New five-story hotel with restaurant proposed in Lakewood Ranch Town Center

A Sarasota developer is proposing a new hotel and restaurant in Lakewood Ranch Town Center. Floridays Development Co. has filed plans with the Southwest Florida Water Management District for a 118-room, five-story hotel and 7,000-square-foot restaurant near the intersection of Resource Way and Exchange Way, with frontage along Interstate 75. The 4.55-acre site is next … Read more

Dem-led House moves to join health care law case

The new Democratic-controlled House has moved toward defending former President Barack Obama’s health care law against a federal court ruling that the statute is unconstitutional, part of the party’s effort to use the issue to embarrass Republicans.

Tatte Bakery & Cafe opens first of two downtown Boston locations

Tatte Bakery & Cafe on Friday opened the first of two planned locations in downtown Boston, expanding from its current locations in established neighborhoods including Brookline, Beacon Hill and Cambridge’s Harvard Square. At a soft opening on Friday morning, sunlight streamed through the large windows facing the plaza outside 125 Summer St. as founder Tzurit … Read more

Planning commission moves to block charter school from Walnut Hills YMCA site

The Cincinnati Planning Commission voted Friday to put development controls around the Melrose YMCA in Walnut Hills, a move that will block the organization for now from using its building to house a charter school and an expansion of Easterseals’ adult day programming. The City Council will have to approve the three-month interim control district, … Read more

Fitchburg's Emmi Roth buying Seymour blue cheese plant

Emmi USA, the Fitchburg specialty cheese maker doing business as Emmi Roth, said Friday that it is growing its Wisconsin operations with the acquisition of a blue cheese plant in Seymour from Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. of Hiram, Ohio. Emmi Roth said in a press release it will assume ownership of the plant Feb. … Read more

Howard Hughes to launch sales for 6th Honolulu tower this weekend

The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to open the sales office for Koula, the developer’s sixth mixed-use tower in its Ward Village master-planned development in Honolulu, to the public on Saturday. The 41-story tower designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang will be the first building for The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) to face Victoria … Read more

Austin may influence San Antonio's tech sector in 2019

As the cost for office space in Austin continues to rise, San Antonio may be the beneficiary of technology companies looking for more affordable leases and access to talent. Staff writer Kristen Mosbrucker in the Alamo City summarizes some of the things to watch for about an hour south of Silicon Hills.

The Wrap: Touring the Hayden, watching restaurants close and keeping up with Ohio State trademark fights (Video)

And we’re off. In this first edition of The Wrap in 2019, Editor Doug Buchanan and I look at the first big stories of the new year. We start off with the Hayden project on Capitol Square, move into a couple of restaurant closings and wrap up with yet another trademark kerfuffle that involves an … Read more

Dallas-based coworking concept to open second Plano location

CityCentral, a Dallas-based coworking concept, is opening a location in Plano. The company has leased 30,616 square feet for an office in the Atrium at Collin Ridge building, as reported by the Dallas Morning News. The property is located at 500 N. Central Expressway, just north of the George W. Bush Turnpike. Per the DMN, … Read more

Germantown Country Club to close

The Germantown Country Club announced its plans to close in a letter to its members. The country club sits on 179 acres between Wolf River Boulevard and Farmington Boulevard. The closure will take place Feb. 28, according to the letter. The club is owned by the Mary Anderson Revocable Living Trust, according to the Shelby County … Read more