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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 16, 2024
Billion-dollar Tampa real estate firm to expand nationally with new hire

Latest addition is counted among almost three dozen filled roles.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 16, 2024
Report: 11,100 apartment units to open in Tampa Bay this year

A new report finds that a nationwide apartment boom is ongoing as developers look to meet a growing demand.

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  • August 16, 2024
$800M Longboat Key resort welcomes locals for soft opening

The resort, which has been under construction for nearly three years, unveiled the awe-worthy features of the five-star property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 16, 2024
Sarasota window company declares bankruptcy, owes more than $1.2M

Sash & Sill owner Todd Hoch has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and been censured in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 16, 2024
Legendary Fort Myers Beach restaurant property sells for $3.65M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an Estero Ford dealership grows its service department and an investor borrows $82 million to buy a pair of Lutz apartment communities and a local construction company buys a Sarasota warehouse and office space.

  • Florida
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  • August 16, 2024
How childhood friends built a pro women's soccer team — from scratch

On the eve of its first-ever game, a look at what it took to build the Tampa Bay Sun FC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 15, 2024
Tampa-based insurance firm expands out of state

An increasing number of homes in South Carolina will now be covered.

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  • August 15, 2024
Retail space near Rays stadium site sells for $2.4M

A Miami developer has bought the ground floor retail space at a 20-story tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

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  • By Laura Lyon
  • August 15, 2024
Tampa environmental firm acquires 42-employee California business

Both groups aim to cover more ground out west.

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 15, 2024
Lakewood Ranch tech conglomerate makes $1.6B acquisition

Roper Technologies plans to acquire Transact Campus and integrate it with an existing software subsidiary.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • August 15, 2024
SWFL contractor expands services, nears $50M in revenue

The rapid expansion of Duane and Jennifer Lopez's contracting business is made easier with the firm's core hiring philosophy: It recruits people it knows "would run it like (they) would run it as owners."

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 14, 2024
Polk County apartments get $69 million refinancing

The apartment community in Davenport was completed in 2022 and a second phase with more than 300 units is set to be complete later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 14, 2024
Bankrupt flooring company closing 2 stores in region

LL Flooring, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, will close locations in Clearwater and Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 14, 2024
Snack company hits $100M in Florida sales, targets market share

Utz Brands bought a series of routes that include Fort Myers and Naples.

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  • By Jay Heater
  • August 14, 2024
Lakewood Ranch area sees uptick in high-end home listings

A $7 million home in The Concession, nicknamed the Magnolia Estate, is the latest listing that will draw international attention.

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