News

• Dave’s Hot Chicken coming to Bradenton’s Seaflower Village Center (Bradenton Herald) 07/24/26
• St. Pete’s hottest new cocktail bar is The Winfield (Tampa Bay Times) 07/24/26
• Fishermen's Village in Charlotte County sells for $43M (Business Observer) 07/23/26
• Clearwater to discuss Landings Golf Club proposal next month (Tampa Bay Times) 07/23/26
• Clearwater South Garden Avenue group drops lawsuit against city (Tampa Bay Times) 07/22/26
• How Scientology went from paying $1.4M for Clearwater road to nothing (Tampa Bay Times) 07/15/26
• Banks push past era of office loan weakness as commercial property lending improves (CoStar) 07/14/26
• Popular Southwest Florida grocer signs lease at planned North Port retail center (CoStar) 07/14/26
• Property tax plan puts Tampa Bay Rays' stadium dreams in question (Sarasota Herald) 07/14/26
• High-end Tampa mall announces 9 new retailers, including Dolce and Gabbana (Business Observer) 07/14/26
• Albuquerque private equity firm opens Sarasota self-storage facility (Business Observer) 07/14/26
• Venice senior living community reveals 50-acre satellite campus plan (Business Observer) 07/14/26
• Vandals do $96,000 damage to St. Pete’s tallest building (Tampa Bay Times) 07/14/26
• Developers drained Florida cities’ wetlands. Report says it cost homeowners $1.6B (Tampa Bay Times) 07/14/26
• Venice Hyundai has expansion plans (Sun Port Charlotte) 07/14/26
• Ikea Florida store expansion, where it's going and what to expect (Sarasota Herald) 07/14/26
• ‘Handout to developers’? Florida law has meant more Tampa Bay wetlands filled in (Tampa Bay Times) 07/14/26
• New-home construction drops sharply in Southwest Florida 2026 slowdown (Ft Myers News Press) 07/13/26
• Community bank in St. Pete wants to be known for environmental investment (Tampa Bay Times) 07/13/26
• Piccolo Buco by Cooper's Hawk brings taste of Rome to SW Florida (Ft Myers News Press) 07/13/26
• 'Wellness Village' envisioned for former hospital site (Sun Port Charlotte) 07/13/26
• Punta Gorda may develop list of historic properties (Sun Port Charlotte) 07/13/26
• Oldsmar Flea Market will stay open, despite selling off part of its property (Tampa Bay Times) 07/13/26
• Dutch Bros Coffee could soon set up shop at this busy Seminole corner (Tampa Bay Times) 07/12/26
• At Keystone Farmers Market, new owners bet big on the community (Tampa Bay Times) 07/11/26
• Sarasota ranks No. 2 among best U.S. cities for office investing (Sarasota Herald) 07/11/26
• Car washes are everywhere in Tampa Bay. How much water do they use? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/26
• Longtime Englewood cemetery approved for growth, funeral home (Sun Port Charlotte) 07/10/26
• No More Moe’s: North Port location announces 'permanent closure' (Sun Port Charlotte) 07/10/26
• $66 million upgrade is coming to busy Bradenton road. See the plans (Bradenton Herald) 07/10/26
• Sarasota County bans data center applications for one year (Business Observer) 07/09/26
• New Fort Myers book cafe unites bookworms and coffee lovers (Ft Myers News Press) 07/09/26
• Why did 2 Bradenton Popeye’s restaurants close? It involves a Florida court case (Bradenton Herald) 07/09/26
• Tampa Bay cemetery buries people in the woods. It’s getting more popular (Tampa Bay Times) 07/09/26
• Cross Creek Park unveils $8.6M transformation (Tampa Bay Times) 07/09/26
• Fort Myers' iconic Yacht Basin is abandoned, decaying (Ft Myers News Press) 07/08/26
• Kingston developer drops Corkscrew Swamp road plan (Ft Myers News Press) 07/08/26
• Allegiant adds 5 flights at Sarasota airport (Sarasota Herald) 07/08/26
• Company raises Tampa Bay homes. Is it a solution to our warming world? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/08/26
• Hundreds of new homes coming to Sarasota this year (Sarasota Herald) 07/07/26
• Beloved Sarasota diner announces heartbreaking closure after 36 years (Sarasota Herald) 07/07/26
• Construction underway on $60M Tampa Riverwalk expansion (Business Observer) 07/07/26
• More affordable housing planned near DeSoto Square Mall, records say (Bradenton Herald) 07/07/26
• Fort Myers Beach projects include new resort, pier, bridge and more (Ft Myers News Press) 7/6/26
• Much-hyped Sarasota restaurant closes less than three years after opening (Sarasota Herald) 07/06/26
• Detwiler's Farm Market plans largest store yet, first of its kind (Business Observer) 07/06/26
• Airbnb gives $1 million to Byron Donalds as rentals remain a Suncoast flashpoint (Bradenton Herald) 07/04/26
• Sweet Tomatoes plots return after Covid-linked liquidation (Business Observer) 07/04/26
• After 53 years, Capogna’s Dugout in Clearwater bids its final farewell (Tampa Bay Times) 07/03/26
• What's the plan for the Immokalee Airport? Hangars, runway expansion (Ft Myers News Press) 07/02/26
• Longtime Florida housing developer tests a shift toward data centers (Tampa Bay Times) 06/29/26
• Iconic downtown Sarasota restaurant moves closer to reopening (Sarasota Herald) 06/28/26
• 198,750SF Tampa office for lease as tech company Syniverse plans exit (Business Observer) 06/27/26
• Major Sarasota redevelopment near downtown moves forward (Sarasota Herald) 06/27/26
• Sarasota Square lands luxury apartments after Whole Foods deal (Sarasota Herald) 06/27/26
• Texas developer proposes multibillion-dollar data center for rural DeSoto (Business Observer) 06/26/26
• Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority readies $767M in projects (Business Observer) 06/25/26
• ampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority readies $767M in projects (Business Observer) 06/25/26
• 5 cities in region make America's Boomtowns list (Business Observer) 06/25/26
• Southwest Florida is experiencing a shortage of marina slips (Ft Myers News Press) 06/25/26
• What’s going on with the massive garage on Central Avenue? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/25/26
• $20B auto retailer creating 100 jobs in Manatee County (Business Observer) 06/24/26
• Ground broken for Southwest Florida Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (Sun Port Charlotte) 06/24/26
• Decade-plus downtown Fort Myers restaurant suddenly closes (Ft Myers News Press) 06/23/26
• Pinellas investor buys Cape Coral shopping center for $12M (Business Observer) 06/22/26
• Tampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold (Business Observer) 06/21/26
• ampa medical building tied to philanthropist, investor Patel sold (Business Observer) 06/21/26
• Popular Sarasota’s Shore Restaurant moves closer to reopening (Sarasota Herald) 06/21/26
• Slides, trampolines and Ferris wheel: Clearwater’s Pier 60 to get busier (Tampa Bay Times) 06/21/26
• Naples office complex sells for $23 million (Business Observer) 06/20/26
• Clearwater officially gives downtown street to Scientology (Tampa Bay Times) 06/19/26
• Two iconic downtown St. Petersburg buildings just sold for $32.5 million (Tampa Bay Times) 06/19/26
• DeSoto County fast-tracked data center project, commissioners may hit pause (Sun Port Charlotte) 06/19/26
• Major downtown Sarasota bungalow redevelopment moves forward (Sarasota Herald) 06/19/26
• Tampa, St. Pete employees among 178 laid off with home health company closure (Business Observer) 06/18/26
• 68-acre Lee County project adds tenants, including popular donut shop (Business Observer) 06/18/26
• Can St. Petersburg balance development and charm? Mayoral hopefuls weigh in (Tampa Bay Times) 06/18/26
• Baba in St. Petersburg to close, reopen as new concept (Tampa Bay Times) 06/18/26
• Chic new restaurant is a welcome addition to Cape Coral's food scene (Ft Myers News Press) 06/15/26
• Manatee County sports complex set to expand with new fields, apartment homes (Bradenton Herald) 06/15/26
• Sarasota Main Street Square demolition clears way for church expansion (Sarasota Herald) 06/14/26
• Sarasota business park land sold to investor planning apartments (Business Observer) 06/14/26
• Mother’s, a Westchase staple for comfort food, reopens in Northdale (Tampa Bay Times) 06/14/26
• Initiative to spur business parks underway in Sarasota County (Business Observer) 06/13/26
• Los Chiludos opens second eatery in Braden River shopping plaza (Bradenton Herald) 06/12/26
• Minnesota investor buys fully leased Bradenton shopping center for $11M (Business Observer) 06/12/26
• Alfie Oakes plans a new entertainment venue in Bonita Springs (Ft Myers News Press) 06/11/26
• New grocery and liquor store is coming to busy Manatee County road (Bradenton Herald) 06/11/26
• $12M east Manatee Chick-fil-A operator to open second, larger store (Business Observer) 06/11/26
• Former Postcard Inn reopens on St. Pete Beach as ‘The Luce’ (Tampa Bay Times) 06/11/26
• 1,000 homes planned for new Lakewood Ranch community (Business Observer) 06/10/26
• Appointment-only liquor store proposed in downtown Sarasota (Business Observer) 06/10/26
• Minnesota buyer borrows $30.5 for Fort Myers industrial property (Business Observer) 06/09/26
• 182-unit workforce housing complex opens in Bradenton (Business Observer) 06/08/26
• Canadian firm moves US operations to Lakewood Ranch industrial facility (Sarasota Herald) 06/08/26
• Pasco purchases nearly 1,900 acres of land for conservation (Tampa Bay Times) 06/08/26
• Pasco County leaders grapple with what to do about data centers (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/26
• Clearwater, again, approves Scientology request for Garden Avenue (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/26
• Charlotte County industrial site opens at Babcock Ranch (Business Observer) 05/31/26
• Sweet Tomatoes' grand opening set in Fort Myers, Florida (Ft Myers News Press) 05/26/26
• Pasco County retail properties — including Dutch Bros. — sell for $6.5 million (Business Observer) 05/23/26
• New hotel will complete three-facility campus at SRQ airport (Business Observer) 05/21/26
• Publix announces grand opening for new Manatee County grocery store (Bradenton Herald) 05/19/26
• Aldi expands again with new Sarasota County grocery store (Sarasota Herald) 05/19/26
• Buttermilk Eatery to take over the former Urban Brew and BBQ in St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times) 05/19/26
• Largo industrial buildings sell for $23.5 million (Business Observer) 05/18/26
• Orlando investor pays $2.6 million for Manatee building (Business Observer) 05/18/26
• 6 development projects to watch on Pinellas County’s beaches (Tampa Bay Times) 5/18/26
• DeSoto County data center defies negative image (Sun Port Charlotte) 05/18/26
• Southwest Florida drought leaves reservoir half empty (Sarasota Herald) 05/18/26
• Two popular Sarasota County restaurants sold in $4.5 million deal (Sarasota Herald) 05/18/26
• Largo continues to pay the price for Horizon West Bay delays (Tampa Bay Times) 05/18/26
• Sarasota pilot market could chip away at food deserts (Sarasota Herald) 05/17/26
• Tampa Bay staple donuts now can be had in Port Richey (Tampa Bay Times) 05/17/26
• Hillsborough’s newest indoor golf facility shows a change in the sport (Tampa Bay Times) 05/16/26
• What might $2.3 billion buy the Rays when stadium shopping? (Tampa Bay Times) 05/16/26
• Wrecking balls reshape Ulmerton Road as Publix, Golden Corral come down (Tampa Bay Times) 05/16/26
• Watersports business relocates in Sarasota County (Business Observer) 05/15/26
• Modern Japanese restaurant to open in South Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/26
• The Breakfast House, beloved Sarasota restaurant, plans major move (Sarasota Herald) 05/11/26
• Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park (Business Observer) 05/11/26
• Affordable housing planned for former Playhouse Theatre property (Tampa Bay Times) 05/11/26
• Tampa tower's new owner leases 78,000 square feet of space (Business Observer) 05/9/26
• 358 affordable housing units under construction in Fort Myers (Business Observer) 05/08/26
• Il Panificio opens new Main Street restaurant in Sarasota (Business Observer) 05/08/26
• KFC opens its first Saucy! restaurant in Bradenton (Bradenton Herald) 05/07/26
• Controversial downtown Sarasota condo tower rejected again by city (Sarasota Herald) 05/07/26
• Popular St. Pete Beach hotel The Beachcomber sells to investment firm (Business Observer) 05/06/26
• 93K square feet of light industrial space opens in Lakewood Ranch (Business Observer) 05/06/26
• Coastal Mexican steakhouse coming to downtown Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 05/06/26
• Manatee County OKs plans for grocery store, daycare and more in booming area (Bradenton Herald) 05/06/26
• Two popular downtown Sarasota restaurants open new locations same day (Sarasota Herald) 05/06/26
• Nearly $21M Stickney Point project moves forward (Business Observer) 05/05/26
• $15B Michigan credit union expands in region with Hillsborough branch (Business Observer) 05/05/26
• Urban push into rural Alva splits residents, developers (Ft Myers News Press) 05/04/26
• Paella & Tapas brings a touch of the Mediterranean to New Port Richey (Tampa Bay Times) 05/03/26
• Lee, Hillsborough, Charlotte county shopping centers sell, land tenants (Business Observer) 05/03/26
• Pinellas commissioner floats ban on large data centers (Tampa Bay Times) 04/30/26
• Peterson Brands closing Fort Myers juice plant, 135 jobs affected (Ft Myers News Press) 04/29/26
• Sales jump 43% year over year at Charlotte, Lee eco-friendly community (Business Observer) 04/29/26
• Renovated St. Armands retail property secures final tenant (Business Observer) 04/28/26
