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  • February 24, 2026
MarineMax, Donerail Group responds to public outcry over leadership concerns

Major shareholder Donerail Group has offered to buy MarineMax for $1.1 billion cash.

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Michigan-based American House Senior Living Communities has taken over the management of the former The Palms of Fort Myers.

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Travis Lunn was tapped for the role at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International.

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First Watch CFO, who guided $1.2B company's IPO, to retire

First Watch is "well-positioned for continued and rapid growth," Chief Financial Officer Mel Hope says, upon announcing his retirement.

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Tampa apartments sell to Seattle multifamily investor

The Chicago developer behind Niche, the community, sold the property near downtown just a little more than a year after unloading nearby luxury apartments.

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Manatee manufacturer adds 185K-square-foot facility

Pierce Manufacturing is adding a facility near its Bradenton campus to increase its ability to make fire apparatus.

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Parc Center for Disabilities to open St. Petersburg location

The new children’s services center expands the program’s early intervention, therapeutic programs and family support services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 23, 2026
Bank of America reopens Sarasota office; plans $29M investment in region

The bank was renovated following damage from Hurricane Milton.

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Report: Florida ranks No. 2 in statewide foreclosure pressure

Kind House Buyers report finds some unkind data when it comes to the Sunshine State housing index.

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Prolific Atlanta multifamily developer buys Fort Myers land

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Wendy’s is adding locations in Manatee, a Polk County industrial site changes hands, and a Miami flooring company finds space in Fort Myers.

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The gift will lead to the Bob and Brynne Coletti Women’s Cancer Program.

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Fort Myers portfolio sells for $30 million

A New Jersey investor bought the industrial properties near Plantation Road.

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Port Charlotte industrial portfolio gets nearly $4 million refinancing

The Charlotte County properties were about 95% leased at the time the financing package closed.

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Medical office building in east Manatee County sells for $3.6M

The 14,400-square-foot building was fully occupied.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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El Greco to return in south Sarasota

A Greek restaurant that had been in downtown Sarasota for decades will be reborn as the fast-casual concept El Greco Kitchen & Market.

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