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Manatee–Sarasota

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 1, 2024
Britton-Harr contempt hearing delayed, giving new defense attorney prep time

A contempt hearing that could land AeroVanti owner and founder Patrick Britton-Harr in jail has been pushed back in order to give his new attorney time to get up to speed.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 1, 2024
Family with construction firm buys interest in Sarasota soccer team

The Papanicholas family created an entity to join the Sarasota Paradise ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal

Center Point Medical Center is 100% occupied, according to the buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2024
$2.3M FEMA grant to improve Sarasota traffic signals

Federal funding will help protect traffic signals from wind in the event of a hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer fires CEO for consensual employee relationship

The termination marks the second straight CEO at Helios Technologies to violate company ethics policies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota hospital district earns ‘AA-’ ratings

The district including Sarasota Memorial receives high marks for “strong” position, credit agency Fitch says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Furniture company to lay off 101 Florida employees amid bankruptcy

A furniture retailer headquartered in Polk County is going out of business as its parent company declares bankruptcy.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2024
Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward

The Bradenton City Council approved a purchase and development agreement that will allow for the sale to close in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • July 29, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa warehouse changing hands in $94.5 million deal paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 27, 2024
JetBlue to increase Florida flights by 8% year over year

The airline will be adding flights at airports in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Tampa, among others.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
Shuttered Sarasota window and door company faces complaints, investigations

"There was never intent to defraud or steal money," the owner of Sash & Sill says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
4 furniture stores in region closing amid national retailer’s bankruptcy

Conn's Home Plus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is shuttering 18 stores in Florida.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 25, 2024
Feld Entertainment names new CEO, new president

The live entertainment company based in Manatee County makes two executive leadership changes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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