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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Mark Gordon
  • March 4, 2024
Luxury pop-up mall in Sarasota adds two more glitzy, global fashion brands

A pop-up opening this week in north Sarasota, with a Tiffany & Co. and Balmain store already part of the mix, seeks to connect residents and snowbirds with out-of-town luxury wares.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 4, 2024
Live Local update clears FL Legislature with nearly universal support

The bill, which now goes to the governor, is an update of the $711 million affordable housing bill that passed last year.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 3, 2024
Foodie-focused company sells Lee County offices for $2.4M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Lakewood Ranch warehouse unit sells for $1.2 million, works starts on the former St. Pete police HQ site, and a Cuban bakery is opening in Ave Maria.

  • Florida
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • March 1, 2024
Truck driving school CEO revs up plan to solve parking crisis

Tra Williams is utilizing a partnership-based model, mixed with a timely app, to help truckers find a safe way to do a much needed part of the job when they aren’t driving: sleep.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 29, 2024
Two capital-raise execs from region to speak at South by Southwest conference

A pair of executives from the region, one based in Naples, the other in Sarasota, will be co-hosting a panel at the famed South by Southwest conference in Austin in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 28, 2024
Ex-official with Bradenton shark research nonprofit arrested in $300K theft

Christine Bedore, a former treasurer with the American Elasmobranch Society, has been arrested for allegedly stealing at least $300,000 from the Bradenton nonprofit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 28, 2024
Manatee County commissioners approve four-year impact fee increase

The move was delayed after the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association disputed the most recent study.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 28, 2024
Report: Some Floridians, pointing to high rents, are moving to Georgia

A new Florida TaxWatch report finds signs that rents are beginning to hold steady and that Florida residents have been migrating to Georgia.

  • Florida
    By
  • Sharon Hillstrom
  • February 28, 2024
Palmetto attracts business investment, revitalization to diversify tax base

A series of decisions begins to pay off in the city of Palmetto, nestled between St. Petersburg and Bradenton.

  • Opinion
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 27, 2024
Florida mall owners in limbo as Macy’s closes 150 stores

Retail giant Macy’s is closing 150 stores in the next two years, but it is not clear yet how many of the chain’s 11 stores along the Gulf Coast will be affected.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • February 27, 2024
Florida CBD retailers worry statewide hemp legislation will crush them

A pair of legislators from the region remain steadfast in their beliefs: Current regulations on certain hemp products need to be tighter.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 27, 2024
No. 1 luxury mall in the world coming to Sarasota — as a pop-up

Mall executive Whitman Lazenby says the concept is like a "retail carnival." It also brings several notable brands to town.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 25, 2024
Price drops 7% on prime Sarasota property

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a senior living facility to open in North Port, waterfront land hits the market in Hillsborough County, and a warehouse sells in Fort Myers.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 24, 2024
Walgreens closing in-store medical clinics across Florida

The drugstore giant has already closed 14 of its VillageMD clinics, and the rest are expected to shutter mid-March.

  • Florida
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