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  • December 17, 2024
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The team says it cannot cover cost increases and that it will negotiate with municipalities already cash strapped and unwilling to pay more.

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The repairs and replacements happened on two campuses over two years.

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The developers of the Saddlebrook Resort have secured financing to pay for a major revamping of the historic property.

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Founded in 2019, the club says it doesn’t "have sufficient financial resources to continue operations."

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Utah developer buys Manatee land, building 210 apartments

The Lotus Co. has bought 7.64 acres on University Parkway and plans to build a multifamily development on the property.

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The developers behind The Edge Sarasota have started work on the 27-unit luxury building and expect to finish it in early 2026.

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St. Armands restaurant reopening in January with new concept

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Tampa International Airport is building a new airside as it looks to grow the number of travelers using the airport to 35 million in the next 13 years.

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Tampa restaurant group announces latest opening and concepts to come

An expansion of a St. Pete Italian pizza restaurant opens this week.

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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.

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Naples law firm Woodward, Pires & Lombardo P.A. has named Zachary Lombardo and Kenneth Mundy non-equity partners.

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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.

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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
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Prominent homebuilder donates $1M to New College for baseball field

The construction timeline will be announced next year.

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