Many of our paths have crossed over the pasty several years since I moved to Highlands County from Broward County. Although my primary career was in law enforcement, I have been involved with real estate since the mid '70s. I love Highlands County but am concerned that our county commissioners may not be practicing due prudence on expensive capital projects, particularly the new sheriff's building, which is the purpose of this letter. ...more

September 2, 2008

The southeast corner of Himes Avenue and Bay to Bay Boulevard may find some life for the first time since Palma Ceia Christian Church left it vacant in 2005. ...more

July 30, 2008

ERA Advantage Realty has moved into its new building and added seven agents to the staff. ...more

July 20, 2008

Phosphate giant The Mosaic Co. said Wednesday that it is planning a new divisional headquarters building in the FishHawk Ranch area, where it will consolidate 400 jobs from across the area. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Phosphate giant The Mosaic Co. is planning a new divisional headquarters building in the FishHawk Ranch area, where it will consolidate 400 jobs from around the area. The company said today it has signed an agreement to buy 7.4 acres along FishHawk Boulevard from Newland Communities, the developer of FishHawk Ranch. There, it will build a 100,000-square-foot office building to house administrative and management employees working for Mosaic's phosphate and supply chain units. ...more

July 9, 2008

Temple Terrace In hopes of finding quieter surroundings, an eye surgeon's practice on Fowler Avenue is building new offices a few blocks away on 56th Street. ...more

July 9, 2008

Indigo Coffee's flagship location at Howard Avenue and Interstate 275 was shuttered and demolished last month to make room for a three-story brick office building. ...more

June 14, 2008

A Dallas-based developer is planning to break new ground in the West Shore hotel market. ...more

February 16, 2008

Marshall & Ilsley Bank, the Milwaukee-based financial institution that took root here two years ago with its acquisition of Gold Banc Corp., is relocating and consolidating its local operations to accommodate a growing work force. ...more

January 18, 2008

The corridor of land wedged between Interstate 75 and Falkenburg Road is expected to explode with new development over the next few years. ...more

December 17, 2007