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Industries

  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 11, 2025
279-unit apartment complex with lazy river opens in Bradenton

The Stadler is now leasing apartments in Manatee County. Among the amenities are a golf simulator, sky deck and lazy river.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 11, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company adds AI experts to executive team

Roper Technologies has created new roles on its leadership team focused on artificial intelligence.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 11, 2025
USF releases new vision for football operations center

The 150,000-square-foot TGH Center for Athletic Excellence is part of the University of South Florida's on-campus stadium project, slated for completion by 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2025
Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on $507M North Port hospital

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's new south county hospital will open with 100 beds and can be expanded to 400.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 10, 2025
ZooTampa nearing completion of $35M manatee rescue center

After nearly six years of fundraising and planning, ZooTampa at Lowry Park says its largest ever expansion project is expected to be completed by March 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 10, 2025
$3B global wellness company opens American HQ in Manatee County

PM-International plans to invest $50 million into expanding its footprint in Manatee County, where it projects it could someday hire up to 1,000 employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 10, 2025
Community Foundation of Sarasota County names new CEO

The new leader, Jessica Muroff, has held leadership roles with United Way Suncoast and Girl Scouts of West Central Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 10, 2025
Affordable housing complex opens in Ybor City

Casa Maceo Apartments is a 10-unit, multifamily complex located at 2104 E. Columbus Drive.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 10, 2025
Naples food distribution facility opens

The 18,000-square-foot Meals of Hope facility will help feed more than 4,000 families.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 10, 2025
Southwest Florida housing permits down 13%

Collier County was the only one among the three Southwest Florida counties to post a year-over-year increase.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2025
Price slashed on premier Fort Myers Beach development site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco property sold to adult living developer, a Tampa office building sells, and a Collier developer funds a wildlife corridor project.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 7, 2025
Firm signs 63K square feet of Sarasota office space leases

"We’re seeing a strong resurgence in demand for office space," Derek Robbins, senior partner at Robbins Commercial, says in a statement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 7, 2025
Two years later, The Oyster Bar returns to St. Pete

The Oyster Bar was a seafood staple in downtown St. Petersburg when it closed in 2023. Now it’s back with a new venue and new menu.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 7, 2025
Yeti buys Charlotte County drinkware company’s designs in $38M deal

Helimix, which makes shaker bottles for sports drinks in Punta Gorda, sold its specialized designs and other assets to Yeti.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 7, 2025
Florida tortilla manufacturer seeks to conquer retail with new chips brand

Steve Allen, the Pinellas County-based retail manager for Florida-based industrial tortilla manufacturer Easy Foods, is helping the company launch its first snack food: Island Time Snacks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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