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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 17, 2024
Despite county's yes vote, Tampa Rays want more money for $1.3B ballpark

The team says it cannot cover cost increases and that it will negotiate with municipalities already cash strapped and unwilling to pay more.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • December 17, 2024
SWFL country club with two campuses completes $50M renovation

The repairs and replacements happened on two campuses over two years.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 17, 2024
Pasco County resort obtains $72 million loan for redevelopment

The developers of the Saddlebrook Resort have secured financing to pay for a major revamping of the historic property.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 17, 2024
Pickleball club chain, including debut Lakewood Ranch location, shutters

Founded in 2019, the club says it doesn’t "have sufficient financial resources to continue operations."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 17, 2024
Sarasota Memorial Hospital doubles ER capacity at Venice campus

The hospital in Venice has become increasingly used given two hospital closures in the area, officials say.

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  • December 17, 2024
Utah developer buys Manatee land, building 210 apartments

The Lotus Co. has bought 7.64 acres on University Parkway and plans to build a multifamily development on the property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 17, 2024
Sarasota condo tower gets $46 million in construction financing

The developers behind The Edge Sarasota have started work on the 27-unit luxury building and expect to finish it in early 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 17, 2024
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii grows presence in region

Franchises are opening in the Sarasota and Englewood areas in the coming months.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 16, 2024
St. Armands restaurant reopening in January with new concept

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

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 16, 2024
Work to start on $1.5 billion Tampa airport expansion

Tampa International Airport is building a new airside as it looks to grow the number of travelers using the airport to 35 million in the next 13 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • December 16, 2024
Tampa restaurant group announces latest opening and concepts to come

An expansion of a St. Pete Italian pizza restaurant opens this week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan
  • December 16, 2024
Riders, elephants and paths: Three steps to navigate change leadership

Understanding the difference between the emotional and rational side of the brain is a key way to manage through difficult circumstances.

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  • By Steven Benna
  • December 16, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A vacant land sale in Naples for $10.6 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 16, 2024
CEO of firm that bought PGT for $3.1B opens up about deal, future

Matt DeSoto says he learned you could never communicate enough when it comes to acquisition integration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 15, 2024
47-year-old Fort Myers retail plaza sells for $4.8 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a new hotel is coming to Sarasota, a new subdivision to be built near Tampa, and a Naples industrial property brings $1 million.

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