• New family diner Izzy's Place opens in Cortez (Bradenton Herald) 04/28/26
• Fishermens Village under contract for sale (Bradenton Herald) 04/28/26
• Scientology resubmits request for South Garden Avenue in Clearwater (Tampa Bay Times) 04/28/26
• Unnamed local buyer set to buy noted Charlotte County waterfront retail center (Business Observer) 04/27/26
• Sarasota’s St. Armands Circle sees big comeback after hurricane damage (Sarasota Herald) 04/27/26
• From dirt road to main artery: how Cape Coral’s Del Prado has grown (Ft Myers News Press) 04/26/26
• Assisted-living facility near downtown Sarasota wins rezoning approval (Business Observer) 04/25/26
• Florida commercial real estate veteran, Randy Mercer, dies at 71 (Business Observer) 04/24/26
• 2 fast-casual restaurants to open in Cape Coral in late April (Ft Myers News Press) 04/24/26
• Key Food grocery store planned for popular Fort Myers neighborhood (Ft Myers News Press) 04/23/26
• Skyline Chili's two Southwest Florida locations close permanently (Ft Myers News Press) 04/23/26
• Former Red Sox spring home to fall to the wrecking ball (Ft Myers News Press) 04/22/26
• Aldi announces grand opening date of newest Manatee County grocery store (Bradenton Herald) 04/22/26
• Kings Highway widening project starts Monday (Sun Port Charlotte) 4/22/26
• New waterfront restaurant planned for downtown Sarasota park (Sarasota Herald) 04/22/26
• Rays’ Tampa stadium plan leaves Bucs 2,600 parking spots short for games (Tampa Bay Times) 04/21/26
• Manatee theater expands with new building (Bradenton Herald) 04/21/26
• New mixed-use development could be coming to central Pasco (Tampa Bay Times) 04/21/26
• Manatee County storage facility sells for $5.2 million (Business Observer) 04/20/26
• Charlotte County gas station sold to 7-Eleven in Dallas for $2.4 million (Business Observer) 04/20/26
• Tampa’s Gasworx just hit a milestone. What’s next for the neighborhood? (Tampa Bay Times) 04/20/26
• Goodwill to take over former Tervis headquarters (Sun Port Charlotte) 04/19/26
• Illinois firm buys Ft Myers industrial building off I-75 (Business Observer) 04/19/26
• Tampa, Palmetto properties sell for $11.5 million (Business Observer) 04/19/26
• North Greenwood blindsided as company seeks key Clearwater property (Tampa Bay Times) 04/18/26
• Coffee truck owners are betting big on a Bearss Groves comeback (Tampa Bay Times) 04/18/26
• DR Horton backs out of deal on Alva land intended for 700 homes (Ft Myers News Press) 04/17/26
• Whataburger expands Tampa Bay presence with second location (Business Observer) 04/17/26
• City of Palms Park demolition paused as bids reviewed (Ft Myers News Press) 04/13/26
• Sarasota EDC launches CEO Academy (Business Observer) 04/14/26
• Florida’s first hyperscale data center could be thwarted by new water rule (Tampa Bay Times) 04/14/26
• Beloved coffee chain Tim Hortons returns to Florida near Sarasota (Sarasota Herald) 04/14/26
• Lakewood Ranch primed to get five new hotels, nearly 600 rooms (Business Observer) 04/14/26
• Furniture giant IKEA set to open store near Tampa Bay this summer (Tampa Bay Times) 04/13/26
• Affordable housing developer takes Sarasota County to court over 'revoked' grant (Sun Port Charlotte) 04/12/26
• Whole Foods Market set to open new Sarasota location (Sarasota Herald) 04/12/26
• New Chili’s planned for developing area of Manatee County (Bradenton Herald) 04/11/26
• Hillsborough tax collector worried Rays stadium will displace busiest office (Tampa Bay Times) 04/11/26
• Cook Out is opening 3 restaurants in Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times) 04/11/26
• In Largo, contaminated land could be developed into apartments (Tampa Bay Times) 04/11/26
• Fort Myers Yacht Basin permit time extended to 2027, work delayed (Ft Myers News Press) 04/10/26
• Construction giant moving local HQ, jobs from Naples to Fort Myers (Business Observer) 04/10/26
• IKEA to open at UTC in Sarasota (Business Observer) 04/10/26
• Goodwill Manasota leases 55K square feet in Venice (Business Observer) 04/10/26
• Does this diner inside a tire shop have St. Petersburg’s best burger? (Tampa Bay Times) 04/10/26
• Developing Sarasota dining club to buy neighboring property (Business Observer) 04/08/26
• Popular Sarasota restaurant returns with new fast-casual concept (Sarasota Herald) 04/08/26
• Construction begins on former Clearwater City Hall redevelopment project (Tampa Bay Times) 04/08/26
• Tampa Hope adds 100 more cottages — and privacy — for homeless clients (Tampa Bay Times) 04/08/26
• Pinellas deems 17 downtown Clearwater properties as surplus (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/26
• How walkable is St. Petersburg? (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/26
• Clearwater Lawn Bowls Club closes after more than 100 years (Tampa Bay Times) 04/04/26
• Olde Florida Motorcoach & RV Resort breaks ground on new facility (South Central Florida Life) 04/01/26
• Hungry for growth: Aldi, Publix, Costco bring new stores to SWFL (Ft Myers News Press) 04/01/26
• $15M freestanding emergency room opens in Lutz (Tampa Bay Times) 04/01/26
• Pizzeria closes on Main Street in Sarasota (Business Observer) 03/31/26
• South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva (Business Observer) 03/31/26
• Minnesota developer buys Fort Myers mixed-use project site for $20.45M (Business Observer) 3/30/26
• Venice to annex Sarasota County land owned by radio station for homes (Sarasota Herald) 03/30/26
• Developer targets Oldsmar Flea Market site for apartments (Tampa Bay Times) 03/28/26
• Fort Myers Beach shrimper’s lease terminated, lawsuit threatened (Ft Myers News Press) 03/27/26
• Furniture store closing Sarasota location (Business Observer) 03/27/26
• Three-building complex sells in Clearwater (Business Observer) 03/27/26
• ICE to expand office footprint in Southwest Florida (Bradenton Herald) 03/27/26
• Downtown Sarasota restaurants, shops could be torn down for apartments (Sarasota Herald) 03/27/26
• Dallas developer to build Thonotosassa industrial center (Business Observer) 03/26/26
• 360-unit apartment complex opens in Pasco County (Business Observer) 03/26/26
• Athletic training franchise opens in Sarasota (Business Observer) 03/26/26
• Sisters share Korean flavors at new Bradenton restaurant (Bradenton Herald) 03/26/26
• Parrish apartment complex is under construction (Bradenton Herald) 03/26/26
• What’s next for Ybor City stalwart The Bricks? New owners reveal plan (Tampa Bay Times) 03/26/26
• Lee resort opens $26M water park, more expansion tied up in litigation (Business Observer) 03/26/26
• Fort Myers industrial park under construction (Business Observer) 03/25/26
• Former Fit2Run store demolished in St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times) 03/25/26
• A condo developer just bought this St. Petersburg hotel for $96 million (Tampa Bay Times) 03/25/26
• New apartment building coming to Tampa’s Gasworx (Tampa Bay Times) 03/25/26
• SW Florida's healthcare job market is booming. Where are the jobs? (Ft Myers News Press) 03/23/26
• Latest proposal for Pasco County’s Connected City draws pushback (Tampa Bay Times) 03/22/26
• Fort Myers land sold for future fire station (Business Observer) 03/22/26
• St. Petersburg Naked Farmer to reopen after $1.5M renovation (Tampa Bay Times) 03/22/26
• Grocer’s departure is the latest blow for this St. Petersburg senior community (Tampa Bay Times) 03/22/26
• Clearwater office building sells to local firm for $5.3M (Business Observer) 03/21/26
• Bentley dealership opens in downtown Sarasota (Business Observer) 03/20/26
• Gov. DeSantis announces plan to build new Skyway Fishing Pier (Bradenton Herald) 03/20/26
• Fort Myers mini golf named one of 10 best in U.S., only one in Florida (Ft Myers News Press) 03/20/26
• DeSantis says ‘not really a need’ for new cruise port in Manatee County (Tampa Bay Times) 03/19/26
• Downtown Sarasota apartment project would replace breakfast restaurant (Business Observer) 03/19/26
• Water slides, bowling, go-karts and lots more coming to Lakewood Ranch (Business Observer) 03/19/26
• Is St. Pete institution The Chattaway closing? What we know about the sale (Tampa Bay Times) 03/19/26
• Fort Myers couple turns vacant building into an awesome Alva brewery (Ft Myers News Press) 03/19/26
• 433- unit retirement community coming to Sarasota area (Sarasota Herald) 03/19/26
• Tampa court case could change how government tackles zoning (Business Observer) 03/19/26
• NinjaOne relocates from Oldsmar to Tampa, Florida (CoStar) 03/19/26
• Foot Locker subsidiary steps in to fill some of fizzled headquarters plan (CoStar) 03/18/26
• Popular Mexican chain joins wave of Chapter 11 bankruptcies (Bradenton Herald) 03/18/26
• Sarasota manufacturer leads sponsorship for digital hub at aquarium (Business Observer) 03/18/26
• Global aeronautics manufacturer expands Manatee facility (Business Observer) 03/18/26
• Tobacco giant to invest $50 million for new hub in Tampa, Florida (CoStar) 03/17/26
• 5,700 homes and town center proposed for major Sarasota development (Sarasota Herald) 03/17/26
• Fort Myers car dealer buys former RV dealership property for $3.7M (Business Observer) 03/16/26
• Construction on Clearwater’s Drew Street planned for early 2027 (Tampa Bay Times) 03/16/26
• Would a convention center in downtown St. Petersburg work? City to find out (Tampa Bay Times) 03/16/26
• Downtown New Port Richey café offers something for everyone (Tampa Bay Times) 03/15/26
• Two Tampa Bay medical buildings sold for nearly $13M (Business Observer) 03/15/26
• St. Petersburg Applebee’s abruptly closed last summer. What’s replacing it? (Tampa Bay Times) 03/14/26
• Developer withdraws lawsuit over St. Petersburg project, The Central (Tampa Bay Times) 03/14/26
• 231-unit apartment complex to start construction in Manatee County (Business Observer) 03/13/26
• IncredibleBank opening new branch in Cape Coral (Business Observer) 03/13/26
• Cape's Yacht Club rebuild nearly doubles in costs. What comes first? (Ft Myers News Press) 03/13/26
• Irish pub opens in Cape Coral (Ft Myers News Press) 03/12/26
• Report: 2 Gulf Coast metros among top for migrating house hunters (Business Observer) 03/12/26
• Manatee officials denied these apartments with affordable units. Here’s why (Bradenton Herald) 03/12/26
• University of Tampa planning 11-story student housing project (Tampa Bay Times) 03/11/26
• Tierra Verde marina redevelopment returns with scaled-back plan (Tampa Bay Times) 03/11/26
• Healthcare building boom in SW FL (Ft Myers News Press) 03/11/26
• Aldi plans new store in south Sarasota County (Business Observer) 03/10/26
• Clearwater is seeing momentum downtown. Is Scientology helping? (Tampa Bay Times) 03/10/26
• New Lee County institute to train workers for Southwest Florida jobs (Ft Myers News Press) 03/10/26
• Manatee County agrees to help protect over 1,400 acres from development (Bradenton Herald) 03/10/26
• FL House OKs scaled-back UTC district that Benderson would control (Sarasota Herald) 03/10/26
• Major luxury retailer closing at Sarasota mall after bankruptcy (Sarasota Herald) 03/10/26
• Lee Health hits milestone in $824M hospital project in Fort Myers (Ft Myers News Press) 03/09/26
• Benderson to renovate, reintroduce downtown Tampa tower (Business Observer) 03/09/26
• Saks to lay off 66 workers from UTC-Sarasota store (Business Observer) 03/09/26
• Ringling College sells Englewood Art Center (Business Observer) 03/09/26
• Publix grocery store to open in St. Petersburg (Sarasota Herald) 03/09/26
• Tampa picks developer for workforce housing, commercial project (Business Observer0) 03/09/26
• Fight erupts over plan to hand Sarasota golf courses to developer (Sarasota Herald) 03/09/26
• Sarasota scales back performing arts center, but city cost still $88M (Sarasota Herald) 03/09/26
• Punta Gorda apartment, commercial parcel listed for $3.4 million (Business Observer) 03/08/26
• Manatee County approves $7 million Little League complex in Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton Herald) 03/08/26
• Popular donut shop opens second Sarasota location (Sarasota Herald) 03/07/26
• Data center could be coming to the greater Tampa Bay area (Tampa Bay Times) 03/06/26
• U.S. Postal Service exploring options with Murdock location closing (Sun Port Charlotte) 03/06/26
• Another apartment complex is coming to Parrish (Bradenton Herald) 03/06/26
• Cement supplier expanding at Port Tampa Bay, bringing 25 jobs (Business Observer) 03/05/26
• Sarasota mattress manufacturer expands to meet niche demand (Business Observer) 03/05/26
• Mining giant Mosaic seeks approval to expand waste pile near Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times) 03/05/26
• Cape Coral cafe, bakery closes after 11 years on Pine Island Road (Ft Myers News Press) 03/05/26
• Historic Bradenton pharmacy closes after 130 years (Bradenton Herald) 03/05/26
• Dalí Museum plans $65M expansion (Business Observer) 03/04/26
• $63M affordable housing complex breaks ground in Naples (Business Observer) 03/04/26
• Hillsborough approves $24 million to support USF’s Fletcher District (Tampa Bay Times) 03/04/26
• Captiva restaurant, Mucky Duck, to reopen for first time since 2024 (Ft Myers News Press) 03/03/26
• Tampa Bay Water breaks ground on $181M plant expansion (Business Observer) 03/03/26
• Venice waterfront restaurant pays city $1.3M despite hurricanes (Sarasota Herald) 03/03/26
• Largo approves $3.8M land buy for new fire station (Tampa Bay Times) 03/03/26
• Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater (Business Observer) 03/02/26
