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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 6, 2024
Manufacturer spending $80 million to build Pasco facility

MiTek plans to build a 480,000-square-foot facility to manufacture steel connector plates on 111 acres it has bought in the county.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 6, 2024
Sarasota law partner switches firms, now based with Tampa practice

Area attorney Brett Henson has joined Carlton Fields’ construction practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Tampa office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 6, 2024
SRQ adds flight to Philadelphia-Delaware

Avelo Airlines is adding a seasonal route between Sarasota-Bradenton and the Delaware Valley.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 6, 2024
Naples firm's buying spree continues with Pennsylvania manufacturer

Hoffmann Family of Cos. has made at least seven acquisitions in 2024.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 6, 2024
High-end steakhouse president leads by taking others with her

Leadership, says the president of a high-end steakhouse, can be a learned skill you can adapt to, not just muscle memory.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 5, 2024
Fort Myers Publix being demolished to make way for redevelopment

The grocery store is being knocked down to make way for a new one that will upgrade the Daniels Crossing shopping center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 5, 2024
St. Pete beachfront home sale breaks records — even with $1M price cut

The house at 2709 Sunset Way sold for $11.4 million, the highest-priced sale in the history of St. Pete Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 5, 2024
Resident donates nearly $500K for downtown Fort Myers park

Fort Myers resident Debora Gillen has donated $431,732 to a city agency to help with the construction of a park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 5, 2024
Developer obtains $47M loan for apartment conversion at Bradenton mall

The North Carolina company will use construction loan to build 240-unit complex on the site of the former mall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 5, 2024
$7.5M St. Pete Beach luxury hotel renovation nearly done

The work, which is due to be finished in the fall, will change the boutique property into a four-star luxury hotel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 5, 2024
4 communities in region rank among top 15 for US home sales

Lakewood Ranch, Wellen Park, Mirada and Babcock Ranch rank in the top 15 master-planned communities in the country, according to real estate firm RCLCO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • August 5, 2024
SWFL potato-infused food truck owners relish quick success

Jonathon Simpson and Hunter Busch are looking into expansion as word spreads of their unique menu items.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 4, 2024
Atlanta firm pays $10.5M, borrows $38.5M to build Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton property owner gets a loan, a massive Tampa office park gets a leasing agent, and a West Palm Beach developer gets some help to market its Pasco project.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 3, 2024
Tampa nonprofit laying off 150 employees due to state funding cuts

Lutheran Services Florida is cutting staff in a program aimed at helping refugees to acclimate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 3, 2024
Fort Myers airport lands nearly $25M dollar grant

The government funds will be used for infrastructure improvements.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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