Industries

By Elizabeth King
May 31, 2024

400 jobs available at Longboat Key resort before opening

The St. Regis Longboat Key will hold a job fair in June at the Van Wezel.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Andrew Warfield
May 31, 2024

Sarasota inks arts center design pact with architect Renzo Piano

After some discord between government funding entities, the vision for Sarasota's new performing arts center on the bayfront moves into its next phase: design.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
May 30, 2024

Palmetto apartment project gets $97 million construction loan

The St. Petersburg developer building a new community in Palmetto secured the financing for the project through Goldman Sachs.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
May 30, 2024

Developers behind Fort Myers riverfront project want more time, density

New Jersey-based AIRN Management have asked the city for an extension and to make what it calls “minor revisions” to the original plan.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Elizabeth King
May 30, 2024

Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa readies for June opening

A ribbon-cutting precedes the grand opening for the Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa, a first-of-its-kind hotel.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
May 30, 2024

Apollo Beach retail center sells as smokestacks come down

The shopping center on U.S. Highway 41 sold for $5.04 million to a South Florida investor.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
May 30, 2024

Landlords left unpaid, with empty storefronts as bankruptcies rise

Commercial bankruptcies jumped 40% last year, leaving many landlords to deal with the consequences of a complicated process.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Andrew Warfield
May 30, 2024

Post office site pitched for Sarasota convention center

Many proposals, ideas and plans for a convention center in downtown Sarasota, going back 30 years, have been unsuccessful. Some enterprising developers believe they have a way forward.