500,000

Pelican Larry’s on Immokalee Road has sold to Tipsy Corner Inc., an entity made up of the same people who own New York Pizza & Pasta in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 30, 2025
Lee nonprofit breaks ground on $50M food bank that will double capacity

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Best Buy warehouse is acquired, construction begins on a $50 million food bank facility, and a developer sells homesites in northeast Hillsborough County.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • November 28, 2025
National builder breaks ground on 807-bed student housing for USF

The Mark Tampa, at 2700 University Square Drive, will offer a mix of studios through five-bedroom floor plans when it opens in fall 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 28, 2025
Former Panera, Truist spaces available at high-traffic Sarasota retail plaza

Midtown Plaza has two vacant spaces and one building available for new tenants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2025
Reports: Small industrial properties outpace bigger facilities in region

Tampa and the I-4 corridor are leaders in interest in small bay warehouses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 27, 2025
Private aviation operator opens new facility at SRQ

Fixed-base operator Sheltair Aviation has marked the grand opening of its 16th facility at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • November 26, 2025
Construction underway on $505M, 26-mile South Hillsborough Pipeline

The new pipeline will deliver clean drinking water throughout the region, from Brandon to Lithia and the Wimauma/Balm area, once completed in 2028.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 26, 2025
Seafood and steak restaurant opens in Manatee County

Oar & Iron, an upscale casual restaurant with locations in Fort Myers and Naples, now has a presence in Parrish.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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