• Sarasota business used by 'American Pickers' is closing its warehouse (Sarasota Herald) 03/02/26
• Popular Mediterranean restaurant opens first Manatee location (Bradenton Herald) 03/01/26
• Medical office building in Manatee sold for $3.6M (Business Observer) 03/01/26
• 47-year-old Tampa shopping center brings $8.25 million (Business Observer) 03/01/26
• Wendy’s opening two locations near Sarasota (Sarasota Herald) 03/01/26
• Dunedin commissioners unanimously approve design for Main Street Exchange (Tampa Bay Times) 02/28/26
• ‘Oysters galore.’ Palmetto boosts water quality with award-winning project (Bradenton Herald) 02/27/26
• Long-awaited Aqua Tequila restaurant opens in Manatee County (Bradenton Herald) 02/27/26
• Crowbar, Ybor City’s last full-time music venue, is closing (Tampa Bay Times) 02/27/26
• Aldi plans Manatee County grocery in rapidly developing area (Bradenton Herald) 02/28/26
• Bonita Springs 68-acre development lands TJ Maxx, Ulta as tenants (Business Observer) 02/26/26
• Is a data center boom coming to Florida? (Tampa Bay Times) 02/26/26
• Tampa Theatre will close its historic auditorium for 6 months (Tampa Bay Times) 02/26/26
• Bankrupt brewer Big Storm sells Clearwater property (Business Observer) 02/25/26
• Lee County OKs $20M for affordable housing project (Ft Myers News Press) 02/24/26
• Manatee officials deny 2,000-home project in booming Parrish area (Bradenton Herald) 02/24/26
• Manatee County officials extend Mosaic’s controversial phosphate mining permit (Bradenton Herald) 02/24/26
• Beloved New York restaurant opens first Sarasota location (Sarasota Herald) 02/24/26
• What will happen to the St. Petersburg office destroyed by Hurricane Milton? (Tampa Bay Times) 02/23/26
• Bank of America reopens Sarasota office; plans $29M investment in region (Business Observer) 02/23/26
• Tampa apartments sell to Seattle multifamily investor (Business Observer) 02/23/26
• Manatee manufacturer adds 185K-square-foot facility (Business Observer) 02/23/26
• New restaurant seeks to bring taste of the Mediterranean to Dunedin (Tampa Bay Times) 02/23/26
• Report: Florida ranks No. 2 in statewide foreclosure pressure (Business Observer) 02/22/26
• After months of debate, paid parking is coming to Indian Rocks Beach (Tampa Bay Times) 02/22/26
• In Dunedin, this 21-unit vacation rental just got the green light (Tampa Bay Times) 02/21/26
• First look at St. Pete’s huge new food hall, Central Park (Tampa Bay Times) 02/21/26
• Port Charlotte industrial portfolio gets nearly $4 million refinancing (Business Observer) 02/20/26
• Fort Myers industrial portfolio sells for $30 million (Business Observer) 02/20/26
• $63M housing complex in Tampa delivers nearly 400 affordable units (Business Observer) 02/19/26
• Is a new Trader Joe's coming to Sarasota? (Sarasota Herald) 02/19/26
• Sarasota seeks to raise $3.5 million for Bobby Jones Nature Park (Sarasota Herald) 02/19/26
• Sarasota developer sells Tampa area hotel for $32 million (Business Observer) 02/18/26
• Investor buys noted Sarasota bar for $3.5M, pledges revitalization (Business Observer) 02/18/26
• Port Charlotte retail site sold for $2M, to be developed as Whataburger (Business Observer) 02/18/26
• St. Petersburg mayor won’t halt Tropicana Field redevelopment (Tampa Bay Times) 02/18/26
• In Florida and beyond, warehouses could soon serve as ICE detention centers (Tampa Bay Times) 02/18/26
• conic train restaurant planned for new Sarasota housing development (Sarasota Herald) 02/18/26
• SW Florida metro areas among top retirement destinations nationwide (Ft Myers News Press) 02/18/26
• Two new K-8 schools approved for east Pasco County (Tampa Bay Times) 02/17/26
• wo new K-8 schools approved for east Pasco County (Tampa Bay Times) 02/17/26
• Luxury outlet store closing near Sarasota (Sarasota Herald) 02/17/26
• Why is blue-green algae lining miles of SW Florida's Caloosahatchee? (Ft Myers News Press) 02/17/26
• Marine salvage and diving firm opens regional HQ in Pasco (Business Observer) 02/17/26
• Sarasota County retirement community reveals bold expansion plan (Sarasota Herald) 02/16/26
• Parts of former Sanibel Outlets sold for affordable, workforce housing (Ft Myers News Press) 03/16/26
• 57 St. Petersburg jobs cut as in-person tolls on Skyway eliminated (Tampa Bay Times) 02/16/26
• Two Wendy's coming to Manatee amid nationwide cutback (Business Observer) 02/16/26
• Clearwater HR firm still seeking removal of Black graves below campus (Tampa Bay Times) 02/16/26
• Senior living community buys 50 acres in Venice (Business Observer) 02/15/26
• Manatee used car lot sells for $1.25M (Business Observer) 02/15/26
• Rural 1,675-acre Manatee County site up for sale (Business Observer) 02/15/26
• The latest on Publix locations in St. Pete, Clearwater and Largo (Tampa Bay Times) 02/14/26
• Hundreds rally against proposed cruise port in Manatee County (Tampa Bay Times) 02/14/26
• Aldi-anchored center in Pasco County sells for $6.4 million (Business Observer) 02/12/26
• Tampa gets no offers on sale of downtown police headquarters (Tampa Bay Times) 02/12/26
• Iconic South Tampa restaurant Haven is closing (Tampa Bay Times) 02/12/26
• Could Florida’s conservation lands soon be sold for agriculture? (Tampa Bay Times) 02/10/26
• Sarasota family office acquires large manufacturing plant (Business Observer) 02/10/26
• Florida-founded artisanal pizza chain coming to Sarasota area (Sarasota Herald) 02/09/26
• DC homebuilder buys Pasco County school land for $11M (Business Observer0) 02/08/26
• Warehouse key for future Sarasota County waterfront development sells (Sarasota Herald) 02/04/26
• After years of debate, Seven Islands mega development gets green light (Ft Myers News Press) 02/03/26
• Bahama Breeze restaurants are closing. Here's the Florida list (Sarasota Herald) 02/03/26
• Landmark downtown Sarasota hotel torn down for new project (Business Observer) 02/03/26
• Tampa’s MOSI reinvents itself as the Museum of Science and Innovation (Tampa Bay Times) 02/03/26
• New barbecue joint opens in Cape Coral with Southern favorites (Ft Myers News Press) 02/03/26
• Rays tell Hillsborough they’ll cover at least 50% of Tampa stadium cost (Tampa Bay Times) 02/02/26
• Manatee County to protect 1,500 acres of ranch land (Business Observer) 02/02/26
• Clearwater office building sells for nearly $6 million (Business Observer) 02/02/26
• Venice warehouse complex sold (Business Observer) 02/01/26
• Tampa Bay architects predict slower real estate growth in 2026 (Business Observer) 01/31/26
• St. John Properties acquires 93-acres for mixed-use park north of Tampa (CoStar) 01/30/26
• Dollar Tree site sells for $950K in Fort Myers (Business Observer) 01/26/26
• Builder buys 53 townhouse sites in St. Pete waterfront development for $12M (Business Observer) 01/26/26
• Sarasota County buys Nokomis preserve land for $1.48M (Business Observer) 01/26/26
• Signature project could transform downtown Dunedin (Tampa Bay Times) 01/26/26
• Florida’s environmental agency names St. Petersburg a ‘Trail Town’ (Tampa Bay Times) 01/26/26
• St. Petersburg unveils plan to purchase flood-prone properties (Tampa Bay Times) 01/24/26
• Iconic Sarasota restaurant, open 67 years before closing, to reopen (Sarasota Herald) 01/23/26
• What to watch in Tampa Bay, Florida’s retail market in 2026 (CoStar) 01/22/26
• What to watch in Tampa Bay, Florida’s industrial market in 2026 (CoStar) 01/22/26
• Sarasota officials approve $2.5M sale of historic downtown building (Business Observer) 01/22/26
• Hob Nob to reopen in Sarasota with new owner (Business Observer) 01/22/26
• Manatee moving company adds commercial division (Business Observer) 01/22/26
• Sarasota County eyes $20 million widening of major road (Sarasota Herald) 01/22/26
• St. Petersburg tenants want the city to buy their troubled apartment complex (Tampa Bay Times) 01/22/26
• Capriotti's Sandwich Shop opens in Sarasota County (Business Observer) 01/21/26
• Day care chain looks to add eight locations between Pasco and Fort Myers (Business Observer) 01/21/26
• The Rays have a stadium site. What will it take to build a ballpark? (Tampa Bay Times) 01/21/26
• What to watch in Tampa Bay, Florida’s office market in 2026 (CoStar) 01/20/26
• Pinellas proposes closing, consolidating 6 underused schools (Tampa Bay Times) 01/20/26
• Tampa church buys radio station property (Business Observer) 01/19/26
• Build-to-rent townhouse community underway in Venice (Business Observer) 01/19/26
• Fort Myers Beach cottages being rebuilt, will start at $2.6M (Business Observer) 01/19/26
• Split Pasco vote clears way for mixed-use town center near I-75 (Tampa Bay Times) 01/18/26
• Fort Myers commercial developer buys 68 acres for retail project (Business Observer) 01/18/26
• Dunedin aims to reopen fishing pier by December boat parade (Tampa Bay Times) 01/18/26
• $4.8M flood fix for Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks moves forward (Tampa Bay Times) 01/17/26
• Company wants to build new cruise port next to Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times) 01/16/26
• Sarasota Station breaks ground, marking city’s first Live Local project (Business Observer) 01/15/26
• 7 Gulf Coast master-planned communities among top 50 in US (Business Observer) 01/13/26
• $60M in Manatee County projects coming to Lakewood Ranch area in 2026 (Business Observer) 01/08/26
• BayCare reveals first look at $650M children’s hospital (Business Observer) 01/08/26
• Three-story St. Armands redevelopment plan faces FEMA 50% obstacle (Business Observer) 01/08/26
• Could North Greenwood serve as Clearwater’s alternative downtown? (Tampa Bay Times) 01/08/26
• Cape Coral's oldest restaurant is still a hidden gem after 41 years (Ft Myers News Press) 01/08/26
• Travel and Leisure picks Florida cities on list of best places to retire (Sarasota Herald) 01/07/26
• $1B Midtown Tampa developer adds Palm Beach investor for retail growth (Business Observer) 01/07/26
• Healthy restaurant opens second Sarasota location (Business Observer) 01/07/26
• Fort Myers, Sarasota and Tampa hospitals gain Forbes' recognition (Business Observer) 01/07/26
• Sarasota County icon Snook Haven closed for months. Here's what's next (Sarasota Herald) 01/07/26
• Florida is the No. 2 growth state in the country, UHaul moving data shows (Tampa Bay Times) 01/07/26
• Builder to bring more than 2,250 homes to Southwest Florida (Business Observer) 01/06/26
• Tampa Bay’s top commercial real estate deals of 2025 generated $1.46 billion (Tampa Bay Times) 01/06/26
• Fort Myers, Florida’s multifamily market enters 2026 on shaky footing (CoStar) 01/05/26
• Study: Florida among most expensive states to buy property (Business Observer) 01/02/26
• Clearwater to abide with injunction on buffer ordinance at abortion clinic (Tampa Bay Times) 12/23/25
• What's next for 'ugly' downtown Sarasota building? (Sarasota Herald) 12/23/25
• Sarasota County Commission OKs 500 homes, 300 hotel rooms development (Sarasota Herald) 12/22/25
• Benderson adding Publix stores to Venice, Naples projects (Business Observer) 12/22/25
• A hospital bought St. Petersburg’s only Barnes & Noble (Tampa Bay Times) 12/20/25
• Florida buys 340 acres from golf developer who sought state forest land (Tampa Bay Times) 12/18/25
• Proposal would bring stadium, sports complex to Clearwater (Tampa Bay Times) 12/17/25
• Report: Tampa No. 2 retail real estate market nationwide (Business Observer) 12/17/25
• Longboat Key to get first-ever Goodwill store (Business Observer) 12/16/25
• Popular Sarasota restaurant closed, wants back on St. Armands Circle (Sarasota Herald) 12/16/25
• Here are the best-performing retail markets of 2025 (CoStar) 12/15/25
• Pinellas artwork manufacturer completes $13.5M facility expansion (Business Observer) 12/15/25
• Darryl Shaw files plans for new 30 acres Ybor City project (Tampa Bay Times) 12/15/25
• Fair Oaks Recreation Complex opens in East Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 12/15/25
• Downtown Sarasota luxury condo, The Edge Sarasota, nears completion (Sarasota Herald) 12/14/25
• Demolition of Rock & Brews in Wesley Chapel paves way for Portillo’s (Tampa Bay Times) 12/14/25
• Manatee County to break ground on $40M veterans complex (Business Observer) 12/12/25
• Developer proposes three-story mixed-use project on St. Armands (Business Observer) 12/12/25
• Fort Myers, Cape Coral, SW Florida changing with these six projects (Ft Myers News Press) 12/12/25
• Popular Sarasota brewery sells $7M property amid ongoing legal battle (Sarasota Herald) 12/12/25
• Lee County’s revitalization push scores newly opened North Fort Myers apartments (CoStar) 12/11/25
• Stonelake Capital Partners acquires Largo, Florida, industrial building (CoStar) 12/11/25
• 44-year-old St. Pete office building sells for nearly $9 million (Business Observer) 12/11/25
• Tampa eye care nonprofit to break ground on $16M Ybor City project (Business Observer) 12/11/25
• 5 Aldi stores opening in region over next week (Business Observer) 12/11/25
• St. Petersburg grants Tangerine Plaza developers yearlong extension (Tampa Bay Times) 12/11/25
• In East Tampa, new neighbors clash with church over redevelopment plans (Tampa Bay Times) 12/11/25
• Officials deny east Manatee grocery store, storage facility proposal (Business Observer) 12/10/25
• Benderson buys Clearwater center with Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Target (Business Observer) 12/10/25
• Owners invest $2M into Englewood gym (Business Observer) 12/10/25
