Industries

By Mark Gordon
July 23, 2024

Key West hotel brand readies $80M Naples property

Developers behind a 160-room boutique hotel along the Cocohatchee River in North Naples say the property is scheduled to open this fall.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Elizabeth King
July 23, 2024

280-unit Manatee apartment complex reflects rental trends

Rents are less than a year from stabilizing, predicts an apartment leasing executive.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
July 22, 2024

Naples firm buys Aspen luxury transportation business

The Hoffman Family of Cos. continues to grow its transportation division.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Laura Lyon
July 22, 2024

$1.1B St. Pete community bank expands into health care lending

BayFirst National Bank, headquartered in St.Pete, is increasing its service offerings by branching into health care business lending.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
July 22, 2024

6 builders sign on to new south Sarasota County neighborhood

A new community in Wellen Park has attracted several national homebuilders.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
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.

Florida

By Mark Gordon
July 22, 2024

St. Pete tag and title firm expands to 15 more states with acquisition

Tag Agency Professionals Inc., a St. Petersburg firm that handles tag and title work for vehicle dealers, has added 15 states to its customer list with the acquisition of a Virginia company.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Steven Benna
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.

Transactions

By Louis Llovio
July 22, 2024

Lee, cities get 121 days to fix FEMA issues, maintain 25% discount

FEMA has granted the localities a longer extension in order to remedy lingering issues.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Louis Llovio
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

By Elizabeth King
July 19, 2024

Fort Myers airport posts second-best June on record

Passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport is up 20% year to date, officials say.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By 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.