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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 9, 2023
Sarasota nonprofit medical agency for underserved names C-suite execs

CenterPlace Health, which provides health care for at-risk, vulnerable, underserved and uninsured clients, has named a new COO and a new chief strategy and growth officer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 7, 2023
International philanthropy couple donates $25M to Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Jerry, retired co-CEO of a meat processing giant, and Karen Kolschowsky have donated $25 million to Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, with the money geared toward innovation, education and research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 7, 2023
Restaurant CEO's life, work lessons began in the Boy Scouts

Chuck Wolfe’s leadership foundation can be traced back to his days as a Boy Scout.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • December 6, 2023
Construction underway at Manatee golf course designed by industry icons

Soleta Golf Club, which is being designed by World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Price, is expected to take a year to complete.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 6, 2023
Daytona Wells Fargo unionization effort could spread statewide

Employees at a branch in Daytona Beach have filed for a union election to allow them to join the Communications Workers of America.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2023
First Watch opens two locations in region, with plans for two more

Manatee County-based daytime dining concept First Watch plans to expand in and around its headquarters, with two new locations in each Manatee and Hillsborough counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2023
Sarasota Ford opens multimillion-dollar restaurant inside the dealership

With both big goals and customer loyalty top of mind, an auto sales entrepreneur drives forward with an industry-first concept.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio, Mark Gordon
  • December 4, 2023
Aerovanti CEO faces $30M federal judgment for health care businesses

Prosecutors in Maryland tell the judge that Patrick Britton-Harr tacitly admitted to defrauding Medicare by ignoring complaint investigated by the FBI.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • December 4, 2023
Mental health clinic chain announces expansion in region

Harmony United Psychiatric Care, a Winter Garden-based system of mental health clinics, says it will add locations in Lakeland and Bradenton.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2023
Two-story Italian restaurant to open on St. Armands in early 2024

15 South by Napulè, a Neapolitan-inspired concept, will feature pizzas made in an authentic, gold-tiled oven.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 4, 2023
Survey: Interest rates, sales drop cause annual high in rent delinquencies

Rent increases, when paired with high interest rates and declining revenue, not surprisingly, makes for a toxic concoction in terms of small businesses paying rent on time.

  • Florida
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • December 4, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Oct. 17-23 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa apartment complex sale for $94 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • December 4, 2023
More luxury garage condos gear up for Lakewood Ranch

Luxe Flex Garage is a more budget-friendly version of the original Luxe Dream Garage, which held its groundbreaking in August 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • December 3, 2023
California defense contractor pays $3.9 million for Pinellas industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, two hotels sell, two luxury condos towers are in the works, and a local developer heads east again.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 1, 2023
South Carolina medical group buys Sarasota County eye care practice

Medical, Laser, & Surgical Care of Vision and Eye Diseases, a Venice eye practice, has been acquired.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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