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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 6, 2025
Lee County pays $10.5 million to conserve 132 acres

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers land sold to medical provider, Brandon gets Scandinavia furniture retailer's first Florida store, and a much-anticipated Sarasota project officially starts.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2025
Brandon drug store sells for $5.2 million

A 10,856-square-foot building about a mile east of Interstate 75 and leased to CVS in Brandon has been sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 31, 2025
Foot Locker makes it official, signs lease for new HQ in prominent St. Pete office park

The global retailer has agreed to a lease for space in the city's Carillon Business Park.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 30, 2025
Goodwill retail store to be built on Ruskin site that sold for $2.6M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a downtown Sarasota building is up for sale, Pasco is getting a $200 million baked goods building, and a Fort Myers furniture store is listed.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • March 28, 2025
HSN to lay off 730 employees in light of St. Pete closure

St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network recently announced via a letter sent to the state that it would start layoffs of 730 employees beginning in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 17, 2025
Forever 21 to close 23 Florida stores — four in region

The fashion retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in six years and is selling off assets.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 13, 2025
L.L. Bean hiring ahead of store opening at UTC

The outdoor lifestyle brand is readying to open its first store in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 5, 2025
Tom Brady is coming back to Hertz

The retired football star is staring in a new add for The Hertz Co.'s used car sales division, his second stint a pitchman for the Lee County rent-a-car chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 4, 2025
Local closures expected as Advance Auto, Red Robin shutter stores

The retailer and restaurant chains, joining a growing number of chains that are trimming store counts across the country and region, have said they plan to close locations.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 3, 2025
Los Angeles wellness chain coming to prime Tampa development

Local franchisees are opening a Pause Studio location in late March at Midtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 2, 2025
Lee County hospital sells for $32M to Nashville health care group

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a refurbished Hilton opens in Fort Myers, a Tampa retailer built on controversial property sells, and more homes coming to North Port.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 26, 2025
World Market opens 18,000-square-foot store in Sarasota

The retailer sells home furnishings, food, wine and other items at its new store in Gulf Gate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 25, 2025
Judge to rule on Joann's future as Gulf Coast stores will likely shutter

The retailer, which has filed for bankruptcy twice in the past year joining the ranks of Kmart and RadioShack, is expected to shut all of its stores nationwide, including 16 locally.

  • Florida
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  • 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
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • February 20, 2025
$8 billion Foot Locker begins 'lace up' pilgrimage to St. Petersburg

The company says it will be ready to beat feet in Q4 of this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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