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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2025
Cortez community now accepts cryptocurrency from homebuyers

Pearl Homes, which developed Hunters Point, has partnered with a crypto-to-real-estate platform.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 24, 2025
Bradenton Motorsports Park to make history with $1M prize for event series

The prize money for an event series this winter in Bradenton is reportedly the largest performance-based payout in drag racing history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 24, 2025
Sarasota County park project estimate grows from $40M to $60M

The planning process for the Nathan Benderson Park expansion is nearly complete. Up next: a lot of fundraising.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 24, 2025
Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode

Grace Community Church bought a new building for its staff and is constructing an overflow parking lot and student center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 23, 2025
Former Venice banker admits to embezzlement

A former bank employee in Sarasota County who pleaded guilty in an embezzlement case faces up to 35 years in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 23, 2025
Orlando developer to build light industrial complex in Lakewood Ranch

Tavistock's two buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will offer 93,022 square feet to area businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2025
Sarasota-Manatee medical group makes leadership change

Intercoastal Medical Group co-founder Dr. John Steele steps down as president at age 83. He is succeeded by Dr. Mark Ramos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 23, 2025
$376M Longboat resort reflects on first year of success, storms

The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort and Residences has made an outsized impact on Longboat Key and beyond.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 22, 2025
National wealth management company invests in Sarasota financial firm

Summit Financial of New Jersey has made a strategic investment in LPF Advisors of Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 21, 2025
Bradenton Publix reopens after renovations

Publix at Bayshore Gardens is back in business following a construction project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 21, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company plans $800M software firm acquisition

Roper Technologies expects the deal with Subsplash to close by the end of July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 21, 2025
Sarasota leadership consultant buys out partner, emphasizes results

With an eye toward helping clients go from ‘inspiration to activation,’ former nonprofit CEO Robyn Faucy has found her stride helping other organizations get better results — quickly.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 20, 2025
Cape Coral shopping center sells for $4.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a day care chain is growing in Lee County, a beachfront property sells in Pinellas County, and a medical building is going up in Sarasota County.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2025
Medical office building to be built off Interstate 75 in Sarasota County

Construction is set to officially begin on a new Venice medical office building later July 24.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 18, 2025
Unlicensed contractor imprisoned in Sarasota hurricane scam

A judge handed down prison time for a Hillsborough County man who prosecutors say stole thousands of dollars from Hurricane Ian victims in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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