• KFC closes Sarasota location (Sarasota Herald) 12/10/25
• SWFL adding more hotels and resorts (Ft Myers News Press) 12/10/25
• Sweet Tomatoes restaurant set to reopen its Fort Myers location (Ft Myers News Press) 12/10/25
• City of Tampa seeks to sell downtown police HQ for at least $36M (Business Observer) 12/9/25
• Cape Coral's only brewery has closed, but its beer will keep flowing (Ft Myers News Press) 12/9/25
• Sarasota opens $210M improved wastewater plant to big accolades (Business Observer) 12/8/25
• St. Pete-Clearwater airport breaks passenger records amid expansion (Business Observer) 12/8/2
• Bradenton's Fit2Run opens temporary Tampa store, hopes to make it permanent (Business Observer) 12/8/25
• Sarasota County Planning Commission approves 8,999-home development (Sarasota Herald) 12/8/25
• Tennessee investor pays $13 million for Fort Myers medical office (Business Observer) 12/7/25
• St. Petersburg property home to Enigma, Sweetgreen sold (Tampa Bay Times) 12//5/25
• Report: 4 markets in region among top 10 nationally in home price cuts (Business Observer) 12/5/25
• Hotels approved to expand Ellenton Premium Outlets (Bradenton Herald) 12/5/25
• 450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail (Business Observer) 12/4/25
• Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million (Business Observer) 12/4/25
• Tampa Bay Ferry to return, operated by Hubbard’s Marina (Tampa Bay Times) 12/4/25
• South Tampa Mexican restaurant closes abruptly (Tampa Bay Times) 12/4/25
• St. Petersburg’s tallest tower, 400 Central, is move-in ready (Tampa Bay Times) 12/4/25
• Medical office market in Tampa Bay outperforms traditional counterparts (CoStar) 12/3/25
• Sarasota County OKs plan for new court records storage facility (Business Observer) 12/3/25
• 'Distressed' Tampa office building sells for $40M in short sale (Business Observer) 12/3/25
• Shopping center near USF sells for $10.5M after liens are paid (Business Observer) 12/1/25
• Downtown Oldsmar project moves forward, but public remains critical (Tampa Bay Times) 12/1/25
• Dunedin Marina rebuild sees unexpected delays (Tampa Bay Times) 12/1/25
• Developers of Tangerine Plaza, empty since 2017, seek more money, time (Tampa Bay Times) 12/1/25
• Long-awaited Cheesecake Factory finally arrives in Wesley Chapel (Tampa Bay Times) 11/24/25
• Sarasota hotel to be refreshed with new management (Business Observer) 11/21/25
• 665 apartments open at two complexes in Venice (Business Observer) 11/20/25
• Sarasota brewery pays back creditors after $7.2M building sale (Business Observer) 11/20/25
• Panhandle CPA firm expands in Polk, Pasco with acquisition (Business Observer) 11/19/25
• IMG Academy to build aquatic center (Business Observer) 11/19/25
• The Parrot owners are buying, rebranding former Big Top Live venue (Business Observer) 11/19/25
• Clearwater gets $15.6 million from Pinellas for marina, softball complex (Tampa Bay Times) 11/19/25
• St. Petersburg wine bar, restaurant and bottle shop is set to reopen (Tampa Bay Times) 11/19/25
• Big Storm Brewing to be sold at auction as former owner remains in jail (Business Observer) 11/9/25
• Construction materials company buys Fort Myers development site (CoStar) 11/18/25
• Sarasota city leaders approve tiny property sale — for less than $20K (Business Observer) 11/18/25
• New restaurant in Sarasota County serves Latin fusion food (Sarasota Herald) 11/17/25
• Whataburger is coming back to Largo (Tampa Bay Times) 11/15/25
• Proposed Tarpon Springs city shuttle passes first hurdle (TBN Weekly) 11/14/25
• Bradenton Area Convention Center cuts ribbon on $54M renovation project (Business Observer) 11/14/25
• Amazon's huge Fort Myers fulfillment center under construction (Ft Myers News Press) 11/14/25
• Best nursing homes in SWFL. Who made the list? (Ft Myers News Press) 11/13/25
• Tampa Bay, Florida’s office vacancies concentrated in aging suburban buildings (CoStar) 11/13/25
• Detwiler’s Farm Market plans new Manatee County store (Business Observer) 11/13/25
• Manatee Memorial Hospital breaks ground on Parrish ER (Business Observer) 11/13/25
• Tampa among top cities in US for remote working (Business Observer) 11/13/25
• Allegiant begins service at Southwest Florida International Airport (Business Observer) 11/13/25
• Foot Locker backs out of HQ move to St. Petersburg (Business Observer) 11/13/25
• Moving into a Florida condo? Here's why you should get a site plan (Ft Myers News Press) 11/13/25
• Local restaurant and bar favorite taking over beloved Sarasota space (Sarasota Herald) 11/13/25
• Former tallest building, Bonair Towers, in Fort Myers gets wrecked to dust (Ft Myers News Press) 11/12/25
• $1.2M land donation benefits Pines of Sarasota (Business Observer) 11/12/25
• Creator of Tampa’s 50,000-item viral felt grocery store to return with new shop (Tampa Bay Times) 11/12/25
• St. Petersburg tenants forced out after landlord ignored fire safety issues (Tampa Bay Times) 11/12/25
• Popular national steakhouse restaurant chain opens new Sarasota area location (Sarasota Herald) 11/11/25
• What’s next for this now-vacant downtown Sarasota building? (Sarasota Herald) 11/11/25
• 279-unit apartment complex with lazy river opens in Bradenton (Business Observer) 11/11/25
• St. Petersburg begins another search for downtown marina contractor (Tampa Bay Times) 11/11/25
• USF is planning a big development, and environmentalists have concerns (Tampa Bay Times) 11/11/25
• Did St. Petersburg restaurant Sesh go out of business? (TBN Weekly) 11/10/25
• Tampa Bay office investment sales volume climbs 10% year over year (CoStar) 11/10/25
• Tampa’s 717 Parking wants to turn Channel District lot into housing, retail (Tampa Bay Times) 11/10/25
• Site of future senior living center sold in Pasco County (Business Observer) 11/9/25
• Orlando Health plans east Manatee expansion (Business Observer) 11/9/25
• Local company buys Tampa office building (Business Observer) 11/9/25
• Walton Academy, still closed, pushes back on Hillsborough in court (Tampa Bay Times) 11/8/25
• New store at Countryside Mall seeks to create smiles with slime (Tampa Bay Times) 11/8/25
• Two years later, The Oyster Bar returns to St. Pete (Business Observer) 11/7/25
• A 'silver tsunami' is coming to Florida. Is the Sunshine State prepared? (Sarasota Herald) 11/6/25
• Tampa’s oldest house is back on the market for $1.8 million (Tampa Bay Times) 11/6/25
• Retail space leases fast in Tampa Bay (CoStar) 11/6/25
• Tampa Bay leads Florida in office leasing (CoStar) 11/6/25
• Bloomin' Brands closes 21 restaurants, launches turnaround strategy (Business Observer) 11/6/25
• Local investors plan medical project on 14-acre Sarasota brownfield site (Business Observer) 11/6/25
• Tropicana Field roof closer to completion as Rays plan 2026 season (Tampa Bay Times) 11/5/25
• Restaurant chain Wagamama will move its headquarters to Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 11/5/25
• Tampa Bay’s industrial rent growth moderates from record highs (CoStar) 11/5/25
• Marriott-branded hotel headed to Wellen Park (Business Observer) 11/3/25
• New flight from Sarasota-Bradenton to Miami begins (Business Observer) 11/3/25
• Investor sells Naples industrial property it bought in July (Business Observer0 11/3/25
• Longboat Key landmark acquired in big move for boating community (Sarasota Herald) 11/2/25
• Fountain Shoppes of Temple Terrace sold after years of disputes (Tampa Bay Times) 11/2/25
• Belk makes Tampa Bay comeback with Wesley Chapel store (Tampa Bay Times) 11/2/25
• Tampa’s historic cigar-making hub closer to 50-acre transformation (CoStar) 10/31/25
• Restaurants, shops, apartments and hotel coming to Sarasota (Sarasota Herald) 10/31/25
• Recycling site in Sarasota may be sold to affordable housing developer (Sarasota Herald) 10/31/25
• Massive master-planned community starts blooming near Bradenton (Business Observer) 10/31/25
• Climate First Bank is opening a brand new headquarters in St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times) 10/31/25
• Fort Myers restaurant suddenly closes after 2 years in Bell Tower (Ft Myers News Press) 10/30/25
• Tampa General plans to build hospital, clinic on 16 acres in Ybor City (Business Observer) 10/30/25
• Big Top Brewing shutters Lakewood Ranch Boulevard location (Business Observer) 10/30/25
• Cape Coral shopping center back on market — 3 months after being sold (Business Observer) 10/29/25
• Italian restaurant in Sarasota closing until new spot opens in 2026 (Business Observer) 10/27/25
• Tampa General purchases 53-acre property north of region for $2.4M (Business Observer) 10/27/25
• Fort Myers concrete company pays $7 million for industrial site (Business Observer) 10/26/25
• St. Pete Beach sends Corey Landings developer back to the drawing board (Tampa Bay Times) 10/26/25
• Global real estate firm buys Tampa-area medical center for $53M (Business Observer) 10/23/25
• Guatemalan chicken chain's Tampa restaurant building sells for $3M (Business Observer) 10/23/25
• North Port shopping center sells for $10.82M (Business Observer) 10/23/25
• New Port Richey skate park to get $475K overhaul (Tampa Bay Times) 10/23/25
• St. Petersburg gets another pitch to redevelop piece of Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Times) 10/23/25
• Sarasota restaurant closes after 'tough summer (Sarasota Herald) 10/23/25
• Hurricane-damaged apartments in Pinellas to be rebuilt (Business Observer) 10/22/25
• Clearwater developer to build Aston Martin-branded projects, one in Tampa Bay (Business Observer) 10/22/25
• Shipping container mini-mall planned north of downtown Clearwater (Tampa Bay Times) 10/22/25
• The Dunes golf course and club on Sanibel sells for $3 million (Ft Myers News Press) 10/21/25
• Tampa Aldi-anchored center sells for $12.7 million (Business Observer) 10/25/25
• Fort Myers Beach waterfront restaurant reopens 3 years after Hurricane Ian (Ft Myers News Press) 10/17/25
• Dick's Sporting Goods sets opening day for Brandon super store (Business Observer) 10/16/25
• National builder breaks ground at SeaFlower in Bradenton (Business Observer) 10/16/25
• Hillsborough approves $18 million for Yankees’ Steinbrenner Field (Tampa Bay Times) 10/16/25
• Pinellas commissioners approve $2.5M for Palladium Theater upgrades (Tampa Bay Times) 10/15/25
• Amazon looks to fill 1,500 jobs in Tampa (Business Observer) 10/14/25
• Tampa Bay, Florida's retail landlords eye rent upside as new spaces come to market (CoStar) 10/14/25
• Tampa Bay, Florida’s small-bay industrial market reclaims leasing dominance (CoStar) 10/14/25
• Downtown Sarasota restaurant icon closing soon, moving after 37 years (Sarasota Herald) 10/14/25
• Work is underway at Pasco County development with 2,100 residences (Business Observer) 10/14/25
• One of the oldest Italian restaurants in Cape Coral to get major overhaul (Ft Myers News Press) 10/13/25
• 46K-square-foot medical center to be built in Nokomis (Business Observer) 10/13/25
• Madeira Beach commissioners vote to buy $18M waterfront property (Tampa Bay Times) 10/13/25
• St. Petersburg lounge offers to buy Woodson Museum property from city (Tampa Bay Times) 10/13/25
• At Visit Sarasota County, tourism is the 'front porch of economic development' (Sarasota Herald) 10/13/25
• Behind-the-scenes look at the $6.8B Gas Plant proposal (Business Observer) 10/13/25
• Citrus Park Jewish Community Center to close and sell property (Tampa Bay Times) 10/12/25
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital to build $82.5 million rehab pavilion in Venice (Sarasota Herald) 10/11/25
• This popular Japanese retailer just opened a Clearwater store (Tampa Bay Times) 10/11/25
• Fort Myers area restaurant, bar is one of TripAdvisor's top 5 hidden gems (Ft Myers News Press) 10/9/25
• Miami Beach pickleball chain to open new club in Fort Myers (Business Observer) 10/9/25
• For Haslam’s Book Store in St. Petersburg, is this finally goodbye? (Tampa Bay Times) 10/9/25
• Tampa Publix-anchored shopping center included in $260M financing (Business Observer) 10/7/25
• Tampa Bay Rays' new owners commit to new ballpark by 2029 (Tampa Bay Times) 10/7/25
• Logistics firm to shutter St. Pete facility, impacting roughly 100 employees (Business Observer) 10/7/25
• Fort Myers medical group expands in central Florida with acquisition (Business Observer) 10/6/25
• Texas investor pays $3 million for Cape Coral dental office (Business Observer) 10/6/25
• Collier, Lee leaders in future Florida employment. What are hot jobs? (Ft Myers News Press) 10/6/25
• Can this Madeira Beach company bring the Cross Bay Ferry back to life? (Tampa Bay Times) 10/6/25
• Florida buys 2,500 acres to protect Manatee drinking water from development (Tampa Bay Times) 10/6/25
• Downtown Sarasota condo towers denied again (Sarasota Herald) 10/5/25
• Lakes Park RV park sells for more than $8 million (Business Observer) 10/5/25
• Plans to be submitted for $120 million tower (Business Observer) 10/5/25
• Venice car dealer buys land once slated for pickleball club (Business Observer) 10/5/25
• Saddlebrook Resort’s $92M renovation includes 4 new dining concepts (Tampa Bay Times) 10/5/25
• New Target store in Wesley Chapel opens this month (Tampa Bay Times) 10/5/25
• Pasco planners move forward with Land O’ Lakes townhome development (Tampa Bay Times) 10/5/25
• Seminole Tribe sues Lennar over 552 ‘defective’ new houses across Florida (Tampa Bay Times) 10/5/25
• Temple Terrace clears the way for stormproof emergency hub (Tampa Bay Times) 10/4/25
