Florida Filings reports, August 2026
Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
August 31, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
For anyone selling to new businesses in Southeast Florida, this week points to a market that is firming up after a soft stretch, with the strongest signal in freight and logistics. Transportation and warehousing filings rose faster than any other sector, and the concrete developments back that up: a logistics firm adding 41 jobs in West Palm Beach, a port pushing to deepen its channel, and a commerce park in Martin County moving toward construction.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
August 29, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
For someone selling to new businesses here, this week says the easy growth is over but the work is still there. The headline count fell, and the building-related sectors that usually drive it pulled back, so the prospects are thinner on the development side.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
August 23, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
A down week in filings does not mean a quiet market. The pullback was concentrated in professional services, real estate, and management companies, while construction held steady and personal services, finance, and education grew.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
August 22, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
For someone selling to new businesses here, this week points one direction: property and building. Real estate and property holding filings more than doubled, construction kept climbing, and the county agendas across Marion and Alachua are full of site plans, plats, and a 260 acre industrial district amendment.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
August 21, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
This week's jump in filings, led by health care and a broad rise across Lee and Collier counties, means a bigger pool of new businesses to sell to. The cited developments point to where the work is: a hospice expanding across three counties and a workforce program at Naples Airport.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
August 20, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This week's rebound is built on the firms that serve other businesses: administrative support, management companies, real estate, and transportation all jumped, and construction kept climbing. For anyone selling to new businesses here, that means a bigger pool of prospects this week, and the cited developments show where the demand is concrete.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
August 19, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
This week's 2,944 filings, up 7. 1% and nearly even with last year, point to a market that is steady rather than surging, with the growth concentrated in professional services, health care, and technology.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
August 17, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This week's rebound, led by professional services and a sharp rise in finance and insurance, means a bigger pool of new businesses to reach across the Gold Coast and Treasure Coast. The cited developments show where the demand is concrete: a $430 million hospital and a $36 million manufacturing plant in Palm Beach County, a growing aerospace sector in Broward, and new restaurants and retail on Las Olas.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
August 16, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
This week's 693 filings, up 12. 3%, put more new prospects in front of every business that sells to startups.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
August 15, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
The week is down, but the mix points to where the work is. Construction, transportation and warehousing, and manufacturing all grew, and the public record backs them up with new residential plats, an industrial de-packing facility and a renovation at a major employer.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
August 14, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
A softer filing week does not mean a quiet market. The 854 new businesses this week still give anyone selling to new companies a fresh pool of prospects, and the two sectors that grew, retail and health care, are exactly the ones that follow new residents and rooftops.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
August 13, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This was a slower week for paperwork and a steadier one for real businesses. The filings that disappeared were mostly holding and management entities, and those owners rarely buy much beyond a registered agent.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
August 12, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
The pool of new businesses here is smaller than it was a year ago, so working the same Orange County prospect list will feel harder this quarter. The growth has moved west and north.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
August 11, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
The pool of new prospects in this region is getting a little smaller each week, so the useful move is picking the parts that are still growing. Construction and trades added 13 new businesses, and the public record shows why there is work to chase.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
August 10, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
The pool of brand new companies to sell to is a little smaller than a week ago and clearly smaller than last summer. The building work has not stopped.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
August 9, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
This was a slightly slower week in a region that is running a little below its own recent pace, and the shape of it matters more than the 2. 4% dip.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
August 8, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
Three straight up weeks after a slow June is worth noticing, and the makeup of this week points where to spend the effort. Property and land companies grew the most, and the public record in Marion County shows why that demand is real: a 442 home master plan, two final plats and a hotel back in review, all in the same few days.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
August 7, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
Most of what forms here is small. Limited liability companies made up 630 of this week's filings, and property holding is the single biggest group.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
August 6, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
The count is down across the board, and the mix shows where the work still sits. Property holding and real estate businesses grew while construction and trades fell, so the near term customer is the property owner, not the builder.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
August 5, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
The region filed fewer new businesses than it did last week and fewer than it did this week last year, so the pool of brand new prospects is smaller. It is not empty.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
August 4, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
This was a slower week for new filings, and the work sitting in the public record did not slow with it. The clearest opening is with anyone who sells to builders and property owners.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
August 3, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a slower week nearly everywhere, so the pool of brand new businesses to call on is smaller than it was in early summer. The mix matters more than the total.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
August 2, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
Two things are worth acting on this period. First, the new owners are clustered.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
August 1, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
The week points at two buyers. The first is the storefront owner: retail filed 40, up 17 in a week, and the store work on the public record in Ocala says that demand is real, not a blip.
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