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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 25, 2024
Price drops 7% on prime Sarasota property

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a senior living facility to open in North Port, waterfront land hits the market in Hillsborough County, and a warehouse sells in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 24, 2024
Walgreens closing in-store medical clinics across Florida

The drugstore giant has already closed 14 of its VillageMD clinics, and the rest are expected to shutter mid-March.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 23, 2024
Global tech, Wi-Fi conference to make Florida debut in Sarasota

A global technology conference, the Wi-Fi World Congress and Expo, is being held in Florida for the first time ever later this spring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 23, 2024
Tampa Bay luxury real estate brokerage joins Forbes-branded consortium

Coastal Properties Group International of Clearwater Beach has joined forces with Forbes Global Properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 23, 2024
Retired general: ‘The moment you become selfish as a leader, you are done’

From facing fears to finding work-life balance, good leaders, according to a recent summit, need to be constantly aware of themselves, their business, and myriad threats and opportunities.

  • Florida
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 22, 2024
Door manufacturer consolidates headquarters in Ybor City

Masonite signed a long-term lease for the former Kforce building in Ybor City, moving its two corporate offices under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 22, 2024
Fort Myers engineering firm promotes Sarasota leader to ownership role

JR Evans Engineering, a Fort Myers-based civil engineering firm with a niche in floodplain and stormwater-related engineering, has promoted its Sarasota manager, John Vanni, to an ownership role.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • February 22, 2024
$3 million food, drink and entertainment concept a hit in Naples

Two decades of "successes, failures, bumps, bruises" guides entrepreneurs' strategy with multi-venue food and beverage venture.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 21, 2024
$250 million Great Wolf Lodge to open early in Naples

Great Wolf Lodge South Florida has pushed its opening day up and started hiring for some of the 600 positions it expects to fill.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 21, 2024
Fort Myers medical group expands in Maryland

American Oncology Network now has more than 35 medical practices.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2024
Forthcoming north Manatee County Publix to host job fair

Publix is hiring for a new store coming soon in north Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 20, 2024
Southeast architecture firm names Tampa Bay practice leader

Goodwyn Mills Cawood has named Jeff Middlebrook its architectural practice leader at the Tampa office of the engineering and architecture firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 20, 2024
$10 million St. Pete penthouse for sale

The Saltaire penthouse design was inspired by views from a Dubai tower.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 20, 2024
Prominent Sarasota CPA firm promotes HR executive

Sarasota-based CPA firm Kerkering, Barberio & Co. has promoted Lori Leutwyler from human resources manager to director of people operations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2024
Soon-to-be shuttered CVS in Tampa opens up prime commercial property

The store on South Dale Mabry Highway is in one of the fastest-growing and well-established commercial corridors in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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