• Businesses propose to redevelop St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field (CoStar) 10/3/25
• Renderings depict new redevelopment concept for Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Times) 10/3/25
• Contemporary Japanese restaurant sets opening date at UTC (Business Observer) 10/3/25
• $6.8B St. Pete redevelopment proposed, including Tropicana field (Business Observer) 10/3/25
• USF Credit Union expands outside Tampa Bay for first time (Business Observer) 10/3/25
• Water Street brought urban luxury to Tampa. Will the rest of the city follow? (Tampa Bay Times) 10/3/25
• New Tropicana Field concept dumps on stadium-focused redevelopment (Tampa Bay Times) 10/3/25
• Beloved Naples pizza place expanding into Lee County (Ft Myers News Press) 10/3/251
• 0,000 homes on 6,700 acres in Lee County (Ft Myers News Press) 10/2/25
• Luxury condo tower proposed for downtown Sarasota (Sarasota Herald) 10/2/25
• Pharmaceutical company fully leases University Center II in Tampa Bay (CoStar) 10/1/25
• Beach-themed adventure park opens in Sarasota County (Sarasota Herald) 10/1/25
• Construction begins for 208 affordable units near downtown Sarasota (Business Observer) 10/1/25
• Amazon delivery drones have arrived in Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 10/1/25
• Virginia builder to make Tampa Bay debut with 500 new homes (Business Observer) 09/30/25
• $6.5M STEM center coming to USF Sarasota-Manatee campus (Business Observer) 09/30/25
• TV chef Geoffrey Zakarian to run St. Petersburg hotel’s flagship restaurant (Business Observer) 09/30/25
• Sale of the Tampa Bay Rays is complete, new owners take over (Business Observer) 09/30/25
• DeSantis, top Florida officials vote to buy 4 acres for $83M, despite concerns (Tampa Bay Times) 09/30/25
• Celebrity chef opening restaurant in St. Petersburg’s The Central development (Tampa Bay Times) 09/30/25
• Did a 'world famous' Sarasota restaurant just close? (Sarasota Herald) 09/30/25
• Tampa Jewish organization to shutter and sell a campus, lay off 92 people (Business Observer) 09/30/25
• Bradenton Area EDC creates task force, seeks new contract with Manatee County (Business Observer) 09/29/25
• Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida home price drop (Ft Myers News Press) 09/28/25
• Judge blocks St. Pete Beach from limiting restaurant’s outdoor music (Tampa Bay Times) 09/28/25
• Dental practice buys building for Tampa practice (Business Observer) 09/27/25
• Longboat hotel reopens nearly a year after storm (Business Observer) 09/26/25
• Galeana Auto Group sells dealerships in Fort Myers for millions (Ft Myers News Press) 09/26/25
• $108M high school renovation, expansion complete near Fort Myers (Business Observer) 09/26/25
• Manatee begins moving departments into Lakewood Ranch complex (Business Observer) 09/25/25
• St. Petersburg council asks mayor to rekindle Science Center plans (Tampa Bay Times) 09/25/5
• Construction to start on 66-unit affordable apartment complex in North Port (Sarasota Herald) 09/22/25
• Downtown Sarasota to get Bentley franchise in 2026 (Business Observer) 09/22/25
• Popular national burger restaurant chain to open Sarasota area location (Sarasota Herald) 09/22/25T
• wo new insurers join Florida’s growing insurance market (Business Observer) 09/19/25
• Popular Cape Coral nightclub sold for $2.7M (Ft Myers News Press) 09/18/25
• Building materials company moves into 65K square feet in North Port (Business Observer) 09/18/25
• Fort Myers airport reports record August passenger traffic (Business Observer) 09/18/25
• Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa hotel operator partner on $84M project (Business Observer0 09/18/25
• New Cheesecake Factory in Pasco hiring 275, opening in November (Business Observer0 09/18/25
• New York food importer readying for Plant City move (Business Observer) 09/17/25
• Israeli medtech company to open US HQ, add 100 jobs in Manatee County (Business Observer) 09/16/25
• Manatee County shopping plaza sold for nearly $40M (Business Observer0 09/16/25
• Pasco commissioners approve more apartments for The Grove at Wesley Chapel (Tampa Bay Times) 09/13/25
• Buc-ee's makes $11.5M land buy in Port Charlotte (Business Observer) 09/08/25
• Lucky Tigre has moved to a new restaurant space in Old West Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 09/04/25
• State will pay $30.8M to preserve Kirkland Ranch in east Pasco (Tampa Bay Times) 09/04/25
• Tampa call center to lay off 76 employees (Business Observer) 09/03/25
• Long-awaited speakeasy opens in Cape Coral (Ft Myers News Press) 09/03/25
• Sarasota rent prices are dropping. Will it continue? (Sarasota Herald) 09/03/25
• Tampa’s Olive Tree restaurant is already good. Now, it’s about to get big (Tampa Bay Times) 09/03/25
• In Dunedin, MockFusion creates bar atmosphere minus the alcohol (Tampa Bay Times) 09/01/25
• Facing backlash, St. Pete Beach shelves noise ordinance changes (Tampa Bay Times) 08/31/25
• Tampa office building near airport sells at loss (Business Observer) 08/3025
• After 2 years, Clearwater brewery reopens under new management (Tampa Bay Times) 08/30/25
• Southern rock legend to have Florida stretch of U.S. Highway 41 named after him (Sarasota Herald) 08/30/25
• Sarasota-Bradenton, Cape Coral-Fort Myers in national boomtown report (Business Observer) 08/30/25
• Clearwater joins St. Pete, Tampa in saying goodbye to street murals (Tampa Bay Times) 08/28/25
• Tampa waterfront restaurant, Rusty Pelican, to be replaced by apartment tower (Business Observer) 08/28/25
• Camp staff, public urge Florida agency to not sell Chassahowitzka campground (Tampa Bay Times) 08/26/25
• DeSantis touts $1.3B investment in Tampa Bay transportation (Business Observer) 08/26/25
• Zenith tower in Sarasota to be razed, replaced with 18-story mixed-use project (Business Observer) 08/26/25
• Construction begins on new transit center in Clearwater (Tampa Bay Times) 08/26/25
• Expansion begins for stretch of I-275 near Howard Frankland (Tampa Bay Times) 08/26/25
• Oak & Stone plans to open Cape Coral restaurant (Business Observer) 08/25/25
• This ‘Florida born and glazed’ doughnut shop just opened in Carrollwood (Tampa Bay Times) 08/24/25
• Vacant Fort Myers land sold for potential industrial development (Business Observer) 08/23/25
• Move to bigger location equals more business for St. Petersburg sports bar (Tampa Bay Times) 08/23/25
• One of Sarasota’s best restaurants closing after ‘tough summer,’ owner says (Business Observer) 08/20/25
• Tampa artists are struggling. This affordable housing project could help (Tampa Bay Times) 08/20/25C
• alifornia gourmet hot dog restaurant coming to Tampa (Business Observer) 08/19/25
• Main Munchery brings neighborhood café vibe to New Port Richey (Tampa Bay Times) 08/16/25
• Delaware firm buys majority stake in Tervis Tumbler; HQ moving to Bradenton (Sarasota Herald) 08/13/25
• Tampa MSA home, condo prices spring decline signal 'a trend has emerged' (Business Observer) 08/13/25
• Flight to quality a major theme in Tampa Bay, Florida’s industrial market (CoStar) 08/12/25
• St. Petersburg landlord could still avoid water shutoff (Tampa Bay Times) 08/12/25
• New Jersey investors pay $10M for Tampa industrial property (Business Observer) 08/11/25
• Port Charlotte resort costs keep mounting for Allegiant (Business Observer) 08/09/25
• Robles Park, Tampa’s oldest public housing, will be demolished next month (Tampa Bay Times) 08/09/25
• National equipment rental company adds Manatee County branch (Business Observer) 08/08/25
• Clearwater group wants sales of public land downtown put to voters (Tampa Bay Times) 08/08/25
• Tampa, Florida, retail plaza in high-traffic area swaps hands (CoStar) 08/07/25
• Unsafe toxins halt Florida’s popular Pasco scallop season for 2nd year in a row (Tampa Bay Times) 08/07/25
• Priced out: Suncoast renters now must earn $35 an hour to afford a two-bedroom (Sarasota Herald) 08/07/25
• Report: 5 metros in region among top US cities for construction workers (Business Observer) 08/07/25I
• s Trader Joe's opening a new store in Sarasota? (Sarasota Herald) 08/07/25
• 5 Port Richey casinos closed, 249 slot machines seized in illegal gambling sting (Business Observer) 08/06/25
• Largo office park sold for $6.2 million (Business Observer) 08/06/25
• St. Petersburg landlord facing mass water shutoff has history of issues (Tampa Bay Times) 08/06/25
• Kentucky Ford dealer buys Lee waterfront lot for $6.1M (Business Observer) 08/05/25T
• ampa Publix-anchored center included in $395M portfolio sale (Business Observer) 08/05/25
• Tampa retail center near Raymond James Stadium sells for $5 million (Business Observer) 08/04/25
• Naked Farmer moves to Tampa, upgrades St. Pete flagship (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 08/04/25
• Cook Out’s first Florida location is still on the way for Temple Terrace (Tampa Bay Times) 08/02/25
• A new coffee chain is coming to Manatee County, building records say (Bradenton Herald) 08/01/25
• Tampa Council approves updated deal to save historic Jackson House (Tampa Bay Times) 08/01/25
• Colson Hotel to be restored as a business incubator (Business Observer) 08/01/25
• Sarasota hospital board approves $57 million to expand new North Port campus (Sarasota Herald) 07/31/25
• St. Petersburg’s The Violet Stone opens new spot (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/25
• 44th Avenue extension nears completion in Manatee County (Sarasota Herald) 07/30/25
• $10M Siesta Row Publix redevelopment proposed (Business Observer) 07/30/25
• Manatee County purchases Mixon Fruit Farms for $13.5 million (Business Observer) 07/30/25
• Clearwater OK to make Scientology land buy conditional, attorney says (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/25
• Sysco facility opens in Plant City, to create 300 jobs (Business Observer) 07/30/25
• Sarasota waterfront bar ranked among best in U.S. (Sarasota Herald) 07/30/25
• Beloved Dunedin restaurant Sallie’s Bistro has closed (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/25
• Developer opens SWFL lagoon-centric community to big crowds (Business Observer) 07/29/25
• Lakewood Ranch tops list of master-planned communities for all ages for eighth year (Sarasota Herald) 07/29/25
• Sarasota approval allows yacht club to set sail on expansion (Business Observer) 07/28/25
• Brightline is moving forward on a Tampa station. When will it be here? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/28/25
• Urban farming is taking root in St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times) 07/27/25
• Sarasota rejects 58-unit apartment project north of downtown (Business Observer) 07/26/25
• Founders design fitness club to meet untapped demand in wellness industry (Business Observer) 0725/25
• Scientology preparing to resubmit application for Clearwater road (Tampa Bay Times) 07/25/25
• Former Datz location in South Tampa to become a new 1980s-themed restaurant (Tampa Bay Times) 07/25/25
• Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode (Business Observer) 07/24/25
• St. Petersburg formally kills Rays stadium deal, approves Trop repair money (Tampa Bay Times) 07/24/25
• Council approves $3.5M for East Tampa affordable housing project (Tampa Bay Times) 07/24/25
• Ark Invest to move HQ to new St. Petersburg office tower (Business Observer) 07/23/25
• Orlando developer to build light industrial complex in Lakewood Ranch (Business Observer) 07/23/25
• Tampa heavy equipment rental property part of $67M portfolio deal (Business Observer) 07/22/25
• Pinellas Park industrial facility sold to New Jersey investors (Business Observer) 07/22/25
• Downtown Tampa property sells for $40 million. What will be built there? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/22/25
• Culinary District coming to downtown Fort Myers (Ft Myers News Press) 07/22/25
• Waldorf Astoria penthouse sells for record-breaking $27 million (Tampa Bay Times) 07/22/25
• New mixed-use building coming to Water Street Tampa development (Business Observer) 07/21/23
• Tampa family-run firm exits hotel business after 45 years (Business Observer) 07/21/25
• Once facing demolition, historic church will reopen after 20 years (Tampa Bay Times) 07/21/25
• Downtown Tampa property sells for $40 million. What will be built there? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/21/25
• Ollie’s Bargain Outlet opens in Land O’ Lakes (Tampa Bay Times) 07/119/25
• Project Focus eyes new campus to aid those with developmental disabilities (Tampa Bay Times) 07/19/25
• Potential new Rays owner reportedly prefers a Tampa stadium. Where could it go? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/19/25
• New plans unveiled for Water Street’s second phase (Tampa Bay Times) 07/19/25
• A new Mote aquarium will open closer to Tampa Bay. Here’s the latest. (Tampa Bay Times) 07/19/25
• Hotel near MacDill Air Force base sells for $10.5 million (Business Observer) 07/18/25
• Daycare chain continues to expand in region (Business Observer) 07/18/25
• Dog Bar Sarasota opens in Rosemary District (Business Observer) 07/17/25
• Florida has 5 ‘boomtowns’ on this list. Here’s where, why they’re booming (Tampa Bay Times) 07/17/25
• nvestors snapped up Tampa Bay homes damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton (Tampa Bay Times) 07/17/25
• Here’s the first retail spot coming to St. Petersburg’s tallest tower, 400 Central (Tampa Bay Times) 07/16/25
• Buyer pays $1.4M for neighboring Cape Coral office buildings (Business Observer) 07/16/25
