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Development

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2024
Heavy machinery rental giant expands into Bradenton

A $1 billion company with more than 130 locations for renting heavy equipment around the country is now in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 21, 2024
Car condos, starting at nearly $400K, headed to Sarasota County

Car Bank SRQ caters to hobbyists and those who need space for their cars, boats and RVs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • June 21, 2024
The business of crane safety: From skyscrapers to zoos to toilet paper

The boom in construction over the past several decades has led to a boom in cranes operating across Florida. That, in turn, has boosted a company dedicated to training people how to use cranes safely.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 19, 2024
City of Venice mulls $1.6M offer to settle Neal permit fee dispute

The Venice City Council must vote on the settlement agreement with Neal Communities of SWFL and Neal Signature Homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 19, 2024
Developing Manatee County community to hit $75M in new home sales

North River Ranch, a master-planned community in Parrish, is approaching a sales milestone.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 16, 2024
Developer pays nearly $18M for 195 acres along I-75 in Punta Gorda

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota tower is approved, four Tampa properties are included in $1.5 billion portfolio sale, and a Cape Coral pizza joint opens.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 15, 2024
City vote on Rays stadium, development a 'regulatory' but hopeful step

After years of fighting to get a new stadium built in the city, or elsewhere, a St. Pete City Council vote last week is a positive, though tentative, step forward for the team and its fans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 14, 2024
New president of high-end builder grapples with high cost challenges

Recently named president of Kurtz Homes Naples, David Gordon will keep building on his father-in-law’s legacy while adding some new touches.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 12, 2024
Report: Cape Coral-Fort Myers construction jobs up nearly 35%

Construction jobs have increased by 34.7% in one area of the Gulf Coast since 2019, according to ABC Florida Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 10, 2024
Benderson acquires 51-acre site in Venice for mixed-use project

North River Marketplace, a mixed-use development, has changed hands in Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • June 9, 2024
Lack of control over prominent fairgrounds site irks Sarasota officials

County commissioners learn that as long as the 54-acre parcel near downtown hosts an agricultural fair, it can never reclaimed by the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 7, 2024
Atlanta firm buys $176M Fort Myers roofing company

New owner seeks to grow within the Sunshine State.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 7, 2024
Work starts on 80-unit affordable housing project in Largo

The apartments for seniors are part of Pinellas County’s redevelopment of the Rainbow Village public housing community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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    • By Andrew Warfield
    • June 6, 2024
    St. Pete firm starts work on 96-unit affordable housing project in Sarasota

    Development on the North Trail will set the tone for affordable housing with a market rate lifestyle.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • For Subscribers Only
    • By Elizabeth King
    • June 5, 2024
    $22M Sarasota contractor acquires construction firm

    Stellar Development acquired the CGC Group.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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