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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Report: Tampa Bay housing, condo prices continue to fall

April median home sale prices in the market decreased year-over-year for the fourth straight month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 19, 2025
Sarasota company releases app for off-road enthusiasts

Hellios Technologies has released an app for the off-road community that officials say can be adapted for adjacent markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 19, 2025
Pinellas eye care practice to pay $600K in kickback scheme settlement

Pinellas Eye Care P.A., doing business as Gulfcoast Eye Care, will also cooperate with the federal government in the ongoing investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Builder: Sarasota city rules make attainable housing concept a 'losing proposition'

The Neal Communities-associated builder says Sarasota made it so difficult to build a small, low-priced community that it's hesitant to tackle similar projects elsewhere.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Steven Benna
  • May 19, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $70 million multifamily complex deal in Polk County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 18, 2025
Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a land company buys a new Lakewood Ranch HQ, questions linger about Foot Locker's St. Pete HQ move, and a new Naples shopping center is full.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 17, 2025
Developer seeks to build six-story hotel, apartments next to Michael's on East

The owner of the shopping center on U.S. 41 at Bahia Vista has submitted a site plan for the project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch wealth management firm acquired by national agency

IFS Advisors marks the 20th office nationwide for Cary Street Partners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 16, 2025
Sarasota nonprofit leader wins global Junior League honor

Jessica Rogers has been a Junior League of Sarasota member for two decades.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 16, 2025
USF debuts resilience video series for high-stress leaders, jobs

Instructor Bob Delaney has had two high-profile — and high-stress — careers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 16, 2025
Four-decade restaurant industry veteran ready for her next portion

A high school job at Taco Bell has turned into a high-level restaurant career for Kelia Bazile. Her latest gig? Running $700 million brand Carrabba's.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2025
Fruitville Commons signs wellness tenant entering Florida market

Neuage Health & Wellness was one of hundreds of potential tenants eyeing the space, the managing broker says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2025
Ian Black lands 333,000-square-foot property management assignment

The Sarasota commercial real estate firm's total square footage under management grows to 2.3 million square feet with the new duties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2025
Noted Manatee waterfront restaurant unveils $1M in renovations

Sandbar, an Anna Maria Island mainstay, has a refreshed look after the fall hurricanes and an acquisition by St. Petersburg restaurant company Beachside Hospitality Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 15, 2025
HSN updates layoff numbers, 375 people to be let go in July

Almost three times the number of spring layoffs are expected to occur, Home Shopping Network's parent company QVC announced.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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