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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2025
Sysco facility opens in Plant City, to create 300 jobs

The food distributor employs more than 5,000 workers in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2025
2 hospitals in region ranked among top 10 in Florida

Multiple hospitals from the region are ranked on the U.S. News list of best hospitals in Florida.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2025
Allegiant to add five flights at three airports in region

New flights will take off from Southwest Florida International, Sarasota-Bradenton International and Punta Gorda airports in November.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 29, 2025
Fort Myers flight training school solidifies fleet

Following a strategic plan, Paragon Flight Training is "Piper exclusive."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 28, 2025
Sarasota approval allows yacht club to set sail on expansion

Unanimous City Commission approval clears the way for the Sarasota Yacht Club to expand its existing clubhouse and build a companion structure.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 28, 2025
Babcock Ranch reaches key sales milestone

The Southwest Florida master-planned, environmentally friendly community has sold a quarter of the total homes it expects to build.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 28, 2025
105-home community to be built in Lakewood Ranch

Lennar will begin construction this fall on Stillwater.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 28, 2025
Tampa's Naked Farmer restaurant chain moving HQ to Water Street

The local farm-to-table chain is taking nearly 2,000 square feet of space in the 20-story Thousand & One building later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 27, 2025
Lakeland apartments sell for $57 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota company arranges two commercial loans, a Naples developer spends $40 million in Tampa, and a Captiva gets its day before commissioners.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Public hearing set for controversial Captiva resort rezoning

The owners of the South Seas resort — and those opposing it — will go before the Lee County Commission on Aug. 6.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Affordable house development in Brandon starts construction

Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough officially broke ground last week on a 23-home affordable housing community in Brandon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Homebuilder, industrial property owners secure financing

Largo Capital has arranged the financing for five single-family homes to be built in Manatee County’s Cortez and an industrial and retail property in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 26, 2025
Sarasota rejects 58-unit apartment project north of downtown

Sarasota city commissioners side with residents of The Strand to deny the long-delayed plans to build 58 apartments on the 1700 block of North Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 25, 2025
Former Sarasota Memorial CEO, physician leader dies at 85

Dr. G. Duncan Finlay was well known for both his bedside manner and strong leadership skills, including embracing technological advances in health care and medicine.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 25, 2025
Sarasota retail property across from SMH sells for $7M

The property on South Tamiami Trail was sold to a Cape Coral firm and is seen as primed for future redevelopment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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