• Pass-a-Grille’s Berkeley Beach Club hotel and restaurant sold to new owners (Tampa Bay Times) 07/16/25
• Ybor Harbor could be home to a Rays stadium instead of women’s soccer (Tampa Bay Times) 07/16/25
• Sunshine Ace Hardware goes big on brick-and-mortar strategy (Business Observer) 07/10/25
• Austin company buys St. Pete apartment complex for $37M (Business Observer) 07/10/25
• As historic Beach Theatre finally reopens, here are 5 things to know (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/25
• Courtyard bar unveiled for St. Petersburg’s Sundial (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/25
• How this organic farm became one of Manatee County’s biggest players (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/25
• Duckweed Urban Grocery will open a new store in Tampa’s Gasworx (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/25
• Blackstone Real Estate to buy Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor for $200 million (CoStar) 07/07/25
• 717 South restaurant will be reborn as The Landon in South Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 07/07/25
• $4 million renovation planned for St. Petersburg’s Manhattan Casino (Tampa Bay Times) 06/24/25
• Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list (Business Observer) 06/23/25
• Clearwater office building marketed as among least expensive in Pinellas (Business Observer) 06/23/25
• Construction underway on $42M CareerTech Institute in Lee County (Ft Myers News Press) 06/23/25
• Arcade Theatre – An early source of entertainment for Fort Myers (Ft Myers News Press) 06/23/25
• SWFL Tex-Mex restaurant seeks new spots in Sarasota, Pinellas (Business Observer) 06/23/25
• Clearwater seeks clarity on possible downtown road sale to Scientology (Tampa Bay Times) 06/23/25
• Everglades worth $31.5 billion to economy each year, study finds (Tampa Bay Times) 06/23/25
• Northdale Aldi opens in former Winn-Dixie space (Tampa Bay Times) 06/22/25
• Clearwater apartments will be converted back to affordable housing (Tampa Bay Times) 06/20/25
• Costco buys Sarasota Square property for $10.5 million (Business Observer) 06/19/25
• Planning board rejects Sarasota synagogue's plan to sell site (Business Observer) 06/19/25
• Bradenton part of national gym chain's expansion plans (Business Observer) 06/18/25
• St. Petersburg’s Vinoy hotel was almost torn down. Now it’s turning 100. (Tampa Bay Times) 06/18/25
• What’s next for Tropicana Field? Maybe a convention center. (Tampa Bay Times) 06/18/25
• 172-unit downtown Sarasota condo project submits site plans for approval (Sarasota Herald) 06/18/25
• Kingston gets federal permits for large-scale development in panther country (Ft Myers News Press) 06/17/25
• 257-unit apartment community opens in Sarasota County (Business Observer) 06/17/25
• Pasco County, Venice sites part of $45 million Walmart purchase (Business Observer) 06/17/25
• New 540-space parking garage opens in St. Petersburg’s EDGE District (Tampa Bay Times) 06/17/25
• Tampa Bay Sun unveil plans for pro soccer stadium at Ybor Harbor (Tampa Bay Times) 06/17/25
• Big Storm Brewing on life support after filing for Chapter 11 protection (Tampa Bay Times) 06/17/25
• Sarasota restaurant property listed for $1.1 million (Business Observer) 06/16/25
• Tampa Bay manufacturers dispute report of sector's demise (Business Observer) 06/16/25
• Court ruling closes Pups Pub in Tampa. What about St. Petersburg’s Dog Bar? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/16/25
• Western-themed restaurant opening at St. Petersburg’s James Museum (Tampa Bay Times) 06/16/25
• Port Charlotte restaurant site sold for nearly $3 million (Business Observer) 06/15/25
• Construction begins on Wesley Chapel’s first YMCA, set to open in 2026 (Tampa Bay Times) 06/14/25
• New development promises elevated living in Two Rivers community (Tampa Bay Times) 06/14/25
• What's latest on Bimini Basin area development in Cape Coral? Ft Myers News Press) 06/13/25
• How Fruitville Road/I-75 interchange construction will ease traffic (Sarasota Herald) 06/12/25
• Miami developer plans 66-unit 7-story building near Selby Gardens (Sarasota Herald) 06/11/25
• 50-acre commercial project in Lakewood Ranch fully leased (Business Observer) 06/11/25
• Silver Airways ceases operations at Tampa International Airport (Tampa Bay Times) 06/11/25
• Why is the historic YMCA building in downtown St. Petersburg still vacant? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/11/25
• Sarasota Starbucks property sells to investors (Business Observer) 06/10/25
• City of Venice to buy auto dealership site for nearly $12M (Business Observer) 06/10/25
• BayCare aligns with Northwestern and its renowned medical school (Tampa Bay Times) 06/09/25
• Florida attorney general steps into Scientology land debate (Tampa Bay Times) 06/06/25
• Road to go on 110 acres of former Lakewood Ranch conservation land (Sarasota Herald) 06/06/25
• Construction to begin on St Petersburg’s $800 million Sky Town development (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/25
• St. Petersburg approves $5 million more for Tropicana Field repairs (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/25
• Court seizes ownership of Big Storm Brewing and other Govoni firms (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/25
• Is building ‘out of control?’ Manatee County wants developers to pay more for it. (Tampa Bay Times) 06/04/25
• Venice retail plaza sells off-market for $3.5M (Business Observer) 06/04/25
• Golf developer that once sought Florida forest land could add to it instead (Tampa Bay Times) 06/04/25
• Nearly $100M in affordable housing projects set for Lee, Pasco counties (Business Observer) 06/03/25
• Lee property values fall - taxable value inches up (Ft Myers News Press) 06/03/25
• How did $2.5M renovation change Venice’s Sharky’s on the Pier? (Sarasota Herald) 06/03/25
• Florida’s condo market is in crisis. Could a new law help? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/03/25
• Big Lots to reopen 7 stores in Florida June 5, here's where (Ft Myers News Press) 06/02/25
• 4 demolitions proposed in Sarasota to allow for new development (Tampa Bay Times) 06/02/25
• Cape Coral shopping center complete, seeks tenants (Ft Myers News Press) 06/02/25
• Plans to remake St. Petersburg’s historic Tramor building are dead (Tampa Bay Times) 06/02/25
• Latest on Buc-ee's opening in Southwest Florida (Ft Myers News Press) 06/02/25
• New light, intersection opens in northern Land O’ Lakes (Tampa Bay Times) 06/01/25
• 'Re-wilding' land near Sarasota County's Celery Fields gets $1 million donation (Sarasota Herald) 06/01/25
• Pinellas retail property sells to investor for nearly $7 million (Business Observer) 06/01/25
• More than 400 downtown Sarasota apartments advance toward approval (Business Observer) 05/30/25
• Eagle Labs expands operations with full-building lease in Largo, Florida (CoStar) 05/29/25
• As Hyde Park Village evolves, Forbici Italian restaurant is fighting to stay (Tampa Bay Times) 05/29/25
• South Tampa taco spot to open second location (Business Observer) 05/28/25
• Sarasota marine construction company pays $2.5M for new space (Business Observer) 05/28/25
• Ashley Furniture buys Lakeland industrial building for $70.54M (Business Observer) 05/28/25
• National sandwich chain with nearly 50 year history opens Sarasota area location (Sarasota Herald) 05/28/25
• Home sale prices in Sarasota, Manatee see steepest decline in years, per new report (Sarasota Herald) 05/28/25
• Tampa badly needs a new courthouse. The chief judge wants to build one (Tampa Bay Times) 05/27/25
• Where are major future retail and other commercial landing in Lee County? (Ft Myers News Press) 05/27/25
• Report: Home and condo prices keep falling across the region (Business Observer) 05/26/25
• After historic hurricane season, AquaFence opens office in Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 05/26/25
• Land O’ Lakes residents push back against proposed townhome development (Tampa Bay Times) 05/25/25/
• Waldorf Astoria developer first to accept crypto for condos (Tampa Bay Times) 05/24/25
• Demo underway at Royal Palm Square in Fort Myers, redevelopment on its way (Ft Myers News Press) 05/23/25
• 300-unit apartment community opens in Palmetto (Business Observer) 05/23/25
• Florida’s pandemic housing boom is over. Are we headed toward a crash? (Tampa Bay Times) 05/23/25
• Tervis relocates central office, frees space up at former Venice HQ (Business Observer) 05/22/25
• Sarasota County to buy Camp Venice for $14 million (Business Observer) 05/20/25
• Pasco mall to get upgrade and new tenants (Tampa Bay Times) 05/19/25
• St. Petersburg leaders OK transformation of storm-damaged tower (Tampa Bay Times) 05/19/25
• Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project (Business Observer) 05/18/25
• Indoor sports complex could soon be coming to MOSI property (Tampa Bay Times) 05/17/25
• An elegy for the Tampa Bay Times building (Tampa Bay Times) 05/16/25
• Church of Scientology withdraws plans for downtown project (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Luxurious new restaurant opens in Fort Myers, rooftop bar included (Ft Myers News Press) 05/15/25
• Venice historic house, one of Sarasota County's oldest, to be coffee shop (Sarasota Herald) 05/15/25
• Nashville manufacturer buys Charlotte County firm, doubles payroll (Business Observer) 05/15/25
• Fruitville Commons signs wellness tenant entering Florida market (Business Observer) 05/15/25
• Deal to trade Florida forest to golf developer is dead, state says (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Tampa International Airport’s sensible idea to improve mass transit (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy Foot Locker in $2.4B deal (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Holocaust museum in St. Petersburg sets a reopening date (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Moffitt cancer campus was coming to St. Petersburg. Instead, apartments (Tampa Bay Times) 05/15/25
• Alico moving ahead with plans for two new villages in Southwest Florida (Ft Myers News Press) 05/14/25
• Estero Bay work starts on structure in Ritz-Carlton towers in Bonita Springs (Ft Myers News Press) 05/14/25
• Beloved downtown Sarasota cheese shop closing after 13 years (Sarasota Herald) 05/14/25
• Industrial construction returning to pre-pandemic levels in Tampa Bay (CoStar) 05/13/25
• Construction begins on Tampa 22-mile bike loop (Business Observer) 05/13/25
• Crews battle fire at St. Pete Beach shopping center (Tampa Bay Times) 05/13/25
• Vinoy hotel’s new restaurant Elliott Aster is opening (Tampa Bay Times) 05/13/25
• Fort Myers industrial park sold for $87 million (Business Observer) 05/12/25
• Tampa Bay could soon have 2 ferries running between St. Petersburg, Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 05/12/25
• Pasco County lifestyle clothing brand sells HQ for $22.5M (Busienss Observer) 05/11/25
• St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s relocation jeopardizes food desert’s only grocer (Tampa Bay Times) 05/11/25
• Bradenton to buy Tropicana land after price drop (Business Observer) 05/09/25
• Sunseeker resort to be sold by summer. Here is the plan. (Sarasota Herald) 05/08/25
• Sarasota County board approves new Lakewood Ranch 1,500-home phase> (Sarasota Herald) 05/08/25
• How will Florida’s manufacturers handle Trump’s tariffs? (Tampa Bay Times) 05/08/25
• Manatee County OKs $23.5M administrative building purchase out east (Business Observer) 05/07/25
• Sarasota waterfront bar reopens after storms (Business Observer) 05/07/25
• Sunseeker Resort occupancy nearly doubles as sale nears (Business Observer) 05/07/25
• L.L. Bean opens 17K-square-foot store at UTC, first in Florida (Business Observer) 05/07/25
• Owners want to tear down former Tampa Bay Times building hit by crane (Tampa Bay Times) 05/07/25
• Downtown St. Petersburg’s first brewery is closing after nearly 12 years (Tampa Bay Times) 05/07/25
• Tampa building sold for $7.8M — $10M less than 8 years ago (Business Observer) 05/06/25
• Sarasota County Commission to consider $14 million Camp Venice purchase (Sarasota Herald) 05/06/25
• Lakewood Ranch developer revving up for major expansion east of I-75 (Sarasota Herald) 05/06/25
• Report: New Tampa, Fort Myers apartments are shrinking (Business Observer) 05/06/25
• Manatee County considers buying $23.5M building out east (Business Observer) 05/05/25
• Boutique hotel could be coming to Belleair Bluffs (Tampa Bay Times) 05/05/25
• Barnes & Noble turns page on new Carrollwood storefront (Tampa Bay Times) 05/05/25
• Largo’s Horizon West Bay opening delayed until late summer (Tampa Bay Times) 05/03/25
• Age 55-and-older affordable apartment complex opens in North Port (Tampa Bay Times) 05/01/25
• Postwar St. Petersburg hotel gets new look with renovations (Business Observer) 05/01/25
• $40M project brings affordable senior housing to North Port (Business Observer) 04/30/25
• Sales launch at Waldorf Astoria condos, St. Petersburg’s new tallest tower (Tampa Bay Times) 04/30/25
• Tampa Bay foster care nonprofit breaks ground on new 12,000-square-foot center (Business Observer) 04/29/25
• Buc-ee's looking at SW Florida riverfront location. What's it planning? (Ft Myers News Press) 04/28/25
• Discount grocer Aldi buys vacant Cape Coral parcel for $1.1 million (Business Observer) 04/27/25
• Pasco County OKs accessory dwelling units (Tampa Bay Times) 04/27/25
