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Located in Palmetto, Florida, SeaPort Manatee is Southwest Florida’s primary deepwater seaport, generating $7.3 billion in annual regional economic impact and supporting over 42,000 jobs.

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Could Big Changes be in Store for Manatee County Port Authority?

October 25, 2025

by Dawn Kitterman PALMETTO — There could be a big change in SeaPort Manatee’s future, as the port’s…

SSt. Petersburg

Located in Palmetto, Florida, SeaPort Manatee is Southwest Florida’s primary deepwater seaport, generating $7.3 billion in annual regional economic impact and supporting over 42,000 jobs.

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Could Big Changes be in Store for Manatee County Port Authority?

October 25, 2025

by Dawn Kitterman PALMETTO — There could be a big change in SeaPort Manatee’s future, as the port’s…

Board member Dr. Gary Kompothecras listens to comments during a meeting of the Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority in 2011. Photo by Grant Jefferies

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Inside the Manatee casino case that named 1-800-ASK-GARY founder and went nowhere

October 24, 2025

by Josh Salman, Suncoast Searchlight, and Michael Moore, Bradenton Herald When Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies raided the Spin…