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Manatee–Sarasota

    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 28, 2025
Sales begin at new gated community in south Sarasota County

Homes at Oakbend Wellen Park start in the mid $500,000s.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 27, 2025
South Sarasota apartment project site sells for $1 million per acre

A pair of out-of-state buyers paid $18.42 million for 18.42 acres of land just west of Palmer Ranch where a 325-unit community is under construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 27, 2025
Sarasota County vacates administration building

The county sold the Ringling Boulevard building for $25 million four years ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 27, 2025
Bealls makes move to accept all crypto wallets, leading retail industry

The retail chain is using technology that accepts more than 99 digital currencies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 27, 2025
Momentum for eliminating property taxes faces multiple obstacles, risks

Property tax reform is a hot-button issue as Florida legislators get ready for the 2026 legislative session.

  • Florida
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • October 27, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Manatee shopping center sale for nearly $40 million leads the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 26, 2025
What is your hobby or pastime? Be part of the Business Observer’s Diversions issue

Mountain climbing or moonlighting as a secret agency tracking human trafficking rings. Whatever you do outside the office, we want to know about it.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • October 26, 2025
Fort Myers concrete company pays $7 million for industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, portfolio sale includes Lakeland property, dealership completes remodel in Naples and a shopping center sells in North Port.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 24, 2025
Italian restaurant in Sarasota closing until new spot opens in 2026

Caragiulos will be moving locations downtown from Palm Avenue to Ringling Boulevard.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 24, 2025
Studio that builds companies, backed by prominent leaders, launches in Sarasota

A group of Sarasota executives steeped in founding and exiting businesses has turned their attention — and wallets — to a new startup, Suncoast Venture Studio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 23, 2025
North Port shopping center sells for $10.82M

An out-of-state investor has purchased North Port Village.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • October 23, 2025
Acclaimed local leadership author writes sequel — with her teenage kids

Teaching leadership skills should start at a young age, contends a two-time author on the subject. Her latest book, written with two leaders she knows rather well, proves the concepts are also ageless.

  • Leadership
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2025
$14M Venice property purchase marks Sarasota County milestone

With its purchase of Camp Venice RV Resort, Sarasota County has acquired 100 properties through a program to protect environmentally sensitive land.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • October 21, 2025
Sarasota biotech company regains NYSE compliance

Oragenics has come into regulatory compliance following the closing of a $16.5 million public offering that provided a capital infusion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • October 21, 2025
Columbia Restaurant's Longboat concept on pause — 9 years after a $2M purchase

The company bought the site, the former home of Pattigeorge's Restaurant, in 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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