Development

By Katelyn Ferral
January 18, 2024

Entrepreneur seizes opportunities to expand $2.6M flooring business

Andrea Couture has big plans for a unique flooring and concrete company she acquired three years ago.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Jim Stinson
January 16, 2024

Construction giant names VP to run Tampa, Southeast market

Ryan Cos. U.S., a national commercial real estate company, names Brad Hill vice president of construction operations in the Southeast region.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
January 16, 2024

Sarasota builder promotes leader to board of directors, VP post

Magnum Builders of Sarasota recently promoted executive Ralph Abela to the role of vice president and appointed him to the company’s board of directors.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
January 14, 2024

Tampa hotel completes $21 million expansion

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota tower is rejected, a Miami law firms opens in Tampa, and Port Charlotte is getting a new restaurant and bar.

Florida

By Andrew Warfield
January 13, 2024

10-story apartment complex proposed for downtown Sarasota site

The developer of 1 Main Plaza intends to transform the 1700 block of Main Street in Sarasota into a 226-unit building that will include 25 affordable housing units.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
January 12, 2024

90-employee Lee County engineering and planning firm acquired

Banks Engineering, a 90-employee civil engineering, planning and land surveying firm based in Fort Myers, has been acquired.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Beth Luberecki
January 11, 2024

Construction CEO's hobby smoking meats becomes company asset

Cooking, grilling and smoking meats is more than dinner for Russell Budd. It has also become a part of the company culture.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Brian Hartz
January 8, 2024

Condo developer keeps the beat playing drums in a rock band

For St. Petersburg real estate developer Fred Hemmer, age is just a number as he pursues his rock ’n’ roll fantasies behind a drum kit.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Alex Walsh
January 1, 2024

Data dive: Wages might increase, housing inventory might rebound

While the job market shows signs of slowing down, even a little, Florida remains a hot place to be.

Florida

By Beth Luberecki
December 26, 2023

Sarasota architecture firm continues to build on St. Pete expansion

Sweet Sparkman has made some strategic moves that build on its past successes.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Alex Walsh
December 25, 2023

Sarasota Orchestra hums along with planning its new $14 million home

After a long, yet ultimately unsuccessful, search for a home downtown, the Sarasota Orchestra makes progress on what will be its new facility 6 miles east.