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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • March 12, 2025
Developer faces adjustments in using affordable housing law for Sarasota project

The city of Sarasota's Development Review Committee tells the developer of Adagio it must reduce apartment density and height to comply with zoning codes prior to formally submitted plans.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 11, 2025
Charlotte County aviation training center on track for December finish

The nearly 20,000-square-foot center will prepare student for FAA mechanical license exams.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 11, 2025
USF establishes new college with record-breaking $40M donation

The gift comes from a Tampa investor with a storied tech background.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 11, 2025
First Watch passes $1 billion in revenue

After reporting a revenue record for 2024, the daytime dining company aims for more growth in 2025.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 11, 2025
Pair of Tampa Bay companies shuffle downtown headquarters

One firm is moving to a neighborhood it developed

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  • March 11, 2025
Oak & Stone adding 3 locations, new president appointed

The restaurant chain that started in Sarasota is expanding in and outside of Florida.

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  • March 11, 2025
St. Petersburg bank reaches billion-dollar milestone

The achievement comes nearly four years after the bank’s inception.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 11, 2025
Benderson targets 'big, national' firms with $60M-plus industrial project

More than half a million square feet of industrial and office space is opening this spring in North Port.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 10, 2025
St. Petersburg mayor has spoken with investors interested in buying Rays

The mayor says that the city will work with whoever owns the team to move forward with the agreed upon ballpark and that Gas Plant redevelopment remains a priority.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 10, 2025
Ocean survey company launches $1.6M mission out of St. Petersburg

The ocean mapping will be the first of its kind for the company

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 10, 2025
Former North Port Winn-Dixie to get new life as inflatable park

Do The Beach is a beach-themed inflatable park designed for all ages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 10, 2025
Meet the Smiths: Fort Myers law firm adds partners to official name

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice, Purtz, Smith & Smith handles personal injury cases.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 10, 2025
Report: Major League Baseball wants Tampa Bay Rays sold

A story in a prominent sports publication says the league and owners want Stuart Sternberg to sell the team to someone who will resolve long running stadium issues.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna
  • March 10, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $72 million multifamily deal paces the week in transactions.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 9, 2025
Collier, Charlotte properties included in $84.5M state purchase of conservation land

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a $65 million loan for Fort Myers apartments, a Tampa REIT pays $35 million for a hospital, and South Sarasota acreage sold for conservation.

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