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Development

  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 6, 2024
High-end steakhouse president leads by taking others with her

Leadership, says the president of a high-end steakhouse, can be a learned skill you can adapt to, not just muscle memory.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 5, 2024
Resident donates nearly $500K for downtown Fort Myers park

Fort Myers resident Debora Gillen has donated $431,732 to a city agency to help with the construction of a park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 30, 2024
Tampa museum picks builder for multimillion-dollar expansion

The company is attached to several notable projects in the area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward

The Bradenton City Council approved a purchase and development agreement that will allow for the sale to close in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 25, 2024
Self-storage builder secures $75M loan for project that includes SWFL

YourStorageUnits Capital Partners has obtained a four-year loan to build six self-storage facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 23, 2024
Clearwater construction firm reaches third expansion milestone

Hot off the heels of its move into the plumbing industry and design firm acquisition, Home Love Construction is now stretching their legs in an additional 3,000 square foot facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 22, 2024
Study: Construction aggregate prices in Florida are up by 15%

Florida saw price increases below the national average for sand and gravel as well as crushed stone.

  • Florida
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 11, 2024
Comcast completes $72M SWFL infrastructure project

Cable giant Comcast recently completed a major infrastructure project in Southwest Florida after the beach community suffered extreme damage from Hurricane Ian in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 9, 2024
Fort Myers contracting company appoints new president/CEO

The new leader of B&I Contractors has been a member of the executive leadership team for more than 20 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota Yacht Club presents expansion plans to the city

A three-story, free-standing structure is proposed to meet growing membership demands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • July 4, 2024
Clearwater construction firm expands its services to plumbing

Home Love Construction, a Clearwater-based firm founded in 2017, is expanding another arm of its business to an adjacent field in the home services industry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • June 28, 2024
Sarasota officials shelve $25M records storage building project

Sarasota County commissioners task staff to explore the commercial real estate market for a better deal on an existing structure.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 28, 2024
$1.2B St. Pete contractor invests millions into training facility

Contracting services giant Power Design built a $3 million training facility for current and potential employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 26, 2024
City of Venice to pay Neal Communities $1.6M over permit fee dispute

The city settled with the developer after Neal filed a lawsuit over building permit fees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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