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Manatee–Sarasota

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 11, 2023
Auto dealership group shutters and lays off hundreds, including Bradenton employees

Off Lease Only closed five stores Sept. 7 after tough used car market forced it to file bankruptcy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • September 11, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Aug. 15-20 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $57.5 million apartment deal paces this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 11, 2023
Murder mystery show founders play up big expansion plans

When the Pineapple Kitchen Mysteries began selling out two or three months in advance, Jenny and Mike Schenk quickly shifted to expand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 10, 2023
Tampa apartment complex sells for $45.7 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sunseeker shows off its rooms, a hotel changes hands, and two south Sarasota County properties sell for $3.1 million.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 10, 2023
Benderson buys another Publix — this one in south Sarasota County

The developer has bought the store at the Olde Village shopping center in Englewood for an undisclosed price.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 9, 2023
Report: Sarasota is the No. 1 housing market to watch

The mortgage-to-income ratio in Sarasota is 19.5%, below the national average.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2023
Fort Myers tech entrepreneur buys Sarasota waterfront home for $6M

The 2-acre Indian Beach property dates to 1894 and last sold for $150,000 in 1987.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • September 8, 2023
PNC Bank: Business owners' optimism strong

A PNC survey has business-owner soaring while hiring concerns linger.

  • Florida
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 8, 2023
Local company's revenue drops 16% after Facebook hack

Now the marketing director is worried they'll lose their 41,000 followers with Facebook not taking the claim seriously.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 7, 2023
Refined oil found in SeaPort Manatee basin — source remains a mystery

The Coast Guard still has yet to find the source after week of investigation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 6, 2023
First Watch promotes exec to chief brand officer role

Matt Eisenacher has been with the daytime dining concept since 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Aaron Laine, Key Accounts Sales Engineer at RND & SAMA Board Member
  • September 6, 2023
A Local Success Story... RND Automation

Back in 2005, in Bradenton, three guys followed a dream in a small shop that has now grown into a nationally known automation company.

  • Technology
Sponsored Content
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 5, 2023
Mick Jagger's partner finds satisfaction, sells Lakewood Ranch home for $3.25 million

Rolling Stones legend's sale will give another couple shelter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Amanda Postma
  • September 5, 2023
Former bank property finds new purpose as a bookstore

Goodwill Manatee purchased the property last year for $1.55 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 5, 2023
Longboat Key home on the market for $12 million

The three-year old home sits on the Gulf of Mexico and comes with a second, buildable parcel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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