Manatee–Sarasota

Louis Llovio
December 15, 2024

47-year-old Fort Myers retail plaza sells for $4.8 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a new hotel is coming to Sarasota, a new subdivision to be built near Tampa, and a Naples industrial property brings $1 million.

Florida

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.