►Halfacre Construction Co., a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, was awarded the contract to construct a new 11,000-square-foot building for Harvest House, one of the few nonprofit organizations in Sarasota to work toward the development, preservation and management of affordable, service-enriched housing. ►Architecture and design firm Clifford M. Scholz Architects, Scholz, Oswald & Shaffer broke … Read more

►Construction of the 6,300-square-foot Veterinary Medical Center, at 15205 Garnet Trail in Lakewood Ranch, has been completed. (Pictured above) ►Firmo Construction, in Sarasota, added new superintendent Andor Keresztes and promoted Stefan Baron, former business development director, to vice president of operations. ►The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation, in Sarasota, established by previous Roper Technologies … Read more

► CheapChard, Bling Bling Properties and Biter Building, the ownership group of PropLogix, purchased a 44,000-square-foot Class-A office building at 5901 N Honore, Sarasota for $10.5 million. (Pictured above) ►Tampa Attorney Ronald Christaldi began his 5-year term as a member of Sarasota’s New College of Florida Board of Trustees. ►Centerstone’s Regional Chief Executive Officer Melissa … Read more

►Summit, a Lakeland workers’ compensation insurance company, is planning to build a 135,000-square-foot, nine-story building at the northwest corner of Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. ► Curry Mango, an Indian restaurant with two tandoor ovens and seating for 130 indoors and 40 on a patio, opened at 6625 Florida Ave. S., Lakeland. ►The Central Florida … Read more

► Children First, in Sarasota, has received a six-year, $1.251 million grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, to amplify family strengthening services. ►Centennial Bank provided a $20 million loan for construction and permanent financing to a joint venture composed of Casto Group, a real estate services firm, and Shawn Kaleta, a local, real … Read more

►Michael Saunders & Co. was named the exclusive listing broker for Epoch, an 18-story condominium tower under construction in downtown Sarasota. ►Tableseide Restaurant Group opened a Lakewood Ranch location of Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie at 8445 Lorraine Road in University Corner. ►Norman Love Confections will open the company’s sixth “chocolate salon” at University Town Center in … Read more

►The Farmhouse, a furniture, home décor and doughnut shop, opened its first location in Sarasota at 4001 Clark Road. ►Commercial contractor Jon F. Swift Construction was awarded the contract for the Legacy Trail extension project, by Sarasota County, with a total project budget of $26.2 million. ►Tembo Enterprises sold a 1.44-acre parcel in Sarasota to … Read more

►Grillsmith is opening at 6240 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, approximately two blocks north of Stickney Point Road. (Pictured above) ► Cardel Homes opened its newest Florida community, Worthington, in Sarasota off Palmer Boulevard, a gated community and holds 156 homesites with island or wetland view options. ►A Washington, D.C.-based development firm plans to acquire … Read more

►Galaxy Investments has engaged Ian Black Real Estate to lease Sarasota 75, a flex/industrial project at 100 Cattlemen Road in Sarasota (pictured above.) ►Frontier Airlines added nonstop service from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport to Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey. ►Plaza Construction has been selected as construction manager for the Evolution boutique condominium development at 111 Golden … Read more

►First Watch Restaurants announced plans to expand its corporate infrastructure in Manatee County by building a new 39,000-square-foot headquarters (rendering above) in the University Town Center area. ►Frontier Airlines will add nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). ►RPS Diagnostics, a Sarasota-based commercial developer, manufacturer and marketer of … Read more