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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 24, 2025
New $18M Lakeland hospital emergency department complete

Lakeland Regional Health's 24,000-square-foot freestanding location is now accepting patients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 23, 2025
Maryland buyer pays $72M for housing near Florida Gulf Coast University

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an insurance company takes more space in Tampa, a Fort Myers company plans to build homes, and a major Sarasota project gets a big loan.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 22, 2025
Free ride service launches in Palmetto, Bradenton

Freebee provides complimentary rides in electric vehicles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 22, 2025
Tampa investment firm surpasses $1 billion in assets

The milestone comes after closing a second round of funding.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 21, 2025
Sarasota condo project gets $208 million construction loan

The developers of One Park Sarasota received financing for construction of their 18-story condominium in The Quay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 21, 2025
Tampa-based Coca-Cola bottler president to retire

Leadership changes are taking place at different points this year.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 21, 2025
Top 50 contractors from Polk to Collier County surpass $9B in annual revenue

The Business Observer's list of the largest contractors in the business.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 20, 2025
St. Petersburg insurance firm to assume thousands of homeowners policies

Mangrove Property Insurance is poised to assume its second round of policies from Citizens Property Insurance, Florida’s insurer of last resort.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 20, 2025
Visit Sarasota launches campaign marketing keys

The “Keys are Calling” marketing campaign will be seen around the region and United States.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 20, 2025
Tampa company named official water of Major League Baseball

A portfolio of regional spring and purified water brands belonging to Tampa's Primo Brands has been named the Official Water of Major League Baseball.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 20, 2025
St. Petersburg office space completes renovation

City Center, a 242,115-square-foot Class A office space at 100 Second Ave. S. recently completed renovations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • March 20, 2025
Developer accused of scare tactics over Mira Mar preservation

The either/or scenario of twin condo towers to provide capital to preserve the historic structure, or a 10-story apartment "box," was continued by the Planning Board until April.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 19, 2025
Tampa land to be developed into warehouse, distribution center

A South Carolina developer purchased the 8-acre parcel, which is currently occupied, for $2.72 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 19, 2025
$45 million loan for Fort Myers industrial project

The Minneapolis developer will begin work on the 442,000-industrial park to begin next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 19, 2025
Boston restaurant chain opens new Naples location

Kelly’s Roast Beef now has two restaurants in Naples with others on the Gulf Coast in development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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