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Industries

  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 25, 2025
Lee County equipment supplier buys firm for $3.8B after previous deal collapses

Herc Holdings has entered into a merger agreement with H&E Equipment Services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • February 25, 2025
More than 550 multifamily units proposed for North Trail in Sarasota

A developer has had a pre-application conference with city staff for a planned 300-unit complex between 17th and 18th streets along North Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • February 25, 2025
Health care giant BayCare adds 100 students with expanded residency

The Tampa Bay hospital system looks to triple its students amid doctor shortage by 2029.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 25, 2025
Car dealership buys distinctive Sarasota building on US 41 for $1.8M

A piece of commercial real estate on South Tamiami Trail has sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 25, 2025
Slay your impostor: How CEOs can defeat self-doubt

The self-doubt many high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs have, the voice that says you aren’t good enough? There are ways to silence it.

  • Leadership
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 24, 2025
SWFL eye care practice acquired by South Carolina company

The acquisition of Quigley Eye Specialists marks "an exciting new chapter for our practice," one ophthalmologist says.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 24, 2025
Local condo prices fall in aftermath of new safety rules

While condo prices inland rise, a new report finds that owners on the state’s two coast are taking a big hit.

  • Florida
  • By Laura Lyon
  • February 24, 2025
Tampa tech infrastructure firm completes acquisition

A Miami company bought the firm in early 2024 but kept the branding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 24, 2025
Toll Brothers to build new luxury home community in south Sarasota County

Oakbend Wellen Park will begin selling homes this summer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 24, 2025
Nearly 80% of Tampa Bay architects say hurricanes hurting business

An annual survey of local architects shows that concerns over the aftereffects of last year’s storms — and the national economy — point "to modest real estate development growth" this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 23, 2025
983-square-foot Captiva building sold for $1.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers apartment complex sells, a Pasco hotel owner gets a $14 million loan, and a Naples contractor is hired to usher through a major Sarasota condo project.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 21, 2025
Turkish restaurant owners open cafe in Sarasota's Gulf Gate

The owners of Divan in Sarasota have started a coffee shop and cafe nearby.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 21, 2025
Retired Miami car wash owner donates $20M to SWFL nonprofits

The gift from Stephen Saks, 94, includes $11 million for the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • February 21, 2025
100-truck strong Fort Myers concrete mix firm plots more growth

Born of necessity, Drake Ready Mix has quickly gained market share by sticking to some simple, customer-first principles.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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    • By Andrew Warfield
    • February 20, 2025
    Siesta Key estate hits the market at $31.5 million

    "Crystal Waters" is a custom-built West Indies-style mansion on 2.7 acres and 217 feet on Little Sarasota Bay.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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