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  • May 7, 2024
Bloomin' Brands CEO announces retirement

David Deno announced his retirement Tuesday but will stay on as the company searches for his replacement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 7, 2024
Gulf Coast mall owners grapple with bankrupt retailer Rue21 closing stores

Joining Macy’s and Express, teen fashion retailer Rue21 is closing its 11 local stores — and 30 in Florida — after filing for bankruptcy for the third time.

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  • By Carter Weinhofer
  • May 7, 2024
Inside peek at $800M Longboat resort opening this summer

Secret cocktails at the drop of a button. A chocolate room. Saltwater lagoons. That and more make up the insides of the St. Regis Longboat Key, which is months away from opening day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 6, 2024
375 Tampa apartments coming after developer gets $63 million in financing

The apartment complex will be built in MetWest International, a prominent mixed-use project near Tampa International, Raymond James Stadium and International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 6, 2024
Sarasota real estate firm merges with another family-owned company

Harry E. Robbins Associates is merging with Richardson Kleiber Walter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 6, 2024
Hoffmann Family of Cos. buys California wine country luxury fleet business

The Naples-based conglomerate has acquired at least three other business since March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 6, 2024
Sarasota theater progresses on $57M plaza, affordable housing project

Florida Studio Theatre's Arts Plaza will include new theater space, a parking garage and housing for downtown arts workers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna
  • May 6, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

$65 million in land deals in Manatee County highlight the week's transactions.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 5, 2024
Utah church pays $20.5 million for Tampa law school building

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a build-to-rent community in Naples sells, a Texas real estate firm moves to Tampa with local talent in tow, and we have a price for the sale of a prominent Sarasota County building.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 4, 2024
Sarasota County a national leader in mosquito management, officials say

From lab testing to fish breeding, Sarasota County leads the way in keeping mosquito-borne illnesses at bay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 3, 2024
Feds: Sysco West Coast Florida to pay $130K over hiring discrimination

A Palmetto facility was found to have violated federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 3, 2024
Delta resuming Tampa to Amsterdam route after COVID caused cancellation

Tampa International Airport will a offer seasonal nonstop flight to the Netherlands daily starting in October.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 3, 2024
Outdoor bar and entertainment experience to open in Fort Myers

Bay Street Yard features bars, food trucks, a stage and other entertainment.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 3, 2024
Marine and auto accessories firm navigates its next growth phase

SeaSucker has graduated from a one-product startup with a cool name and a cool yet highly functional product. Challenges now include big decisions on where to invest its resources, in time and money.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 2, 2024
Employees at a Tampa Starbucks plan to vote to unionize

The local workers are joining a growing group of employee at the coffee shop that are looking to organize.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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