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Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers celebrates a milestone after rapid growth this year.

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Building supplier pays $620 million for 2,000 acres in Lee County

The North Carolina company bought the property on Alico Road where it already operates a quarry.

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Lee Health, with competitive forces swirling, becomes private nonprofit

The largest employer in Lee County has changed its business model.

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  • October 28, 2024
Weeks after hurricanes, St. Pete Beach house sells for $7.5M

The sale of the home in Pass-A-Grille closed Oct. 24, less than a month after hurricanes Helene and Milton cause major damage to Pinellas barrier islands.

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$18B Atlanta-based investment firm expands in Florida with Tampa office

It's the second of Homrich Berg's Florida offices after opening in Palm Beach Gardens in 2021.

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SWFL Bank, foundation partner on $1.2M Ian recovery loan program

The program has an average loan size of $100,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 27, 2024
More than 275 Sarasota warehouse workers join union

Warehouse workers at UNFI are now part of the Teamsters Local 79.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 27, 2024
Benderson buys St. Armands Circle boutique property for $1.7M

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  • October 26, 2024
Longboat Key condo sells for $21 million

The 11,000-square-foot combined waterfront unit is the largest condominium sale in Sarasota County history.

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  • October 26, 2024
Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands reopens after storms

Cha Cha Coconuts is also back after nearly a month of work to repair damage from hurricanes.

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The wrongful death suit related to the listeria outbreak was filed in Sarasota County Circuit Court.

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The funds will build A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay a new center and expand other services.

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Google listing: South Tampa Aldi to open on Halloween

Although the company won't verify when its doors will open, the grocer's Google listing says opening day is set for Oct. 31.

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