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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Elizabeth King
  • February 9, 2026
Baltimore Orioles open $23M player development complex in Sarasota

The new player development facility includes a 45,000-square-foot building with biomechanics lab, batting cages, classroom space, player lounge as well as an outdoor turf agility field.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 9, 2026
Venice senior living community buys 50 acres for $21.5M

Village on the Isle plans to build a second campus on the nearby property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2026
From endurance diaries to crisis communications: January on 'From the Corner Office'

New episodes drop at 5 a.m. every Thursday, wherever you podcast.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 8, 2026
DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers affordable house project nails down financing, a Clearwater office building sells, and a Sarasota office park hits the market.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 7, 2026
Report: NY, Idaho among feeder states for Sarasota, Manatee growth

Migration data shows New York is a primary feeder, while residents from the West are increasingly choosing to move to Sarasota and Manatee counties as well.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 5, 2026
After changes, Boar’s Head reopens plant tied to listeria outbreak

The Sarasota-based company renovated the plant in Virginia and implemented more stringent food safety protocols at its facilities nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 5, 2026
Bradenton used car lot sells for $1.25M

The property that sold is in Bradenton's Village of the Arts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 4, 2026
Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project

Plutus Capital Partners is helping to fund Rosemary Townhome Development LLC, a project through Vollmer Real Estate Investments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 4, 2026
Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million

The property near the north bridge to Siesta Key was owned by Stu Cook, the bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 4, 2026
Sarasota Architectural Salvage closing storefront after 23 years

Business owner Jesse White will continue salvage and preservation work on a mobile basis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 3, 2026
Landmark downtown Sarasota hotel torn down for new project

The 1000 Boulevard of the Arts tower will contain a hotel, while another condominium will be developed on the former Hyatt Regency site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • February 2, 2026
Manatee County to protect 1,500 acres of ranch land

Commissioners in Manatee County authorized up to $2 million to preserve Thundercloud Ranch and Mossy Island Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 2, 2026
Tampa Bay builder seeks to build 41 townhomes near downtown Sarasota

A new proposal for 41 townhomes is breathing new life into a partially built and then demolished multifamily project on Aspinwall Street in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2026
Sarasota hospital uses strong bond ratings to fund $1B in projects

Thanks to favorable ratings that cut the cost of borrowing, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is funding more than $1 billion in expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 2, 2026
Leadership secrets revealed from a day at Disney's famed leadership institute

Lessons, in leadership and in life, abound at the Disney Institute. One example: It’s OK to be off task if you’re on purpose. Another one: What gets recognized gets repeated.

  • Leadership
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