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Industries

  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 22, 2026
375-unit luxury apartment complex opens in Tampa's Westshore district

Emerald at MetWest offers 375 luxury apartments and 3,300 square feet of ground-floor retail next to International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By S.T. Cardinal
  • July 22, 2026
With $1.2M building purchase, Longboat Key restaurant plans expansion

Whitney’s, a restaurant and bar on the northern tip of Longboat Key, bought the property next door last October.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2026
Publix vendor lays off 168 people in Lakeland, Sarasota after losing contract

The employees being cut work for a North Carolina company performing third-party unloading at five of the grocer's distribution centers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Eric Garwood
  • July 21, 2026
USF names new Sarasota-Manatee leader for New College transition

Students enrolled as of July 1 will continue their studies on the local campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 21, 2026
Well-known downtown building being converted to Sarasota Waldorf sales gallery

The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota is leasing space on South Washington Boulevard.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 21, 2026
Water Street Tampa to get 33-story luxury tower

Builders are expected to break ground on the luxury residential tower in spring 2027 and finish construction in 2029.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 20, 2026
After Sarasota restaurant fire, more than $100K in donations raised

The fire at Pacific Rim has shuttered the restaurant until further notice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 20, 2026
Report: Sarasota among top cities for office investing in 2026

LoopNet ranked Sarasota No. 2 for office investing after reviewing 50 cities nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 20, 2026
Miami bank opens new regional headquarters in Tampa

City National Bank of Florida bank opened its new offices inside the Urban Center building on Kennedy Boulevard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 20, 2026
Lakeland industrial properties sell for $67 million

The 557,100-square-foot portfolio was bought by an Atlanta investment firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Denise Federer
  • July 20, 2026
3 leadership mistakes quietly killing your culture

What closely held and family business owners get wrong — and what to do about it.

  • Advice
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2026
51-year-old Sarasota apartment building has sold

The 23-unit community near downtown underwent more than $1 million in improvements since 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 17, 2026
Sarasota waterfront home sells for $15 million

The Gulf-front property encompasses nearly 2 acres in the Lido Shores neighborhood.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • July 17, 2026
Benderson to turn former Sarasota County building into Class A office space

Benderson Development is seeking to expand the footprint and height of the former Sarasota County Administration Center and spruce up the parking lot for Class A office space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 17, 2026
Builder plans 299-home community in fast-growing Pasco neighborhood

PulteGroup announced this week it has acquired land in Wesley Chapel to build a new community called The Enclave at King Lake.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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