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  • August 2, 2024
Study: Florida ranks third in nation in office space demand

California and Texas lead the country in demand for office space, with Florida coming in third, a new study shows.

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  • July 29, 2024
Furniture company to lay off 101 Florida employees amid bankruptcy

A furniture retailer headquartered in Polk County is going out of business as its parent company declares bankruptcy.

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  • July 29, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa warehouse changing hands in $94.5 million deal paces the week in transactions.

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  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

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  • July 27, 2024
JetBlue to increase Florida flights by 8% year over year

The airline will be adding flights at airports in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Tampa, among others.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2024
Florida's insurance chief touts progress but urges patience

As reforms begin to take hold, Florida's troubled insurance market is showing signs of stabilization, but it takes time to trickle down to consumers.

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  • July 25, 2024
4 furniture stores in region closing amid national retailer’s bankruptcy

Conn's Home Plus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is shuttering 18 stores in Florida.

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  • July 22, 2024
Study: Construction aggregate prices in Florida are up by 15%

Florida saw price increases below the national average for sand and gravel as well as crushed stone.

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  • July 22, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A pair of Hillsborough County apartment sales surpass $200 million in the week's transactions.

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  • July 21, 2024
Salvation Army taking over shuttered Venice Books-A-Million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, gyms change hands in Fort Myers, a Boston buyer pays $63 million for apartments in Tampa, and land set aside for conservation sold in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2024
Speak up or keep quiet: When politics and business intersect

Business owners are often taught to not speak about politics and political beliefs or risk tuning customers away. Some ignore the advice and advocate openly.

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  • Laura Lyon
  • July 16, 2024
Survey: Half of Florida small businesses late on rent in June

High interest rates and lower revenues cause delinquencies.

  • Florida
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  • Steven Benna
  • July 15, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa apartment sale for nearly $64 million paces transactions.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • July 14, 2024
Sarasota office building sells for $5.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Nordstrom Rack is expanding into Fort Myers, a St. Petersburg property locks down half a dozen tenants, and an investor keeps getting bigger in Manatee.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 14, 2024
100 Florida retail jobs in jeopardy as Salt Life stores hit auction block

Delta Apparel, which owns Salt Life, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given Florida notice that it could lay off nearly 100 workers and close stores.

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