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News

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 24, 2024
South Florida investor pays $5.8 million for Tampa industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco hardware store is sold, a Sarasota project gets a builder, and a Naples developer takes out a loan.

  • Florida
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2024
Tommy Bahama to open new restaurant and retail store on St. Armands

"The idea of not having a restaurant in St. Armands, which is like a second home to us, was unthinkable," the CEO says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 23, 2024
Fort Myers airport passenger traffic down 11% in October

Despite taking a dip in October, passenger traffic for the year to date is up overall, according to the Lee County Port Authority.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • November 23, 2024
Tampa-based creator of Lightning's 'Be the Thunder' campaign dies at 60

James Rosene, co-founder and creative director of EraserFarm, a marketing and ad agency based in Tampa, died Nov. 6.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 22, 2024
SWFL roofing company expands near Sarasota with $12.6M facility

Crowther Roofing and Cooling opened a new office on 12 acres in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 22, 2024
Developing community to become largest in Lakewood Ranch

Star Farms will include nearly 1,300 acres and 2,800 lots with the new addition of the Saddlestone neighborhood.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • November 22, 2024
Sarasota, Tampa and Naples restaurants make OpenTable top 100

Plenty of reasons for diners to take a bite out of the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 21, 2024
FEMA downgrade costs Fort Myers Beach 25% flood insurance discount

Lee County and four localities learn that they will maintain their ratings and the discount comes with it.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • November 21, 2024
$1.9 billion IT defense contractor opens location in Tampa

The goal is to support MacDill’s SOCOM programs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 21, 2024
Lee County health care facility sold, cutting 294 jobs

The new owners, in a letter to state officials, say offers will be made to retain "substantially all" of the employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 21, 2024
Sarasota Memorial inks $160M software deal

The health system contracted with software developer giant Epic to handle its electronic medical records.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 20, 2024
Northtowne Square in Polk County sold for $15.5 million

Local investors bought the 96,000-square-foot retail property using, in part, funds from a credit union loan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • November 20, 2024
$35 million Tampa medical supply company acquired

Acentus, a Tampa-based medical supply company founded in 2002, was acquired by Henry Schein, a Fortune 500 company based out of New York.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2024
SeaPort Manatee cargo volume up 7.2%, sets new fiscal record

The port in Manatee County handled nearly 12 million tons of cargo in its most recent fiscal year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2024
Publix-anchored shopping center in Sarasota sold for $20.4 million

The Shoppes at Palmer Ranch has changed hands in a November acquisition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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