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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 1, 2025
Sarasota nonprofit gets $25k for mental health

The money will fund mental health therapists working onsite with residents of Harvest House in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 13, 2025
Manatee Memorial Hospital breaks ground on Parrish ER

The freestanding emergency room will be the third for the hospital in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 5, 2025
Mobile aircraft detailing service launches at 7 airports in region

RealClean Southwest Florida will serve airports from Sarasota-Bradenton to Marco Island.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 13, 2025
Naples residential project tops $500 million in sales

About 80% of the units at Ritz-Carlton Residences in Naples have sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 1, 2026
Work starts on Naples apartments as developer secures $45M in financing

The first stage of construction has begun on a new 208-unit community on Vanderbilt Beach Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 2, 2026
Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property

At nearly $700,000 per acre, it would take the average Floridian saving 30% of their salary 41.95 years to afford an acre.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 19, 2025
The Breakfast Company to open in Sarasota's Rosemary District

A breakfast and lunch restaurant is coming soon to Orange Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2025
Tampa affordable housing development opens on famed drive-in site

The city of Tampa provided $12 million to build the 354-unit apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 8, 2025
Bradenton's Fit2Run opens temporary Tampa store, hopes to make it permanent

The sneaker and athletic gear retailer’s store is on East Cumberland Avenue in the Water Street Tampa district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 25, 2025
580 jobs cut as Amalie Arena contract ends

A concessionaire will lay off employees before the expiration of its contract with the Tampa arena.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 13, 2025
Pasco County man gets prison time for nearly $800K mortgage scam

The Wesley Chapel man had pleaded guilty last year to a quit claim deed fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 23, 2025
Health firm cuts 70 jobs in Sarasota, Pinellas, Polk counties

A health care company announced layoffs in Dunedin, Davenport and Sarasota after losing a contract.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 20, 2026
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.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2026
Century-old Clearwater Beach landmark sells for $23 million

The Palm Pavilion Restaurant and Inn was bought by a pair of local companies that already own beachside properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays launch streaming service to broadcast 2026 games

Every game, except those scheduled for national broadcasts, will air on the new Rays.TV service, a partnership with Major League Baseball, launching Feb. 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 25, 2026
Discount airline using Lakeland as a hub extends 10-city route network

Avelo offers flights to Atlanta, San Juan and Philadelphia, among other locales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2026
From NFL Hall of Famer to homebuilder and Vietnam veteran: February on 'From the Corner Office'

An MLB manager and a chief people officer of a cabinetmaker are among the most recent guests on "From the Corner Office."

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 7, 2026
Canadian apparel maker opening US headquarters in Lakewood Ranch

Printeez, based in Quebec, has leased space in Gates Creek Corporate Center with hopes to open this summer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 30, 2026
2026 top 50 contractors zoom past $10B in annual revenue

From skyscrapers to seawalls, contracting companies in the region have been busy.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2022
She’ll be here all week: Tampa exec motivates through laughter

The parallels between comedy and leadership, says Kerry Szymanski, who handles both with aplomb, stretch wide.

  • Leadership
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