Manufacturing

By Mark Gordon
May 13, 2024

Report: Sarasota industrial space vacancy rates reach 8-year high

The Sarasota and Fort Myers industrial space markets, long a rising star in commercial real estate, have begun to slide backward, according to a new report looking at 2024 first quarter data.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
May 9, 2024

SWFL boat lift manufacturer adds three VPs to leadership team

Fort Myers aluminum boat lifts and dock company Golden Manufacturing recently added three vice presidents to its staff.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Laura Lyon
May 3, 2024

Marine and auto accessories firm navigates its next growth phase

SeaSucker has graduated from a one-product startup with a cool name and a cool yet highly functional product. Challenges now include big decisions on where to invest its resources, in time and money.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
April 30, 2024

Bradenton furniture maker to pay $100K for overtime violations

It was not the first time Alumatech Furniture Manufacturing was found to have violated labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
April 15, 2024

Report: Florida manufacturing is booming, rivals tourism

Florida ranks 10th in the U.S. for manufacturing employment, and the industry is poised for growth, according to the 2023 Florida Manufacturing report.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
April 14, 2024

Virginia plant run by Sarasota company recognized for zero waste

The plant owned by IPG diverted 97.5% of its waste from landfills in 2023.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
March 28, 2024

Done deal: $3.1 billion acquisition for PGT Innovations closes

Venice window and door manufacturer PGT Innovations, founded 44 years ago, is no longer publicly traded.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
March 23, 2024

Naples firm buys 700-employee Canadian energy company

Hoffmann Family of Cos. has acquired majority ownership of CDN Controls, which specializes in electrical and instrumentation maintenance for clients in the power generation industry.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Mark Gordon
March 19, 2024

CEO of Venice manufacturer joins board of billion-dollar concrete firm

PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson has been appointed to the board of Astec Industries.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
March 14, 2024

Prolific multi-brand firm buys another Midwest manufacturing business

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. in Naples has announced its second manufacturing company acquisition in the past 10 days.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Jim Stinson
March 8, 2024

Pinellas clean water company appoints 'Shark Tank' star to board

OriginClear, a Clearwater-based "clean water innovation hub," named businessman Kevin Harrington, an original "shark" on ABC's "Shark Tank," to its board of advisers.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
March 8, 2024

Startup wows in specialized market: 3D-printing furniture

Wth a Texas lineage well-versed in dreaming and doing big things, Jay Rogers makes St. Pete a focal point of his latest venture: robots that make tables and chairs.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
March 5, 2024

Naples firm Hoffmann buys 50-year old Kansas trailer manufacturer

The Hoffmann Family of Cos., a Naples-based conglomerate with a portfolio of companies from vineyards to a luxury fleet business, has acquired a custom semitrailer manufacturer based in Kansas.