Industries

By Andrew Warfield
April 30, 2024

Sarasota architecture firm chosen as partner in performing arts center project

Italy-based Renzo Piano Building Workshop has named Sweet Sparkman as architect of record on the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
April 30, 2024

8 Florida teams, with Yankees on top, surpass 100K in spring training attendance

The Tampa Bay Rays reached about 4,000 fans per game in Charlotte County.

Florida

By Jim Stinson
April 30, 2024

Police forces get aggressive, creative to recruit officers

Law enforcement agencies across the region look to find and retain new officers with a heightened sense of urgency.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
April 29, 2024

Home sales report: Sarasota-Bradenton leads nation in slashing prices

"Sarasota, in particular, has been overvalued for decades, and the chickens have finally come to roost," says an area Redfin sales manager.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
April 29, 2024

Entertainment venue and new towers coming to Water Street Tampa

The 56-acre — and growing — mixed-used development just outside downtown Tampa is expanding as the developer looks to lure expanding companies.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
April 29, 2024

Hertz to sell of 10,000 more EVs than originally planned

The Estero-based company says it will get rid of 30,000 electric vehicles this year due to lack of demand and high expenses.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Steven Benna
April 29, 2024

The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A nearly $18 million land deal in Manatee County paces the week in transactions.

Transactions

By Louis Llovio
April 28, 2024

Fort Myers school spends $29 million on office buildings

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major hotel project is OK’d in St. Pete Beach, more land is conserved in Sarasota, and Margaritaville comes to Naples.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
April 27, 2024

Holmes Beach businesses in recovery after car crashes

The storefronts are boarded up across the street from one another along a busy stretch of Marina Drive.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
April 26, 2024

St. Petersburg lawyer warns of title fraudsters stealing properties

Larry Silvestri urges property owners — commercial and residential — to set up alerts to warn them when scammers have swopped in.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
April 26, 2024

Tampa Bay CPA firm rebrands to reflect more services

Company stems from a 2016 merger.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
April 26, 2024

Florida truck driver training company plans expansion into Texas

FleetForce Trucking is one of several companies in Sarasota County that is in growth mode.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
April 26, 2024

Global volleyball stars launch multisport facility in Venice

Business partners Donald Suxho and Yury Shakirov are building a dedicated training facility with volleyball and pickleball courts that they believe will draw both future pros and those looking for fun.