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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 31, 2024
400 jobs available at Longboat Key resort before opening

The St. Regis Longboat Key will hold a job fair in June at the Van Wezel.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 31, 2024
Sarasota inks arts center design pact with architect Renzo Piano

After some discord between government funding entities, the vision for Sarasota's new performing arts center on the bayfront moves into its next phase: design.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • May 30, 2024
Palmetto apartment project gets $97 million construction loan

The St. Petersburg developer building a new community in Palmetto secured the financing for the project through Goldman Sachs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 30, 2024
Sarasota chamber up for national Chamber of the Year title

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and other finalists were recognized for driving growth and regional prosperity, according to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 30, 2024
Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa readies for June opening

A ribbon-cutting precedes the grand opening for the Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa, a first-of-its-kind hotel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 30, 2024
Post office site pitched for Sarasota convention center

Many proposals, ideas and plans for a convention center in downtown Sarasota, going back 30 years, have been unsuccessful. Some enterprising developers believe they have a way forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 29, 2024
Workforce development initiative reports $2.7M impact in Sarasota

Workers who participated in CareerEdge programs made $1.79 million in increased earnings in 2023, according to a new report.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 29, 2024
Report: Sarasota-Bradenton sees influx of college-educated residents

Residents with at least a bachelor's degree flocked to three Florida cities in 2023, according to a report from HireAHelper, a company that specializes in moving.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2024
Bradenton cafe acquired by Oysters Rock Hospitality closes temporarily

Kefi Streetside Cafe will be closed for the summer as it changes locations and shifts owners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2024
Finance lab expands at USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus

The University of South Florida is doubling the number of Bloomberg Terminals at its Sarasota-Manatee campus and adding a new finance lab at its Tampa campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2024
Sarasota real estate firm promotes new office, AI at annual meeting

Michael Saunders & Co. focused on new developments in the industry and company during its annual meeting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 28, 2024
Citing better business climate, Maryland ad agency opens Sarasota office

A rebrand and a new office in Sarasota — while not totally ditching the Old Line State — provides an ad agency a nice boost.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Steven Benna
  • May 27, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa warehouse sale for $49.2 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 27, 2024
Anna Maria Oyster Bar founder to slow down, names next CEO

Restaurateur John Horne found a succession plan in the office next door to his, with up-and-coming executive Eleni Sokos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • May 26, 2024
Oregon coffee shop chain opening in Fort Myers, expanding in SWFL

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Tampa REIT keeps growing, a Lakewood Ranch dentist office sells, and luxury and affordable projects share the spotlight.

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