Industries

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By Elizabeth King
December 28, 2024

Café L'Europe to become The Café on St. Armands in 2025

An upscale eatery on St. Armands Circle will transform into a Mediterranean cafe in the new year.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Elizabeth King
December 26, 2024

Interest in padel increases in Sarasota, major tournament coming in 2025

"Word is definitely out there" about padel, says Ellie Berdusco, manager of sports facility The Pad Sarasota.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Laura Lyon
December 26, 2024

Transformative Ybor project is going full throttle, despite headwinds

Darryl Shaw spent the year seeing projects come to life and isn’t done yet.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
December 25, 2024

Foot Locker quietly moves ahead with relocating HQ from NY to St. Pete

Several months after Foot Locker announced it was moving its global headquarters to St. Petersburg, the details remain a mystery.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Laura Lyon
December 24, 2024

Major health care conglomerates are making big investments in Pasco

In 2024, hospital groups bought or built on hundreds of acres of land.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Steven Benna
December 24, 2024

Largest commercial transactions in the region per county surpass $1B

Five of the nine largest deals in 2024 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties involved multifamily properties.

Transactions

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By Louis Llovio
December 23, 2024

Fort Myers Beach residents to pay more for flood insurance than others in Lee

A FEMA ratings downgrade and probation means residents of the barrier island will lose a 25% policy discount starting in April.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Ian Swaby
December 22, 2024

Popular Sarasota plant-based coffee house gets new owner: Founder's son

Simon's Coffee House, founded in 1991, has become a staple of plant-based dining in the Sarasota community.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Louis Llovio
December 22, 2024

The top commercial real estate deals of the year

Big transactions in Southwest Florida stand out as hardware stores, condos and hotels changed hands across the region.

Florida

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By Andrew Warfield
December 21, 2024

Retiring SRQ airport chief rose from janitor's closet to executive suite

Rick Piccolo began his 53-year career scrubbing toilets at a Buffalo airport. He will leave SRQ after 30 years doing nearly every airport job along the way.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Louis Llovio
December 20, 2024

Pfizer to lay off 62 in Tampa

The job cuts affect employees working at the pharmaceutical company's Heights Union hub.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Mark Gordon
December 20, 2024

The Waffle Stop, Sarasota 'Elvis Ate Here' restaurant, to close by end of 2024

A Sarasota institution, The Waffle Stop, is closing after 74 years.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Beth Luberecki
December 20, 2024

Entrepreneurs return to their roots for new events venue venture

Lee County couple Rodney and Stacey Poole are taking it slow while utilizing innovative ideas for a somewhat counterintuitive multimillion-dollar business pursuit: They bought a farm.