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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 15, 2026
Roberta Beranek: Turns Naples Fashion Week into a must-go event

"I'm constantly competing with myself, reflecting on what went wrong, what went right." –Roberta Beranek

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 15, 2026
Path to success starts with guts: The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs

The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs, combined, form a billion-dollar economic engine with thousands of employees. One thing this group isn't? Timid.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 13, 2026
Naples Airport begins $25 million resiliency project

The airport is installing more than 1,000 elevated runway and taxiway lights and reconstructing its electrical vault.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 13, 2026
Costco buys Fort Myers land for $1 million per acre

Costco's $55 million purchase of Fort Myers property sets a new benchmark for commercial properties in the region, brokers say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Naples property including former L.L. Bean compound sells for $37M

Spanning more than an acre, the property encompasses the block of Fifth Avenue South from the beach to Gulf Shore Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2026
Retailers saved from penny turmoil as DeSantis signs rounding bill

A Florida Senate bill approved nearly unanimously in the Legislature allows retailers to round cash transactions as pennies disappear.

  • Florida
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 12, 2026
Workforce housing firm navigating pricing challenges adds units in Naples, Sarasota

Ohio developer CIG Communities, despite some bureaucratic and legislative challenges, grows its multifamily and workforce housing portfolio in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 11, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $94 million downtown Tampa office building sale leads the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton workforce housing project gets a loan, a historic St. Pete Beach hotel sells, and a Cape Coral retail center changes hands.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 9, 2026
Fort Myers United Way leader exits, organization names interim CEO

The move follows a leadership change at the Tampa-based United Way Suncoast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 8, 2026
358 affordable housing units under construction in Fort Myers

The community is being built on State Road 82 by Naples affordable housing developer Onda Housing Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 8, 2026
Upstart auto injury medical practice targets ambitious growth plans

RejuvenX is a chain of auto injury clinics that is expanding across Florida, treating people who have been involved in vehicular crashes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 7, 2026
Report: Florida ranks No. 7 nationally in hospital safety

The new report by The Leapfrog Group shows 81 Florida hospitals earned “A” ratings for patient safety.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 6, 2026
Collier County resort sells for nearly $1 billion

The JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort was sold to an investment group that took out $690 million in financing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 6, 2026
Allegiant launches special offer for travelers affected by Spirit Airlines closure

Allegiant Airlines will temporarily hold fares steady across markets that overlap with Spirit.

  • Florida
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