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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 5, 2025
Report: 4 markets in region among top 10 nationally in home price cuts

Homes sales in Cape Coral, Naples, Punta Gorda and North Port are cooling, according to a study by Cotality.

  • Florida
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 5, 2025
Frontier Airlines offers new Virginia flight from Tampa International

The budget airline will begin offering nonstop flights from Tampa to Norfolk, Virginia, twice a week beginning April 3, with fares starting at $59.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 4, 2025
450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

Render Legacy Trail is off State Road 681 in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 4, 2025
Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million

The proposed 740-foot Elliott Towers would be erected on North Franklin Street and bring a mix of office space, luxury residences and entertainment to downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 4, 2025
Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

JetBlue will begin service between Southwest Florida International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, New York.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 4, 2025
50-year-old Tampa education-tech firm receives $350M investment

Tampa-based government and education tech consulting firm MGT announced the investment from global firm Ares Management Corp. on Wednesday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 3, 2025
'Distressed' Tampa office building sells for $40M in short sale

The sale price for 1 North Dale Mabry is $16 million less than what the previous owner paid for it in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 3, 2025
Oak & Stone to open this month in Lee County

The restaurant chain's new location is its eighth in the state and second in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 3, 2025
Port Tampa Bay buys two cranes, part of expansion investment

The port purchased two ship-to-shore cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. that handle larger, wider-beam vessels.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 3, 2025
3,000-home master-planned community coming to Polk County

BTI Partners began construction Dec. 1 on ViaTerra in Lake Wales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 3, 2025
Healthy restaurant celebrates Sarasota County grand opening

Bowled Co. brings its fresh, healthy concept to Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 3, 2025
Sarasota bayfront estate listed for $26.4M, highest in county

A Bayfront property in Oyster Bay Estates is listed at the highest asking price for a piece of residential real estate in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 3, 2025
Energy company to convert Manatee landfill waste gas into fuel in $50M project

Nopetro Energy of Miami says it's moving ahead a project at the Lena Road site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 3, 2025
Sarasota County OKs plan for new court records storage facility

The Sarasota County Commission approves a lease-to-purchase plan for a new, legal documents storage building closer to the downtown court complex.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 3, 2025
Lee chambers sign short-term shared leadership contract

The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce will soon begin a search for a new leader.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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