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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2024
One year later, Florida legislators are updating the $711 million Live Local Act

Two pieces of legislation are making their way through the Florida Legislature aimed at tweaking and updating the affordable housing legislation passed with wide bipartisan support last year.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 20, 2024
AeroVanti pilots sue for back pay, allege exec compared startup to Apple

The troubled Sarasota air service company is facing a class action lawsuit from employees who say they've not been paid since June.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 19, 2024
Report: Top-paying construction jobs in Tampa region lag national average

Regional construction work could boom with federal projects and robust residential demand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 19, 2024
Prolific SWFL developer names chief operating officer

Dale Evans, a former senior-level manager in process, operations and technology at Chico’s FAS, has been named COO of Seagate Development Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 19, 2024
$23 million affordable housing project breaks ground in Polk County

The project is aimed at high-need families, and developers says rents will range from $402 to $964 per month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 18, 2024
Investor building 178,000-square-foot Lakewood Ranch industrial property

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an architectural marvel hits the market in Polk County, a developer borrows money in Naples, and more apartments are planned for Bradenton.

  • Florida
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • February 17, 2024
As Sarasota dog track begins demolition, redevelopment remains uncertain

After 95 years, the Sarasota Kennel Club, on a 26-acre site in north Sarasota, will be cleared for unspecified future development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 16, 2024
Polk County withdraws rule that would have banned food trucks

Haines City considered a ban on mobile food vendors, but then the people spoke up.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 16, 2024
Hardware store entrepreneur named chair of Fort Myers university

Prominent Southwest Florida entrepreneur Michael Wynn, president of Sunshine Ace Hardware, has been named chair of the Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 16, 2024
Creative entrepreneur helps beleaguered malls survive amid market shift

Mall operators seeking to draw more customers are turning to companies like US Design Lab to add a dose of fun to the experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 15, 2024
Cash homes sales in Naples hit nearly 60%

The amount of homes being purchased for cash in the last half of 2023 and first month of 2023 has seen a "significant surge."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 15, 2024
Developer buys 22 acres in Port Charlotte, building 333 apartments

LIV Development out of Alabama bought the property and plans to begin construction on the complex this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2024
Prime downtown Sarasota spot leased for high-end whiskey-centric eatery

A high-end bar and restaurant company is planning its debut in Sarasota with a fine-dining, whiskey-infused location in a coveted second-floor spot on Main Street.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 15, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer’s subsidiary unveils expanded factory in Mexico

Balboa, an operating company for Sarasota-based hydraulic cartridge valve manufacturer Helios Technologies, celebrated a significant expansion of a factory in Mexico.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 14, 2024
Tampa marketing company merges with Orlando video production firm

Roger West Creative and Code, a Tampa-based marketing agency, has merged with Digital Brew, an Orlando-based Emmy award-winning video production firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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