• Greek restaurant coming to Largo’s Horizon West Bay (Tampa Bay Times) 04/27/25
• Could Indian Rocks Beach see more mixed-use development? (Tampa Bay Times) 04/27/25
• St. Petersburg is now home to world’s largest 3D printing factory (Tampa Bay Times) 04/27/25
• Ybor City developer said there’s no room for Rays stadium on its site (Tampa Bay Times) 04/26/25
• 12 businesses coming soon to University Town Center (Business Observer) 04/24/25
• Seafood restaurant chain coming to US 41 in Sarasota (Business Observer) 04/21/25
• Shaq's Big Chicken to open its first Florida restaurant in Tampa (Business Observer) 04/21/25
• At St. Petersburg’s historic Tramor building, plans for indoor golf club stall (Tampa Bay Times) 04/21/25
• Large south Cape Coral development project hits roadblocks at city hall (Ft Myers News Press) 04/21/25
• Manatee County buys Gamble Creek land for wetlands mitigation “bank” (Sarasota Herald) 04/21/25
• This small town in Tampa Bay ranks among best in the South. Here’s why (Tampa Bay Times) 04/21/25
• Sarasota County looks to buy $4.8 million space for new Criminal Justice Center (Sarasota Herald) 04/20/25
• Pasco officials eye land swap that could add parks to Connected City (Tampa Bay Times) 04/20/25
• Storm-damaged St. Petersburg tower could become boutique hotel (Tampa Bay Times) 04/20/25
• All Children’s Hospital invests $34M to storm-harden campus (Tampa Bay Times) 04/20/25
• Florida House passes bill to bar golf courses, hotels in state parks (Tampa Bay Times) 04/16/25
• Report: Florida rated among top 5 in the country for business investment (Business Observer) 04/15/25
• Michelin Guide's arrival in St. Pete-Clearwater brings foodies — and pressure (Business Observer) 04/11/25
• Court orders foreclosure sale of 7 Govoni companies at May auction (Tampa Bay Times) 04/10/25
• Cape Coral Walk On’s Sport Bistreaux set to ope (Business Observer) 04/10/25
• Florida Blue, Sanitas open 6 primary care centers on Gulf Coast (Business Observer) 04/10/25
• Officials OK controversial roads proposal for large east Sarasota County project (Business Observer) 04/09/25
• Hobby Lobby opens new store near Bradenton (Business Observer) 04/09/25
• Nearly 1,000 laid off as food service company loses USF contract (Business Observer) 04/09/25
• Private equity owns nearly 25% of Tampa Bay apartments, new research shows (Tampa Bay Times) 04/09/25
• Rod and Reel to return to Anna Maria Island in temporary location (Business Observer) 04/07/25
• Pasco County industrial site developer gets $26M construction loan (Business Observer) 04/07/25
• St. Pete Beach’s Don CeSar is back after major storm damage (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/25
• New Melting Pot restaurant now open on St. Petersburg’s Central Avenue (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/25
• Construction to start on $100 million Straz Center expansion (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/25
• Bonati Spine Institute files for bankruptcy after dispute with the state (Tampa Bay Times) 04/07/25
• Lee County pays $10.5 million to conserve 132 acres (Business Observer) 04/06/25
• Sarasota’s Snook Haven will close April 30. See what's coming next (Sarasota Herald) 04/04/25
• Could a return to its Clearwater roots save Hooters? (Tampa Bay Times) 04/04/25
• Bankruptcy judge lets Hooters tap into $5 million of financing (CoStar) 04/03/25
• American Integrity Insurance signs lease for new Florida headquarters (CoStar) 04/03/25
• 30 companies in region ranked among fastest-growing in Southeast (Business Observer) 04/03/25
• Tampa Bay healthy burger company shutters three locations after 30 years (Business Observer) 04/03/25
• St. Petersburg approves $22.5 million for new Tropicana Field roof (Tampa Bay Times) 04/3/25
• New brewery in downtown Fort Myers welcome refuge in former 1950s church (Ft Myers News Press) 04/03/25
• This St. Petersburg landlord built a co-living empire. The city shut it down> (Tampa Bay Times) 04/03/25
• Four-story apartment buildings proposed in LaBelle (South Central Florida Life) 04/02/25
• More build-to-rent homes coming to Lakewood Ranch (Business Observer) 04/02/25
• Brandon drug store sells for $5.2 million (Business Observer) 04/02/25
• Regional board torpedoes North Port proposal to extend roads over preserves (Sarasota Herald) 04/02/25
• Industrial deals lead the way in SWFL's commercial real estate sector (Business Observer) 04/02/25
• A peek at the Vinoy’s new upscale restaurant Elliott Aster (Tampa Bay Times) 04/02/25
• Hooters, a Florida original, filed for bankruptcy. (Sarasota Herald) 04/01/25
• New Police HQ on old News-Press property could cost city $140 million (Ft Myers News Press) 04/01/25
• Brooklyn investor buys Sarasota retail center for nearly $9M (Business Observer) 04/01/25
• Pasco board finalizes deal for Patel charter school in growing Trinity (Tampa Bay Times) 04/01/25
• 5 tourism draws in Pinellas got approved for project funds (Tampa Bay Times) 04/01/25
• Tampa’s MOSI debuts new 8-story dome theater, second largest in country (Tampa Bay Times) 04/01/25
• Foot Locker signs lease for new HQ in prominent St. Pete office park (Business Observer) 03/31/25
• Tampa shopping center sells for $36 million (Business Observer) 03/31/25
• Goodwill retail store to be built on Ruskin site that sold for $2.6M (Business Observer) 03/30/25
• National insurer to open Tampa office campus (CoStar) 03/28/25
• South Tampa Aldi to open on Halloween (Business Observer) 10/24/24
• After hurricanes wrecked businesses, workers are desperate for jobs (Tampa Bay Times) 10/24/24
• Sarasota, Bradenton real estate market sees lower sales, price decline after Debby (Sarasota Herald) 10/24/24
• New Bradenton-Palmetto bridge could cross Manatee River (Bradenton Herald) 10/23/24
• Famed Seltzer's steakhouse closed, St. Petersburg building sold (Business Observer) 10/23/24
• Reopening of businesses offers glimpse of hope to battered Pinellas beaches (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 10/23/24
• Tenants battle vermin, sewage in investor-owned mobile home parks (Tampa Bay Times) 10/23/24
• Punta Gorda Airport offers $200K incentive for restaurateur (Business Observer) 10/22/24
• Anna Maria's Rod and Reel Pier vows to rebuild, raises over $56K (Business Observer) 10/21/24
• Damage to Trop gives Rays’ offseason planning a whole different look (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 10/21/24
• The Bay Pines shopping center on U.S. Alternate 19 sold (Business Observer) 10/20/24
• Home Depot in Clearwater sells for $23 million (Business Observer) 10/20/24 
• Hurricane Milton damages Sarasota County Administration Center (Business Observer) 1017/24
• Capogna’s Dugout in Clearwater is closing (Tampa Bay Times) 10/17/24
• Business owners can visit mobile assistance centers post-Milton (Business Observer) 10/16/24
• Babcock Ranch developer sells St. Petersburg shopping center (Business Observer) 10/16/24
• Tampa Italian restaurant Cena has closed (Tampa Bay Times) 10/16/24
• Clearwater apartments take on 6 feet of floodwater (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 10/15/24
• Pete Beach eases code regulation in storm’s aftermath (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 10/16/24
• Downtown Sarasota boutique hotel to get new roof post-Milton (Business Observer) 10/15/24
• Sarasota manufacturing plant closed due to Milton damage (Business Observer) 10/15/24
• Manatee County Milton damage estimate tops $350M (Business Observer) 10/15/24
• SeaPort Manatee receives $9.5M from state to aid post-Milton recovery (Business Observer) 10/15/24
• Polluted water from phosphate plant likely spilled to Tampa Bay during Milton (Tampa Bay Times) 10/15/24
• How many properties did Milton’s surge flood? Here’s what the data show (Tampa Bay Times) 10/15/24
• Pasco brewery takes over, reinvents Big Storm Brewing space (Business Observer) 10/13/24
• Petersburg building hit by crane housed newspapers for a century (Tampa Bay Times) 10/11/24
• Renewed plans for Gateway property in Dunedin move forward (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 10/7/24
• Shopping center in Tampa’s Uptown district sold (Business Observer) 10/2/24
• Former Sarasota Italian deli and market property up for sale (Business Observer) 09/29/24
• Tampa General Hospital incorporates unique solution to prevent flooding (Business Observer) 09/28/24
• For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century (Tampa Bay Times) 09/28/24
• Benderson Development spends $140M on acquisitions in September (Business Observer) 09/27/24
• Westshore Plaza anchor tenant moving on after a decade (Tampa Bay Times) 09/24/24
• Iconic Tampa restaurant Goody Goody to close, again (Tampa Bay Times) 09/24/24/
• Philadelphia investor pays $38 million for Polk industrial space (Business Observer) 09/23/24
• Plans submitted for new Manatee County Publix (Business Observer) 09/20/24
• New neuroscience institute launches in St. Pete (Tampa Bay Times) 09/20/24
• Sarasota County spends $2M on conservation of 18.9 acres (Business Observer) 09/18/24
• A new restaurant is coming to St. Pete’s Vinoy hotel, from a Michelin-starred chef (Tampa Bay Times) 09/17/24
• Plans for 124-unit Venice hotel move forward (Business Observer) 09/17/24
• St Petersburg’s 400 Central condo tops out at 515 feet (Tampa Bay Times) 09/17/24
• Fort Myers' historic Shell Factory shutting down after 85 years (Business Observer) 09/16/24
• County moves toward making new car washes a harder sell in Pasco (Tampa Bay Times) 09/16/24
• From Beef’s to Brass — Pasco sports bar changes to adult hangout (Tampa Bay Times) 09/14/24
• Tervis to lay off 60 of 129 total employees (Business Observer) 09/13/24
• Pete business park sells for $27.2 million (Tampa Bay Times) 09/13/24
• Investor pays $6.15 million for Bradenton shopping center (Business Observer) 09/13/24
• Home Depot, after protests, drops plans for east Manatee store (Business Observer) 09/12/24
• Chick-fil-A proposed for old Golden Corral near Largo Mall (Tampa Bay Times) 09/12/24
• Petersburg to sell part of former Moffitt Cancer Center land (Tampa Bay Times) 09/12/24
• Tampa’s Trinity Cafe serves meals to hungry. Now a popular location is closing (Tampa Bay Times) 09/11/24
• Pasco day care center property sells for $5.79 million (Business Observer) 09/11/24
• Developer of community lagoons now plans to bring health care to residents (Tampa Bay Times) 09/11/24
• Developer readies a rarity: A new Longboat Key commercial plaza (Business Observer) 09/11/24
• Venice patio enclosure company expands, rebrands (Business Observer) 09/10/24
• Pete manufacturer to add 5,000 jobs — in India (Business Observer) 09/10/24
• Pasco school board votes to close, consolidate 3 schools (Tampa Bay Times) 09/10/24
• Clearwater apartment tower to revert to affordable housing (Tampa Bay Times) 0910/24
• Tampa's development chief looks for consistency, clarity in rewritten land code (Business Observer) 09/10/24
• Here’s how Tampa airport’s new international terminal will look (Tampa Bay Times) 09/10/24
• New AdventHealth hospital a sign of rapid growth in south Hillsborough (Tampa Bay Times) 09/10/24
• Plan to transform Palm Harbor golf club into wetlands stirs dissent (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 09/09/24
• Pair of downtown Sarasota restaurant buildings sold for $8.5M (Business Observer) 09/09/24
• Hospitality group acquires part of Tampa bakery (Business Observer) 09/09/24
• SWFL company buys Punta Gorda eyecare center (Business Observer) 09/09/24
• Company completes 248-room rental community in Wesley Chapel (Tampa Bay Times) 09/08/24
• Another storage facility planned for Wesley Chapel (Tampa Bay Times) 09/07/24
• Is north Manatee County the new Tampa Bay hotspot? (Tampa Bay Times) 09/06/24
• Pinellas Business Center sells in Tampa Bay (CoStar) 09/05/24
• Opening date set for flagship Fleming's in Tampa (Business Observer) 09/05/24
• Tampa condo sales, prices fall as market stagnates (Business Observer) 09/05/24
• Affordable housing community for seniors boosts St. Pete neighborhood (Business Observer) 0905/24
• Tervis manufacturer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Business Observer) 09/05/24
• Developer seeks $250K Largo grant for apartments project (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 09/04/24
• Hyatt Regency Clearwater sells for $137 million (CoStar) 09/04/24
• Florida lawmakers stay quiet as corporations buy thousands of homes (Tampa Bay Times) 09/03/24
• City of Sarasota, developers to deliver 600 affordable housing units (Business Observer) 09/02/24
• Funding to open Black history museum with Rays stadium is uncertain (Tampa Bay Times) 09/01/24
• Indian Rocks Beach won’t compromise with vacation rental owners who sued (Tampa Bay Tmes) 08/31/24
• After 40 years, this Palm Harbor diner closes (Tampa Bay Times) 08/30/24
• Manatee County nixes plans for a parking garage on Anna Maria Island (Sarasota Herald) 08/30/24
• Boy Scouts explore sale of 500 acres of Sand Hill camp in Brooksville (Tampa Bay Times) 08/30/24
• Dunedin officials mull proposed marina projects (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 08/29/24
• Tampa doctor seeks tenants for $6.7 million medical office project (Business Observer) 08/29/24
• Barnes & Noble shutters nearly 30-year-old Carrollwood store in Tampa (Business Observer) 08/29/24
• Tampa dental manufacturer expanding, doubling employees in the city (Business Observer) 0/29/24
• Foot Locker to move headquarters to St. Petersburg in 2025 (Tampa Bay Times) 08/29/24
