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Industries

  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 21, 2025
Citrus, land firm dishes on the transition to becoming a developer

The CEO of Alico Inc. told luncheon audience that the Fort Myers company began looking at changing its approach to business long before shuttering its citrus operations this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 20, 2025
Bradenton breaks ground on $35M police headquarters

The new facility will be nearly double the size of the old Bradenton Police Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 20, 2025
Potbelly to open first Sarasota location

The Sarasota Potbelly will be the 14th for the brand in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 20, 2025
Tampa hotel sells for $9.65 million to local buyer

Hampton Inn Tampa East, a 74-room limited service hotel near Hillsborough Avenue and off of Interstate 4, was fully renovated in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 20, 2025
Houston megadealer buys family-owned Fort Myers Lexus, Acura stores

Group 1 expands its Florida footprint with the purchase of the Scanlon Auto Group's two Tamiami Trail dealerships.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 20, 2025
Sarasota County to buy Camp Venice for $14 million

The county has entered into a contract with Camp Venice LLC to purchase property adjacent to Snook Haven Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Governor signs Farm Bill championed by Florida’s Ag commissioner

The far-reaching legislation addresses issues including who can decide where a solar farm goes, food labeling, drinking water and school programs.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Pasco mall to get upgrade and new tenants

The Shops at Wiregrass, which sold for $70.5 million two years ago, will be refreshed and see new retailers and eateries later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 19, 2025
New flight takes off from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

American Airlines is launching a flight to Miami starting this fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Report: Tampa Bay housing, condo prices continue to fall

April median home sale prices in the market decreased year-over-year for the fourth straight month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 19, 2025
Sarasota company releases app for off-road enthusiasts

Hellios Technologies has released an app for the off-road community that officials say can be adapted for adjacent markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 19, 2025
Pinellas eye care practice to pay $600K in kickback scheme settlement

Pinellas Eye Care P.A., doing business as Gulfcoast Eye Care, will also cooperate with the federal government in the ongoing investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2025
Builder: Sarasota city rules make attainable housing concept a 'losing proposition'

The Neal Communities-associated builder says Sarasota made it so difficult to build a small, low-priced community that it's hesitant to tackle similar projects elsewhere.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Steven Benna
  • May 19, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $70 million multifamily complex deal in Polk County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 18, 2025
Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a land company buys a new Lakewood Ranch HQ, questions linger about Foot Locker's St. Pete HQ move, and a new Naples shopping center is full.

  • Florida
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