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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Affordable house development in Brandon starts construction

Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough officially broke ground last week on a 23-home affordable housing community in Brandon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Homebuilder, industrial property owners secure financing

Largo Capital has arranged the financing for five single-family homes to be built in Manatee County’s Cortez and an industrial and retail property in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • July 26, 2025
Sarasota rejects 58-unit apartment project north of downtown

Sarasota city commissioners side with residents of The Strand to deny the long-delayed plans to build 58 apartments on the 1700 block of North Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 25, 2025
Former Sarasota Memorial CEO, physician leader dies at 85

Dr. G. Duncan Finlay was well known for both his bedside manner and strong leadership skills, including embracing technological advances in health care and medicine.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 25, 2025
Sarasota retail property across from SMH sells for $7M

The property on South Tamiami Trail was sold to a Cape Coral firm and is seen as primed for future redevelopment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Janet Leiser
  • July 25, 2025
Founders design fitness club to meet untapped demand in wellness industry

A $2 million investment in a new fitness studio concept — with more capital likely to come — has the pair of Tampa entrepreneurs behind Revivery looking at potentially hundreds of locations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2025
Cortez community now accepts cryptocurrency from homebuyers

Pearl Homes, which developed Hunters Point, has partnered with a crypto-to-real-estate platform.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 24, 2025
$462M Naples luxury developer looks north with Tampa purchase

Stock Development is planning a high-end residential project at $40 million downtown property it just bought.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2025
Bradenton Motorsports Park to make history with $1M prize for event series

The prize money for an event series this winter in Bradenton is reportedly the largest performance-based payout in drag racing history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Heater
  • July 24, 2025
Sarasota County park project estimate grows from $40M to $60M

The planning process for the Nathan Benderson Park expansion is nearly complete. Up next: a lot of fundraising.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 24, 2025
Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode

Grace Community Church bought a new building for its staff and is constructing an overflow parking lot and student center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 23, 2025
Former Venice banker admits to embezzlement

A former bank employee in Sarasota County who pleaded guilty in an embezzlement case faces up to 35 years in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Heater
  • July 23, 2025
Orlando developer to build light industrial complex in Lakewood Ranch

Tavistock's two buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will offer 93,022 square feet to area businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 23, 2025
Ark Invest to move HQ to new St. Petersburg office tower

The Cathie Wood-led tech investment behemoth is leasing 13,000 square feet in the new Halcyon office building to be built at The Central.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2025
Sarasota-Manatee medical group makes leadership change

Intercoastal Medical Group co-founder Dr. John Steele steps down as president at age 83. He is succeeded by Dr. Mark Ramos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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