• Tampa’s oldest public housing is set to be demolished (Tampa Bay Times) 08/28/24
• SRQ adds flight to Cincinnati (Business Observer) 08/27/24
• Work officially begins to transform long-vacant St. Pete hospital site (Business Observer) 08/27/24
• Tampa nonprofit plans female-staffed psychiatric hospital in Tampa (Tampa Bay Times) 08/27/24
• Affordable artist housing may be coming to St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District (Tampa Bay Times) 08/27/24
• Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco (Business Observer) 08/26/24
• SRQ airport wins $40M aircraft manufacturer project (Business Observer) 08/24/24
• 128-unit affordable housing community addresses 'enormous' Tampa need (Business Observer) 08/24/24
• University of Tampa renames business building after donors (Business Observer) 08/23/24
• Tampa City Council votes against historic building being elevated 7 feet (Tampa Bay Times) 08/23/24
• Political opposition grows to Florida plan for golf courses in state parks (Tampa Bay Times) 08/22/24
• Boat repair business to set up shop in Seminole (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 08/21/24
• Boy Scouts in talks to sell 50-acre slice of Brooksville reservation (Tampa Bay Times) 08/21/24
• Brandon shopping center sold as part of $137 million deal (Business Observer) 08/21/24
• Was this Tampa Catholic school built on more than 700 graves? (Tampa Bay Times) 08/21/24
• SRQ Airport withdraws land deal from FAA (Sarasota Herald) 8/20/24
• Tampa Bay Times cuts workforce, signs St. Pete content partnership (Business Observer) 08/20/24
• Tampa signs firm expands graphic design studio (Business Observer) 08/20/24
• Sarasota arts district building sells for $2.9 million (Business Observer) 08/20/24
• Tampa job growth slows, but region remains a lead for employment gains (CoStar) 08/19/24
• West Tampa cigar factory is restored, converted into student housing (Tampa Bay Times) 08/19/24
• Pasco County’s torrid growth reaches once peaceful Shady Hills hamlet (Tampa Bay Times) 08/18/24
• Clearwater hikes stormwater rates 8% (Tampa Bay Times) 08/17/24
• Popular Seminole Heights restaurant Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe is closing (Tampa Bay Times) 08/17/24
• Tampa-based food brokerage serves up new headquarters (CoStar) 08/16/24
• Report: 11,100 apartment units to open in Tampa Bay this year (Business Observer) 08/16/24
• This Pinellas beach town just won a victory in beach access fight (Tampa Bay Times) 08/16/24
• Retail space near Rays stadium site sells for $2.4M (Business Observer) 08/15/24
• Target store opens at Beachway Plaza in West Bradenton (Bradenton Herald) 08/15/24
• Petersburg’s hottest new restaurant, Juno & the Peacock (Tampa Bay Times) 08/15/24
• Affordable housing crisis forces Tampa General to build its own (Tampa Bay Times) 08/15/24
• Bankrupt flooring company closing 2 stores in region (Business Observer) 08/14/24
• Preservation board OKs Beach Theatre restoration (Tampa Bay Newspaper) 08/14/24
• Financial company moving to Tampa's Duke Energy building (CoStar) 08/13/24
• Project to turn Sarasota mall into apartments moves ahead (Business Observer) 08/13/24
• Southwest Florida multifamily markets hit decade-high vacancy rates (CoStar) 08/12/24
• Construction begins on 211-unit apartment complex in Hillsborough County (Business Observer) 08/11/24
• Walmart shopping center in Brandon sells for $6.9 million (Business Observer) 08/11/24
• Search is on for new water well sites to quench thirsty East Pasco (Tampa Bay Times) 08/10/24
• Debby overwhelmed Tampa Bay sewers, spilling millions of gallons of pollution (Tampa Bay Times) 08/10/24
• 3 iconic waterfront restaurants in Sarasota area sold (Sarasota Herald Tribune) 08/09/24
• With the future secured, Rays make plans, prepare to break ground (Business Observer) 08/09/24
• Construction begins on 211 apartments in Riverview (Business Observer) 08/08/24
• Newly built 279-unit Sarasota County apartment complex sold (Business Observer) 08/08/24
• Largo Planning Board OKs changes to proposed mixed-use complex downtown (TBN Weekly) 08/08/24
• Burlington comes to Largo Mall; sub shop among other local openings (TBN Weekly) 08/08/24
• Moxy Hotel opens on St. Petersburg’s Central Avenue (Tampa Bay Times) 08/08/24
• Pasco grants longer lease for new Wiregrass hotel operator (Tampa Bay Times) 08/08/24
• Fresh Market eyes September opening for Seminole store (TBN Weekly) 08/07/24
• Starbucks employees in Clearwater ask feds for union vote (Business Observer) 08/07/24
• 6 nonstop flights coming to SRQ airport (Sarasota Herald Tribune) 08/07/24
• First Watch developing 130 new restaurants (Business Observer) 08/07/24
• Nonprofit military contractor has lofty goals with $13M St. Pete facility (Business Observer) 08/07/24
• At On Top of the World Clearwater, chaos reigns over retirees (Tampa Bay Times) 08/07/24
• Tampa steakhouse Fleming’s is debuting a new look and location (Tampa Bay Times) 08/07/24
• Building products company to invest $77.6 million in Zephyrhills plant (Tampa Bay Times) 08/06/24
• Dunedin commission tweaks outdoor dining hours, clarifies noise rules (TBN Weekly)
• SRQ adds flight to Philadelphia-Delaware (Business Observer) 08/06/24
• Manufacturer spending $80 million to build Pasco facility (Business Observer) 08/06/24
• Along Pinellas coast, billboard boats float all day long (Tampa Bay Times) 08/06/24
• Petersburg speakeasy The Saint will close in November (Tampa Bay Times) 08/06/24
• Developer obtains $47M loan for apartment conversion at Bradenton mall (Business Observer) 08/05/24
• Pasco County’s EDC helping developer market 611-acre industrial site (Business Observer) 08/04/24
• CBRE to lease and manage NetPark Tampa Bay (Business Observer) 08/04/24
• Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal (Business Observer) 08/03/24
• Study: Florida ranks third in nation in office space demand (Business Observer) 08/03/24
• Dunedin mulls controversial noise, outdoor dining ordinances (Tampa Bay Times) 08/03/24
• Public gets first look at latest proposals to redevelop downtown Oldsmar (Suncoast News) 08/01/24
• Petersburg Council delays vote on Historic Gas Plant zoning changes (Tampa Bay Times) 08/01/24
• Madeira Beach floats idea of huge parking garage for John’s Pass Village (TBN Weekly) 07/31/24
• Tampa Bay Rays win final approval for new $1.2 billion stadium (Business Observer) 07/31/24
• Small restaurants in St. Petersburg are making a big splash (Tampa Bay Times) 07/31/24
• Tampa museum picks builder for multimillion-dollar expansion (Business Observer) 07/30/24
• Clearwater discusses dropping Duke Energy to form city utility (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/24
• Pinellas Commission approves Rays stadium deal (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/24
• National construction giant launches Sarasota team (Business Observer) 07/30/24
• Fresh Kitchen in South Tampa closed after fire tears through building (Tampa Bay Times) 07/30/24
• Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward (Business Observer) 07/29/24)
• 6 primary care centers for seniors to open at Walmarts around Tampa (Business Observer) 07/29/24
• Japanese variety store chain chooses Tampa for Florida debut (Business Observer) 07/29/24
• Furniture company to lay off 101 Florida employees amid bankruptcy (Business Observer) 07/29/24
• Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M (Business Observer) 07/28/24
• Forbes: Sarasota Memorial the 7th best employer for women in US (Business Observer) 07/25/24
• Globally known Sarasota rowing park seeks to add indoor multi-sport facility (Business Observer) 07/25/24
• Petersburg is getting a new wine shop and gourmet grocer from a big name (Tampa Bay Times) 07/25/24
• Duke sues to eject Starkey Market activities from power line property (Tampa Bay Times) 07/25/24
• Tampa apartment complex sells for $63 million (Business Observer) 07/24/24
• Salvation Army taking over a former Books-A-Million store (Business Observer) 07/24/24
• Will St. Petersburg get a five-star hotel brand? (Tampa Bay Times) 07/24/24
• Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurants (Business Observer) 07/20/24
• Manatee pays $4.4 million for sheriff’s department building (Business Observer) 07/20/24
• Sarasota County to buy 4.38 acres in Venice for conservation (Business Observer) 07/20/24
• A Christmas store in a Florida summer is something special (Tampa Bay Times) 07/20/24
• Maximo Park gets shoreline makeover from St. Petersburg and Tampa nonprofit (Tampa Bay Times) 07/20/24
• ‘We are St. Pete!’: Rays stadium, redevelopment approved by city council (Tampa Bay Times) 07/20/24
• New York manufacturer moving HQ to Pinellas County industrial site (Business Observer) 07/12/24
• 1 million-square-foot Tampa office park sold for $45M (Business Observer) 07/10/24
• New Sarasota guidelines for development and more targeted for fall 2026 (Sarasota Herald Tribune) 07/10/24
• How much do apartments cost in the Sarasota-Bradenton area? (Sarasota Herald Tribune) 07/10/24
• Petersburg movie theater needs money, so they’re forming a nonprofit (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/24
• Princess Martha in St. Petersburg, frequented by Babe Ruth, turns 100 (Tampa Bay Times) 07/10/24
• Historic Gas Plant District would require fresh food grocer, day care (Tampa Bay Times) 07/07/24
• Why Ybor City is turning Seventh Avenue back into a brick road (Tampa Bay Times) 07/05/24
• Tampa restaurant Wright’s Gourmet House has sold (Tampa Bay Times) 07/02/24
• Benderson buys Naples TJ Maxx, Walmart-anchored shopping center (Business Observer) 06/30/24
• Report: SeaPort Manatee sees 5-year surge in exports (Business Observer) 06/24/24
• Car condos, starting at nearly $400K, headed to Sarasota County (Business Observer) 06/22/24
• Here are the latest details on Tampa’s Riverwalk expansion plans (Tampa Bay Times) 06/22/24
• Clearwater breaks ground on 81-unit affordable housing project (Tampa Bay Times) 06/22/24
• $43.5M rebuild of Clearwater Beach Marina gets first approval (Tampa Bay Times) 06/22/24
• Farm-to-table restaurant Naked Farmer opening in Sarasota (Business Observer) 06/19/24
• Notorious Clearwater motel site to become affordable housing development (Business Observer) 06/19/24
• Apartment complex in Sarasota sells for $43M (Business Observer) 06/17/24
• Event space owner opens Sarasota location, second in region (Business Observer) 06/167/24
• Developer pays nearly $18M for 195 acres along I-75 in Punta Gorda (Business Observer) 06/17/24
• Pinellas credit union giant expands to Naples area for first time (Business Observer) 06/14/24
• New Mediterranean restaurant is coming to downtown St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times) 06/13/24
• Ybor City-adjacent apartments sell to South Carolina investor (Business Observer) 06/13/24
• Michigan credit union closes $160M deal for SWFL bank division (Business Observer) 06/12/24
• Allegiant begins nonstop flight to northeast from Sarasota Bradenton airport (Sarasota Herald Tribune) 06/12/24
• Railroad tracks through Ferg’s Sports Bar could become St. Pete trail (Tampa Bay Times) 06/12/24
• Popular Tampa restaurant opening a second location in Hyde Park (Tampa Bay Times) 06/12/24
• Clinic at Tampa port to expand health care access for ‘hidden’ industry (Tampa Bay Times) 06/12/24
• Once-booming Big Storm Brewing faces eviction, lawsuit and closures (Business Observer) 06/11/24
• Pasco welcomes new pharmaceutical compounding firm (Tampa Bay Times) 06/11/24
• As one manufacturer opens $15M Pasco facility, another closes (Business Observer) 06/11/24
• Tampa Housing Authority wins court battle against Faedo’s restaurant (Tampa Bay Times) 06/11/24
• Sarasota’s Detwiler’s says no plans for St. Petersburg store — for now (Business Observer) 06/10/24
• Benderson acquires 51-acre site in Venice for mixed-use project (Business Observer) 06/10/24
• Pinellas County pushes deadline for residents of mobile home park told to leave (Tampa Bay Times) 06/10/24
• Tampa’s old Arturo Fuente Cigar Co. building to be restored, get a new life (Tampa Bay Times) 06/07/24
• Detwiler’s might be coming to St. Petersburg? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/07/24
• Pepper Lunch's first Florida restaurant to open in Pinellas (TBN Weekly) 06/06/24
• Chick-fil-A being built at St. Petersburg shopping center on Tyrone (Tampa Bay Times) 06/06/24
• Petersburg City Council approves plan for Tangerine Plaza (Tampa Bay Times) 06/06/24
• Largo gives progress reports on downtown projects (TBN Weekly) 06/05/24
• Indian Rocks Beach explores possible mixed-use development zone (TBN Weekly) 06/05/24
• The Factory in St. Pete sells, anchor tenant rebrands (Business Observer) 06/05/24
• Clearwater Council considers scaled-down improvements for Drew Street (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/24
• The Factory St. Pete has been sold, and these are the changes on the way (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/24
• Coming to St. Petersburg: New restaurant from the Noble Crust owners (Tampa Bay Times) 06/05/24
• Sarasota inks arts center design pact with architect Renzo Piano (Business Observer) 06/04/24
• 16 units of Brandon condo building not habitable after 2-alarm fire (Tampa Bay Times) 06/03/24
• Who is buying up St. Petersburg’s Salt Creek boatyards, and why? (Tampa Bay Times) 06/03/24
• Sarasota County maintains AA+ bond ratings (Business Observer) 06/01/24