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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 11, 2026
$1B mixed-use project signs up new investor

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a homebuilder plans for 2,200 new homes in SWFL, affordable housing for seniors opens in Pinellas County, and a home/garden retailer expands into Venice.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 9, 2026
Stone distributor opens 20K-square-foot Manatee County store

UMI Stone has a new showroom and warehouse north of Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 7, 2026
After delay, construction begins on $25M Naples Genesis dealership

Work is underway at the Zellers family owned Genesis of Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 7, 2026
$1B Midtown Tampa developer adds Palm Beach investor for retail growth

The Bromley Cos. has formed a joint venture to help "ensure the retail offering evolves in a way that complements" office, residential and hotel components.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • January 7, 2026
Tampa food brokerage leader steps down, son takes on CEO role

Cammie Chatterton, who founded the company in 1993, will become chairwoman of the advisory board as her son, Chris Chatterton, steps into the CEO job.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 6, 2026
Family-owned garden center opens third store in region

MRT Lawn and Garden Center is now open in North Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 27, 2025
Sarasota water bottle company wins over social media influencer

WellHouse will work with RossCreations in 2026. The startup also now has a distribution deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 22, 2025
Benderson adding Publix stores to Venice, Naples projects

The Manatee County real estate firm did not say when construction would begin or when the stores would open.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 20, 2025
New Honda dealership near Bradenton opens, creates 75 jobs

Hendrick Automotive Group now owns two Honda dealerships in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 16, 2025
Report: Tampa No. 2 retail real estate market nationwide

Only Charlotte, North Carolina, was better than Tampa when it came to the performance of its retail real estate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By S.T. Cardinal
  • December 16, 2025
Longboat Key to get first-ever Goodwill store

The used bookstore and donation drop-off location will hold a grand opening with a local author signing and giving away books. The store will hire seven people.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 14, 2025
Luxury tower tops half-billion dollars in sales

In the week's top commercial real estate news, owners invest $2 million Sarasota County gym, a Dallas investor buys St. Pete properties, and a mover moves into new space in Manatee.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 11, 2025
5 Aldi stores opening in region over next week

The grocer plans to open a handful of stores at former Winn-Dixie supermarket locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 8, 2025
Bradenton's Fit2Run opens temporary Tampa store, hopes to make it permanent

The sneaker and athletic gear retailer’s store is on East Cumberland Avenue in the Water Street Tampa district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 2, 2025
Publix to build second store in Babcock Ranch

The Lakeland grocer's store will be part of an expansion of the solar-powered, self-sufficient master-planned community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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