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  • February 1, 2020
Amid growth, manufacturer leases new office space

The new space will accommodate Harmar’s growing front office staff.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Bank tops $500M total assets milestone

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based First Home Bank, in 2019, surpassed $500 million in total assets for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Silva to lead JLL statewide capital markets team

Julia Silva, a long-time industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield, will make the transition to capital markets with her new firm, JLL.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Cushman & Wakefield adds high-profile pair to Tampa industrial team

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield has added a pair of high-profile industrial agents, Trey Carswell and Lisa Ross, to its Tampa roster

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Do you have what it takes to be a Top Entrepreneur?

The Business Observer's annual Top Entrepreneur luncheon is May 14, 2020.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Airport sets pair of passenger traffic records

Delta Air Lines led the way at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Report: Florida beats most states on economic outlook

Looking back and ahead, Florida is a top state nationally.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Area community bank to turn old SunTrust branch into new HQ

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has more than $460 million in assets.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Cold comfort: Massive development unveils cooling facility

On Jan. 15, developers cut the ribbon on the Water Street Tampa District Cooling facility that will help air-condition the 56-acre development's buildings.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2020
Informed investment: Niche tech company 'moves up the food chain'

Investors continue to throw support to InformedDNA, a St. Petersburg, Florida, tech firm that provides genetic test analysis services to health insurers.

  • News
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 31, 2020
Jackpot: Builder scores with $750M casino project

Miami-based builder Suffolk-Yates LLC has completed its $750 million renovation and expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Resort & Casino in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Ohio joint venture forging ahead with downtown Fort Myers apartments

An Ohio joint venture has spent $12.5 million to acquire a tract in downtown Fort Myers, where it plans to build a two-building apartment project

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Brennan Investment properties turn super sized

Brennan Investment Group's new speculative distribution facility in Lakeland will measure 1 million square feet. Experts believe that size will become commonplace in the years to come amid technological changes and consumer demands.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
What They're Saying: JLL

Commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL says the surging industrial sector in Tampa is expected to continue in 2020, while office development remains in the "peaking phase" of the economic cycle in the region

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Prima Luce project advancing

MacFarlane Barney Development says it is going forward with its long-awaited Fort Myers condo tower, Prima Luce.

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