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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 5, 2025
Longevity clinic to launch franchise program in Sarasota

Anderson Longevity Clinic, which started in Jacksonsville, is coming to the Lakewood Ranch area in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 5, 2025
Manatee County company acquires screen-printing business

Business incubator Public Products has added BC Sales to its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 5, 2025
Port Charlotte resort gets new name as $200M sale closes

The Sunseeker's new owners have ditched Charlotte Harbor in the name as part of a rebrand that includes adding a Hilton flag.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 4, 2025
Sarasota Sheriff: 2 charged, 117 slot machines seized in gambling bust

An investigation at Magic Arcade netted two arrests and prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 4, 2025
USF signs $85M contract with US Army for defense innovations

The five-year, $85 million contract will support research and innovations in a wide range of fields that support national security, including cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 4, 2025
New York investment firm opens Lakewood Ranch office

Courier Capital says adding the Sarasota location is a “key milestone” in the firm’s growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 3, 2025
Tommy Bahama Restaurant reopening in new Sarasota location

The restaurant will also be joined with a retail store on St. Armands Circle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 3, 2025
Area broadcaster to buy Fort Myers Fox affiliate for $40M

Sun Broadcasting already has nine stations in the Fort Myers-Naples market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 3, 2025
Tampa call center to lay off 76 employees

Guide to Insure announced it will be laying off 76 employees in an Aug. 29 letter to the Florida Department of Commerce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 3, 2025
Report: Severe weather, flooding puts billions in home values at risk in region

A new climate risk report finds that the nearly a quarter of the home value on Florida's Gulf Coast is at risk of major flood damage.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • September 2, 2025
Tampa nonprofit for children with disabilities closes doors

The board of directors for the Tampa-based nonprofit 21 & Change voted to formally dissolve, effective Aug. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 2, 2025
Chipotle with drive-thru planned in Manatee County

The more than 2,000-square-foot restaurant would be built on the site where a gas station used to operate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 2, 2025
Bank of America names Sarasota/Manatee president

Stephanie Whitfield is the new president of Bank of America Sarasota/Manatee and continues as business banking market executive for Southwest Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 2, 2025
Florida regulators levy $2.07 million in fines against eight insurers

The state’s Office of Insurance Regulation found the companies, including two in St. Petersburg and one in Sarasota, mishandled claims after Hurricanes Ian and Idalia.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 2, 2025
Fort Myers cancer lab firm wins federal patent lawsuit

NeoGenomics says it has begun selling its product for early cancer relapse detection in wake of federal court ruling.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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