Industries

By Louis Llovio
April 18, 2024

Realtors in wait-and-see mode in aftermath of national settlement

Misconceptions and myths continue to surround the National Association of Realtors settlement of a class action lawsuit.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
April 18, 2024

Retail boom hits Estero as Publix and a shopping center open

Thursday is a busy day in Lee County as the grocer and a developer open in the 2,400-home Verdana Village planned community.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Elizabeth King
April 17, 2024

Lakewood Ranch fertility company posts 2023 results, stock trading soars

Although it lost millions of dollars, Lakewood Ranch company INVO Bioscience grew 267% in 2023 compared with the previous year.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
April 17, 2024

Sarasota daiquiri bar expands to Tropicana Field

Daiquiri Deck has signed a multiyear deal to partner with the Tampa Bay Rays at the team's St. Petersburg stadium.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Jim DeLa
April 17, 2024

Landmark Sarasota bar and restaurant sold, new owners to maintain 4/20 theme

Munchies 420 Cafe plans grand reopening on 4/20.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Andrew Warfield
April 17, 2024

County OKs 93-acre Sarasota Square mall redevelopment project

Last-minute height reduction of apartments secures enough Sarasota County Commission votes to transform the mostly vacant mall into an upscale lifestyle town center.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
April 17, 2024

Texas company buys 75-employee SWFL-based engineering firm

A Texas engineering and consulting services company has acquired GradyMinor, a civil engineering firm with two Southwest Florida offices and 75 employees.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Jay Heater
April 17, 2024

Sarasota brewery readies third location and second in Lakewood Ranch

With a "nothing ordinary" kind of menu and a customer-first beer selection, Big Top Brewery has big plans for location No. 3.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
April 16, 2024

The Fresh Market supermarket to open in Lakewood Ranch

The supermarket announced plans for its grand opening event in The Green at Lakewood Ranch shopping center.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
April 16, 2024

Developers pay $102 million for Naples waterfront condo community

The South Florida developers plan to build 45 units less than a mile from where the Naples Beach Club is undergoing a major redevelopment.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Elizabeth King
April 16, 2024

Sarasota restaurateur opens new Italian eatery this month in St. Armands

The owner of Napulè is opening an Italian restaurant called 15 South by Napulè.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
April 16, 2024

Historic $93M in donations funds Sarasota Memorial's cancer center

As the demand for cancer care grows, the campus of the Jellison Cancer Institute expands with help from philanthropists making historic contributions to the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.