Industries

By Louis Llovio
June 26, 2024

$2.1 billion sale of apartment communities includes Florida properties

A New York investment firm bought 18 properties across the state from a multifamily developer founded by Lennar.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
June 26, 2024

42-story Tampa tower sold

The 100 North Tampa building in downtown Tampa has sold to an Atlanta buyer.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
June 26, 2024

Sarasota community foundation adds board members, appoints officers

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County makes changes to its board as the new fiscal year approaches.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Sharon Hillstrom
June 26, 2024

Businesses have multiple needs for hurricane preparedness

Planning and preparation are the keys to protecting people and property amid a storm.

Opinion

By Elizabeth King
June 26, 2024

Venice aviation-repair firm expands, will buy $1M X-ray machine

Turbine Weld Industries has outgrown its space and plans to make significant investments in its growth. "We've never seen this amount of volume," the company president says.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
June 25, 2024

62 jobs lost after Hillsborough Community College pulls contract

A French company with U.S. operations tells state officials that it is laying off employees after the local college choses a new vendor.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
June 25, 2024

Georgia firm acquires 150-employee Bradenton baking business

Bradenton-based commercial bakery St. Armands Baking Co. has been sold to Engleman’s Bakery of Norcross, Georgia.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Laura Lyon
June 25, 2024

Miami bank expanding services to Gulf Coast market

Miami-based City National Bank of Florida is expanding to the Gulf Coast with the appointment of new leadership in Tampa.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
June 25, 2024

SRQ to add new daily flight to New York City

American Airlines will now offer six destinations out of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Beth Luberecki
June 25, 2024

Niche Fort Myers wrap packaging firm celebrates steady wins

The packaging executive at a family-run business with five decades of success says a key lesson along the way is simple yet can be scary at first: Over-communicate with customers, especially when things go south.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Louis Llovio
June 25, 2024

$2B Tampa REIT: NYSE listing allows it to 'raise equity much more easily'

Days after ringing the bell at Wall Street's famed New York Stock Exchange, Sila Realty Trust's CEO talks about the future, the process and lessons he learned from his father.