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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2026
The Business Observer Top Entrepreneur luncheon — the event in photos

Over 200 people attended the annual event.

  • Florida
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 21, 2026
New hotel will complete three-facility campus at SRQ airport

The Sarasota Planning Board has approved a new Kompose Hotel to bring the total number of rooms on SRQ airport property to 300.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Gulf Coast Community Foundation
  • May 21, 2026
From Insight to Action: Why Local Data Matters

For business leaders, understanding the trajectory of our community is essential.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
Sponsored Content
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 20, 2026
Bradenton RV dealer gets partner, $60 million infusion

The Motorcoach Store and Millennium Luxury Coaches are merging in deal called "a unification."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2026
Englewood roofing company to lay off 65 workers

ACL Roofing is undergoing a corporate reorganization, according to its interim CFO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2026
After nearly $39M land deal, Parrish residential project begins selling homes

Explore by Del Webb at North River Ranch will begin sales on May 20, before a May 30 grand opening.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 18, 2026
Orlando investor pays $2.6 million for Manatee building

The property is off of 301 and Whitfield Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2026
Sarasota Square developer pre-leases 88% of initial commercial space

Torburn Partners has also hired a firm to handle placemaking for the former mall project, which is being redeveloped in phases.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2026
Watersports business relocates in Sarasota County

Siesta Key Watersports has a new location along Phillippi Creek.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • May 15, 2026
Pass go: Monopoly to make special Sarasota County edition

Monopoly: Sarasota County Edition is tipping its top hat to favorite county locations by seeking nominations of established businesses, nonprofits and landmarks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth Djinis
  • May 15, 2026
Mark Vengroff: Hyperfocusing on an in-demand niche pays big dividends

"We went through a lot of struggles on a lot of things, … but every big mistake we had, we had some huge reward come out of it in the end." –Mark Vengroff, One Stop Housing

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2026
Eric Foster: Cybersecurity startup CEO targets IPO

“Startup life in general is a constant knife-edge between everything is amazing and 'oh, my God, we're all gonna die.'" –Tenex CEO Eric Foster

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2026
Natalia Levey: Hospitality-centric leader has a soft spot for 3D printing

"If there's an error that happened, then we look at it, and we address it. … I like to sort of reframe that as opportunities." –Natalia Levey, Hi Hospitality Group

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 15, 2026
Path to success starts with guts: The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs

The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs, combined, form a billion-dollar economic engine with thousands of employees. One thing this group isn't? Timid.

  • Florida
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