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  • Elizabeth King
  • March 24, 2026
Wealth management firm relocates in Lakewood Ranch

Global Wealth Management has a new office that includes space for events.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 24, 2026
Groundbreaking set for transformative downtown Clearwater project

The developers behind The Bluffs will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of work on the major mixed-use development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • March 24, 2026
Tampa makes top 10 for women-owned businesses in large metros

The Tampa metro area was named the ninth best in the U.S. for women-owned businesses in a study by Coworking Cafe.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 23, 2026
SWFL botanical garden CEO to retire

Neil Anderson, CEO and president of Wonder Gardens, a nonprofit zoological park and botanical garden in Bonita Springs founded 90 years ago, has announced his retirement.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 23, 2026
Tech giant gives St. Petersburg College $1.1M for workforce programs

St. Petersburg-based Jabil donated the money to the local college and will help design curriculum to teach needed job skills.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 23, 2026
Tampa's Jimbo's Pit Bar B-Q temporarily closed after fire

The popular, long time eatery is undergoing repairs and temporarily shut down.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • March 23, 2026
$32M affordable housing complex in Pinellas replaces dilapidated inn

Clearwater Gardens, at 1250 Cleveland St., is a four-story apartment building featuring 81 units.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 23, 2026
Downtown Sarasota ponders hotel/condo trend in aim to avoid 'luxury ghost town'

Two projects working through the city approval process would combine condominium and hotel uses, signaling a possible shift in the condo market and more year-round activity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 22, 2026
Fort Myers land sold for future fire station

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a car dealer buys Fort Myers property, Lakeland grocers are changing names, and a global manufacturer expands in Manatee.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 21, 2026
Clearwater office building sells to local firm for $5.3M

The five-story property on U.S. Highway 19 North was bought by an investor planning upgrades.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 21, 2026
One year in, growing St. Pete insurer posts $2M profit

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance Co. was launched at a time Florida regulators and leaders were looking to lessen the burden on homeowners — and state-run Citizens Property Insurance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • March 20, 2026
$10.25M Naples bayfront penthouse heads to auction

The waterfront home comes with private elevators, a boat slip and access to Moorings Beach Park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 20, 2026
Bentley dealership opens in downtown Sarasota

Florida, says Bentley’s top North American exec, is the No. 1 market for the uber-luxury brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 19, 2026
Hoffmann Family sets opening date for Naples boutique

The Augusta Clothing Co., the upscale shop, will have a soft opening March 20 and a grand opening the following day.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • March 19, 2026
Luxury Naples community sells $50M in homes in first two months of 2026

The luxury, lakeside community will boast 457 homes off Collier Boulevard in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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