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Industries

  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 17, 2025
Sarasota rug dealer returns to US 41 after hurricane repairs

Rugs As Art reopened on South Tamiami Trail after a stint at UTC following Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 17, 2025
St. Petersburg-based homeowners insurance firm enters market

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance will offer the standard homeowners insurance policy, which offers coverage for home and belongings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 17, 2025
Realty team helps shape condos across the region

Simon Bacon, executive director of Development Services for Michael Saunders & Co., says variation is ahead in the condo market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 16, 2025
156-unit Bradenton workforce housing project moves ahead with $5.6M loan

Local employers will help pay for the $28.6 million project south of downtown Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 16, 2025
Rural Hillsborough County house listed for $39 million

The 16,000-square-foot house in Odessa sits on a private lake and includes tennis courts and a movie theater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 16, 2025
Tampa gym franchisee acquires nine locations, plans major investment

The company now has 84 locations in five states.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 15, 2025
Naples housing market gets another sky-high listing — this one for $12M

The 5,419-square-foot waterfront estate is one of more than a hundred in the city currently listed for more than $10 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 15, 2025
Report: Florida rated among top 5 in the country for business investment

The ranking was established by multiple factors in the state's favor.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 15, 2025
State buys 34 acres in Englewood for conservation

The land will be used to help strengthen resiliency for Manasota Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Eric Garwood
  • April 15, 2025
Sarasota-Bradenton airport sets all-time monthly passenger record

Nearly 600,000 passengers traveled through the airport's two concourses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 15, 2025
First Watch acquires three Midwest franchise restaurants

The acquisitions are part of the corporate strategy as the daytime dining company aims for growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 15, 2025
Former Navy Seal's Tampa firm brings solar power to Manatee arts school

Manatee School for the Arts' planned solar project includes 3,000 panels and was drawn up by former U.S. Navy Seal Steve Rutherford, who used technology to protect soldiers in Afghanistan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 14, 2025
St. Pete luxury condo tower, with units up to $5M, nearly sold out

The 23-story tower will open to residents in the coming months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 14, 2025
FDLE develops new, 64,000-square-foot Fort Myers operations center

The new facility will be built on 8.4 acres along the Alico corridor and bring several divisions under one roof.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 14, 2025
Pinellas roofing company expands business to include metal fabrication

Ozark Roofing and Construction is aiming to streamline its services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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