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Small Businesses Fuel Sarasota & Manatee County’s Commercial Real Estate Boom
Local Entrepreneurs Driving Demand for Commercial Development & Investment BRADENTON, FL, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sarasota and Manatee counties are experiencing a commercial real estate boom, and small businesses are a...

Arthur Adler Memorial Golf Challenge Aims to Raise $650,000 for At-Risk Children in Palm Beach County
Registration is open for the Arthur Adler Memorial Golf Challenge, one of South Florida's premier charity golf tournaments coming up March 24 in Boca Raton. BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- One of South...

Join Dr. Bernard Wh Jennings for a special Book Signing at Florida Memorial University
Celebrate fatherhood and advocacy with Dr Jennings and special guests at the Art & Book Festival on March 15th, 2025. Don't miss this inspiring event! MIAMI GARDENS, FL, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The New Biscayne Gardens...

FWC approves Levy County Manatee Protection Zone amendments
Photos available Map available At this week’s Commission meeting in Tallahassee, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners voted to approve an amendment to the Manatee Protection Zones in Levy County, specifically near...

Aspetto to Relocate and Expand Headquarters in Stafford County
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Aspetto, Inc., a Virginia-based manufacturer of tactical gear and provider of cybersecurity and IT services for defense agencies, will relocate and expand its corporate headquarters in...

Toll Brothers Announces New Luxury Home Community Coming Soon to Cooper City, Florida
COOPER CITY, Fla., Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest community, Hanson Preserve, is coming soon to Cooper City, Florida. This exclusive Toll...

Slate Aviation and Macon-Bibb County Unveil 80,000 Square Foot Aviation MRO and Cabin Conversion Facility
The facility is located at the former Bombardier Service Center MACON, GA, UNITED STATES, February 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Slate Aviation and Macon-Bibb County Unveil 80,000 Square Foot Aviation MRO and Cabin Conversion Facility At Former...

Florida Woman Convicted of Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
Gabriella Oropesa, of Cooper City, Florida, was convicted yesterday for her role in a conspiracy to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate employees of pro-life pregnancy help centers in the free exercise of the right to provide and seek to...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Celebrates 2024 Achievements in Conservation
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proudly highlights the significant milestones achieved in 2024, as Florida solidifies its reputation as a national leader in conservation and outdoor recreation under the leadership of...

Florida State Parks Foundation, Florida State Parks break ground on Visitor and Nature Center at Topsail Hill Preserve
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES, December 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Florida State Parks Foundation today joined Florida State Parks, the Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and a wide variety of community partners to break...

FOXO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF A NON-BINDING ACQUISITION AGREEMENT FOR TWO ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES IN FLORIDA FOR A TOTAL CONSIDERATION OF $60 MILLION
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOXO Technologies Inc. (NYSE American: FOXO) (the “Company or FOXO”), announces that it has executed a non-binding acquisition agreement for two assisted living facilities in Florida. One facility...

AG Carr, DA Shealy Announce New 44-Count Gang Indictment Charging Seven Individuals in Lowndes County with Murder and Other Acts of Violence
Defendants face charges related to the 2023 shooting deaths of Jaylon Smith and Brianna Long ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr and Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Bradfield M. Shealy today announced that seven individuals have...

First U.S. City of Happiness - Pinecrest, Florida - to Host World Happiness Fest
A Two-Day Global Celebration of Joy, Well-Being and Connection, March 20-21, 2025 PINECREST, MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, February 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- – The Village of Pinecrest, in partnership with the World Happiness Foundation,...

Renew Financial Expands Residential PACE Financing to Unincorporated Hillsborough County
Homeowners in unincorporated Hillsborough County can now access residential PACE financing, joining over 154 other Florida jurisdictions. TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Renew Financial, the pioneer and a...

FDLE: Tallahassee woman arrested for depositing altered check
For Immediate Release July 7, 2025 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Khaliyah Symone Phillips, 21, of Tallahassee on one count each of forgery of an altered check and passing a forged check. Both charges...

Toll Brothers Announces New Home Community Coming Soon to Venice, Florida
VENICE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest Sarasota-area community, Oakbend Wellen Park, is coming soon to the Wellen Park master plan in...

Explore the History and Culture of Florida’s Historic Coast
St. Augustine, Forida, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Throughout its 460-year history, Florida’s Historic Coast has been home to many populations, from the land’s very first native people to Spanish colonists to freed slaves. This spring,...

Bay scallop season opens July 10 in the Pasco Zone
The 2025 recreational bay scallop season for the Pasco Zone opens July 10 and will remain open through Aug. 18. This includes all state waters south of the Hernando-Pasco county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in northern Pinellas...

New York State Dept of Veterans’ Services Unveils Navy SEAL Museum Kiosk to Expand Assistance for Long Island Veterans
DVS Veterans Welcome Center Digital Kiosk Installed at LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum Will Bring Benefits & Support to Long Island’s Military Community WEST SAYVILLE, NY, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WEST SAYVILLE,...

Verano Strengthens South Florida Retail Footprint with Opening of MÜV North Miami Beach, the Company’s 80th Dispensary in the Sunshine State
Located at 16635 NE 19th Avenue, MÜV North Miami Beach is Verano’s third MÜV location in the city of Miami and fourth in Miami-Dade County, a region with more than 2.6 million residents1 MÜV North Miami complements nearby MÜV locations in Naranja,...