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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Louis Llovio
  • January 25, 2023
Battles between neighborhoods, developers are growing bigger — and louder

Development plans often lead to long skirmishes between neighbors looking to preserve the status quo and developers looking to build.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 24, 2023
Home sales fell more than 20% in Florida last year

Tampa, Sarasota-Manatee and Naples-Fort Myers saw double-digit drops of housing sales in 2022 as inflation and rising interest rates cooled the market.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2023
National law firm names first woman to lead

Jennifer Compton, a Sarasota attorney, was promoted to Shumaker Management Committee chair.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2023
Helios announces big start to the year

The news of the company expanding into two new operational centers was followed shortly by an acquisition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 22, 2023
This week saw supermarket's property sold, outlet mall turned office complex sell for $31M

A look at some of the week’s commercial real estate happenings across the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2023
PR agency announces promotion, new hire

Kate De Michieli is now the director of public relations at One Eight Oh PR.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2023
Ohio-based hospitality group with local ties names new president

The retiring president was instrumental in expanding Dutchman Hospitality Group to Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 19, 2023
Housing prices go up as mortgage rates go down

Two reports show that dynamics are improving for homeowners looking to sell.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2023
Area airport reports record year with 3.87M passengers

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is on track to hit 7 million passengers around 2025 when the expansion project is slated to be complete.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 17, 2023
Study finds glimmer of hope in Florida’s battered housing market

As negative news continues to pour in, a study shows that home construction in Florida is among the best in the country.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 17, 2023
Furniture design company expands to fourth showroom

Clive Daniel Home's Fort Myers location will come a year after the Sarasota showroom opened.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 17, 2023
Bank of Tampa expands Manatee County presence with Lakewood Ranch office

Bryan Boudreaux, who has been with the bank since 2018, will oversee the new branch in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2023
New chair appointed on airport authority board

Jeff Jackson has become the newest chair of the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • January 15, 2023
The week brought hotel sale, bookstore news, Publix-anchored shopping center sale

A look at some of the week’s real estate happenings across the region, from drug stores to baseball.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2023
Real estate, health care industries top money-makers in the state

The research showed that real estate produced $247.25 trillion in GDP in Florida during the second quarter last year.

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