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Industries

  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 12, 2025
Longtime St. Petersburg accounting firm announces rebrand

SBF Advisors, a St. Petersburg accounting firm that merged with another firm in February, has officially rebranded.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2025
Fort Myers industrial park sold for $87 million

An international REIT has closed on a second major industrial park in 14 months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2025
Fast-casual healthy restaurant opens in Lakewood Ranch

Flower Child is making its Florida debut with the launch of a location on University Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 12, 2025
$2B wealth management team leaves UBS, launches independent firm

The new entity is based in Southwest Florida and north-central Ohio.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 12, 2025
Longtime Manatee politico, entrepreneur to run for Sarasota City Commission

Former Florida legislator and Manatee County elections supervisor Michael Bennett has moved to Sarasota and wants to provide "senior leadership" to the City Commission.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Steven Benna
  • May 12, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Pinellas apartment complex sale for $64.5 million paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 11, 2025
Trust company exec, cancer survivor relishes global marathon successes

Between surviving cancer and running marathons across the world, it's no wonder Jeff Muddell now says "any challenge in life seems small."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2025
Pasco County lifestyle clothing brand sells HQ for $22.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a developer has big plans in Bonita Springs, details of SouthState’s sell off trickle in and a church, developer affordable housing community opens.

  • Florida
  • By Denise Federer
  • May 10, 2025
Don't just lead your employees. Guide them.

Setting up employees to realize their potential can boost not only the employee but the company as well.

  • Advice
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 9, 2025
Bradenton to buy Tropicana land after price drop

Following a year of due diligence and negotiations, the city of Bradenton is set to buy more than 30 acres from Tropicana.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 9, 2025
Pool company owner sentenced to prison in fraud case, ordered to pay $2M

The owner of Olympus Pools is also prohibited from owning or operating a business during his 30-year probation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 9, 2025
Jacksonville logistics firm to invest $20M in Tampa facility, add 60 jobs

The 193,000-square-foot facility is slated to open in June.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 9, 2025
Texas company acquires Lakewood Ranch engineering firm

Morris Engineering & Consulting LLC was purchased by Pape-Dawson.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 9, 2025
Luxury Naples restaurateurs plan exclusive Japanese, French concepts

Corinne Ryan and Veljko Pavicevic have found Naples to be an ideal fit for their luxury restaurant concepts. One key, says a co-founder: "We stopped hiring and started recruiting."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 9, 2025
Entrepreneurial chemist creates winning business formula with speed, focus

A natural flair for invention and a passion for R&D power Pasco County-based burn care brand KeriCure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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