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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Elizabeth King
  • October 1, 2024
Ritz-Carlton adds alfresco restaurant in Sarasota

Rufa features cocktails and tapas plus extensive wine and tequila menus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • October 1, 2024
Frontier to offer new nonstop flight at SRQ

The airline known for its low fares is offering nonstop service between Chicago and Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 1, 2024
High-stakes plan to save downtown Sarasota building will cost $29M

Restoring the Mira Mar will be paid for with proceeds from the sale of 70 condos in twin 18-story towers built behind it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 30, 2024
Hurricane Helene damage tops $358M in unincorporated Manatee

Manatee County staff provide preliminary storm damage assessments, excluding Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Steven Benna
  • September 30, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $50 million apartment complex sale in Tampa paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • Louis Llovio
  • September 29, 2024
Former Sarasota Italian deli and market property up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Manatee's Benderson adds to its portfolio, a Pasco project gets millions in financing, and a Collier community hits a milestone.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 27, 2024
Benderson Development spends $140M on acquisitions in September

Three acquisitions this month in Florida are part of an “aggressive growth strategy," according to Benderson Development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • September 27, 2024
Six months later: The drama behind the $3.1B PGT Innovations sale

The blockbuster acquisition for window and door maker PGT Innovations took years to come together. It also took hundreds of phone calls, dozens of meetings and determined and competitive executives.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 26, 2024
58 acres protected in Manatee County

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast acquired a conservation easement near Gap Creek by the Braden River.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King, Laura Lyon, Louis Llovio
  • September 26, 2024
Area electric utility companies track outages during Hurricane Helene

Follow the Business Observer for updates on power outages and restoration efforts following Hurricane Helene.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 25, 2024
Popular Texas burger chain Whataburger seeks approval for Sarasota debut

Developers are proposing putting a Whataburger on the former Café Baci location on U.S. 41 in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King, Laura Lyon, Louis Llovio
  • September 25, 2024
Airport updates from Hurricane Helene at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Follow the Business Observer for updates on airport closures and flight cancellations as Helene approaches the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • September 25, 2024
Report: Financial losses put 13 rural Florida hospitals at risk of closure

On a national scale, more than 100 rural hospitals have shuttered in the past decade.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 24, 2024
Sarasota Paradise owner invests in AI platform to develop soccer team

Audigr Group invested in PlaymakerAI through a subsidiary.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • September 23, 2024
High-end downtown Sarasota steak restaurant hiring for winter opening

Ocean Prime is hiring staff ahead of the restaurant’s opening this December in The Quay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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