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Manatee–Sarasota

    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
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 17, 2025
Dog Bar Sarasota opens in Rosemary District

The new venue for dogs and their people is in the former Boo’s Ice House & Dog Bar location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 16, 2025
Sarasota, Tampa tech security firm signs deal with UAE company

Trace Eye‑D says its mission is to ‘provide fast, reliable and user-friendly detection wipes for fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and a full suite of explosive hazards.’

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2025
Chicken tender restaurant makes airport debut at SRQ

A new fast-casual dining option is now open at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • July 16, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Deals for an auto repair shop in Tampa and vacant land in Parrish, both for $11M, pace the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 16, 2025
Florida Chamber says property insurance market shows improvements

The organization credits legislative reforms for helping bring down property insurance costs and lessening the burden on state-run Citizens.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2025
Top Southeast official for SBA reflects on growing up in Sarasota

Tyler Teresa, who grew up in Sarasota and whose family owns a business there, is the Southeast regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 16, 2025
Manatee receives threat of litigation over increased impact fees

Freedom Housing Alliance Inc. says the impact fee increase — it could go from $13,442 for a house to more than $33,000 — violates state statute.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2025
The Business Observer launches commercial real estate newsletter

CRE Central will focus on industry news and much more from Pasco south to Collier and east to Polk.

  • Florida
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • July 15, 2025
Sarasota water bottling startup looks to grab market share

WellHouse has successfully gotten past some initial challenges — sourcing, partnerships, licensing, to name a few. Now the founder looks to scale the startup.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 14, 2025
Fiber internet firm that started with St. Pete expands to North Port

Tillman FIber has ambitious plans to grow across Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 14, 2025
More than $185M in east Manatee school projects nearly complete

Along with the new Lake Manatee K-8, the other two projects will increase capacity for students and help with overcrowding.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 14, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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