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› Sarasota Bradenton airport adds Avelo Airlines, bringing a new flight destination to SRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport added another airline and nonstop flight to its roster on Thursday as Avelo Airlines joined what airport president Rick Piccolo called the “fastest-growing airport in the world.” Avelo Airlines will begin service at the airport on Jan. 13 with three flights per week to New Haven, Conn, said Bud Hafer with Avelo airport relations.
› Osceola’s Reunion Resort sees a trio of $5 million-plus home sales
In Reunion Resort, where luxury vacation homes keep getting bigger and more opulent, investors are paying top dollar for the megamansions. In the past five months, three gigantic vacation homes have sold for well over $5 million, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
› Jaguars president on development: ‘We’re in a very good place’
Jacksonville Jaguars President Mark Lamping says the team and the city’s alignment on Downtown development “speaks volumes for the future.” “I don’t think you can overstate how significant of a step it is,” Lamping said Oct. 13 after a City Council vote to support Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s vision. Since August, Council approved $174 million in incentives and financial backing to assist Khan’s $441 million vision for a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences-anchored development along the Downtown riverfront and a team training facility near TIAA Bank Field.
› A Miami developer wants to buy out, knock down sister towers of collapsed Champlain South
Four months after the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South, powerhouse developer Related Group is exploring a takeover of its two sister buildings — potentially setting up a messy fight between the developer and unit owners. Related has made offers to unit owners at both Champlain Towers North and Champlain Towers East, according to documents obtained by the Miami Herald and sources familiar with the conversations.
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