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  • Louis Llovio
  • August 20, 2026
Study: Florida residents carry amongst the highest credit card debt in US

The per-capita credit card debt in Florida rose 4.3% year-over-year and is 16% higher than the national average.

  • Florida
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 20, 2026
USF receives $5 million gift to expand eye care, training

The donation from a family with five decades of ties to the university will name the Tyson-Martin Eye Institute, establish an endowed chair and train ophthalmic technicians.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 19, 2026
$7.5M church preschool project complete in Sarasota

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has expanded its campus on Honore Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 19, 2026
Cape Coral senior community sold for $10.5 million

The Lee County property was bought by a New York firm focused on healthcare facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 19, 2026
From Big Macs to big retreat: Caspers plan 550-acre Pasco, Hernando luxury resort

The former McDonald’s franchise family envisions a hotel, equestrian center, working farm and estate homes near rural Dade City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 19, 2026
Trail cameras help protect Florida panthers as I-4 wildlife overpass takes shape

ZooTampa and the fStop Foundation are tracking animals in Polk County to guide development and support Florida’s first wildlife overpass, scheduled to open near Lakeland in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 19, 2026
Annis named CEO of Barancik Foundation

Longtime community leader John Annis served on an interim basis with the Sarasota nonprofit since March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 18, 2026
Florida trusts and estates law firms merge to form Diamond & Lile

The combined practice will serve clients statewide from offices in St. Petersburg and Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 18, 2026
Benderson Development acquires three retail properties in region

The new acquisitions — in Sarasota, Pinellas and Lee counties — total nearly 350,000 square feet.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 18, 2026
Pasco County apartment complex under construction sells for $16 million

North Carolina developer Aventon Cos. bought the Wesley Chapel property at State Road 56 for a 384-unit community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 18, 2026
AdventHealth opens Port Charlotte neurosurgery clinic

The new brain and spine practice is AdventHealth’s latest expansion of specialty care since the health system moved into Charlotte County last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 18, 2026
Bealls enters Michigan, expands into New York

When it opens stores in Michigan later this fall, the retailer will have a presence in 23 states.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 18, 2026
Naples apartment owner borrows $72 million

The developer behind Everly Naples borrowed at total of $225 million for a trio of Florida properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 17, 2026
Lakeland logistics company cutting 178 jobs in Plant City

Polk County-based Saddle Creek Logistics Services is laying off employees at its 1.2 million-square-foot County Line Road facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 17, 2026
New 228-unit apartment community opens in Lakeland

Developer Hillpointe says Pointe Grand Lakeland will help meet growing housing demand as Polk County’s population continues to boom.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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