Manatee–Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
July 12, 2019

Publix confirms plan to open in revamped Sarasota plaza

Publix Super Markets Inc. confirms for the first time plans to open a new store in what will be a revamped Town & Country Plaza in Sarasota

Commercial Real Estate

Kevin McQuaid
July 12, 2019

JLL, HFF becoming "One," implementing new program

Commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL is rolling out a new initiative to boost collaboration as it works to absorb former rival HFF, which it bought for $1.8 billion in early July.

Commercial Real Estate

Business Observer Staff
July 11, 2019

Airport scores more passenger traffic records

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport set an all-time record for passenger traffic in June, with 147,615 passengers traveling through the airport. Traffic for the month was up 48.7% over June of 2018, say airport officials in a statement. Year-to-date

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
July 10, 2019

Funding agency names county commissioner executive director

Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran has been named executive director of the Florida PACE Funding Agency.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
July 9, 2019

Real estate group acquires area analytics company

Sarasota-based offrs was founded by Mark Dickson and Rich Swier.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
July 8, 2019

Master-planned community names new president

Rick Severance replaces former president Paul Erhardt.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
July 7, 2019

Interior designer relocates to region from NYC

After 15 years of being based in New York City, Interior designer and industry blogger Sarah Baynes has relocated her business to Sarasota.

Manatee-Sarasota

Kevin McQuaid
July 5, 2019

Florida remains a hotspot for CRE development

In an annual report, the NAIOP Research Foundation finds that Florida ranked fifth in the nation in 2018 for overall commercial real estate development.