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News

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 28, 2025
$200M Sunseeker resort sale among brokers' most interesting deals of 2025

Local commercial real estate insiders look back at 2025 in the region and forward to what's to come in 2026.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 23, 2025
Most-read Business Observer stories of 2025

Layoffs, building sales and a resort changing owners are among the stories that led the news. An NBA Hall-of-Famer and a popular convenience store/gas station also made the list.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 22, 2025
Fort Myers airport launches new nonstop flight

Delta Airlines is offering daily nonstop service to Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 22, 2025
Benderson adding Publix stores to Venice, Naples projects

The Manatee County real estate firm did not say when construction would begin or when the stores would open.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 22, 2025
New York firm buys Lakeland apartments

The 320-unit community was 97% leased at the time of the sale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 22, 2025
Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sarasota Bay tops out

A luxury condominium spanning 20 stories in Sarasota is marking a construction milestone.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 22, 2025
National firm acquires Tampa builder behind prominent projects

Construction management firm Moss announced Monday that it has acquired Tampa’s Ellison Construction.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 20, 2025
New apartment building now leasing near Tampa's Water Street

The Residences at 801 East Whiting Street is now leasing its 104 apartments, a mix of long-term and short-term rentals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 20, 2025
New Honda dealership near Bradenton opens, creates 75 jobs

Hendrick Automotive Group now owns two Honda dealerships in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 19, 2025
Hoffmann Family of Cos. confirms it has bought the Pittsburgh Penguins

The family, in a Friday night statement, says it will provide the Penguins the resources to get the team "back to the pinnacle of the NHL."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 19, 2025
Popular Utah dirty soda chain opening in Fort Myers

The new Swig shop on Summerlin Road will be the company's first in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 19, 2025
St. Armands receives $13.5M to address flooding concerns

The Sarasota County Commission allocates just more than half of the $24.5 million the city requested for storm mitigation projects on St. Armands Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 18, 2025
Kolter, Casto buy 19 acres in Parrish

A Tampa company sold the land in north Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • December 18, 2025
Tampa Museum of Art director to retire

Michael Tomor, 63, announced his retirement Thursday and plans to spend more time visiting family throughout the country.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 18, 2025
ESPN report: Naples' Hoffmann family buying NHL hockey team

The family does not deny a report from sports network ESPN that it has agreed to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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