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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 14, 2024
L.L. Bean, 10 new mall stores coming to Sarasota's UTC in 2025

New stores and other developments are taking shape at University Town Center, according to Benderson Development and mall management.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Louis Llovio
  • December 13, 2024
$7 million price tag for Bradenton house

The more than 7,500-square-foot house has a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, 400-foot dock and is built to take on hurricanes and floods.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2024
Prominent homebuilder donates $1M to New College for baseball field

The construction timeline will be announced next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2024
Former Navy SEAL invests $1M in Sarasota-Manatee fitness franchise

Behind a "never complain and never quit" disposition, Jeff Moore seeks a business legacy not of sales records and awards but of developing other leaders. "I'm all go, no stop. All gas, no brakes."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 12, 2024
3 area restaurateurs create Waterside Restaurant Group

Seven restaurants in Florida will merge operations, including Nokomis and Ellenton businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 12, 2024
Report: Charlotte foreclosure rate jumps 420%, Manatee's rate drops 31%

Some counties in the region, such as Manatee, Polk and Collier, are bucking the trend and posting declining foreclosure rates.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 11, 2024
Allegiant pilots hold 'practice pickets' at SRQ, PIE airports

A group of Allegiant Air pilots connected to a labor union demonstrated outside Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, the day after a similar demonstration at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 11, 2024
Arkansas bank doubles loan loss reserves from Florida storms to $33.4M

Home BancShares Inc.'s chairman says it "is a prudent and predictable course of action."

  • Florida
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 11, 2024
10-story Hilton-branded hotel proposed in downtown Sarasota

A Tempo Hotel by Hilton is proposed to replace a row of one-story merchant spaces, providing multiple adjustments are granted.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 10, 2024
Gulf Coast Community Foundation names VP of community leadership

Erin Minor, who has been CEO of the nonprofit Harvest House since 2018, will step into a new role at a philanthropic organization.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 10, 2024
Miami real estate agency acquires pair of Sarasota-Manatee firms

A firm headquartered in Miami has entered the Sarasota market with the acquisition of two local agencies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2024
$200M firm co-founder reflects on first 30 years: 'Don’t be afraid to screw up'

The leadership culture at S-One, one of Sarasota's largest homegrown companies, revolves around three A's: accountability, autonomy and achievement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • December 9, 2024
Sarasota finance firm acquired by national wealth management company

Atlas Financial of Sarasota has been acquired by Mariner, a national wealth management company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • December 9, 2024
Sarasota rug dealer temporarily moves locations due to hurricane damage

Rugs As Art, based on U.S. 41, has opened in a showroom more than double its size near UTC.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Steven Benna
  • December 9, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

$50 million in land purchases in Sarasota and Hillsborough counties pace transactions.

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