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  • December 6, 2019
Florida manufacturers seek increased output — and clout

State officials turn to manufacturing for economic diversity.

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  • Jay Schlichter
  • December 6, 2019
Defined exit plan eases transition at $34 million business

Exiting a business after decades building it up requires lots of planning, an entrepreneur recently learned.

  • Leadership
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 6, 2019
Return to Seller

Parkway Property Investors has teamed with Swiss-based Partners Group to buy a collection of Westshore and downtown Tampa office buildings — some of which Parkway had owned previously.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 6, 2019
Palmer, Ralston named to national CCIM Institute's board

Adam Palmer of LasndQwest Commercial and Gary Ralston of SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty will serve on the board of the national CCIM Institute for 2020

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 6, 2019
Seeing Red

Red Rock Developments of South Carolina is bringing its experience developing industrial spec projects in Atlanta and elsewhere to the Interstate 4 corridor, with a project in Plant City.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 6, 2019
Midtown Tampa unveils loft office plan

Bromley Cos. has unveiled plans for a three-story, 70,000-square-foot loft-style office building, in addition to the three office towers totaling 750,000 square feet that partner Highwoods Properties is building in the 22-acre project.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 5, 2019
Homebuilder chooses new head of operations

Chris Batchelor is a state-certified general contractor in Florida and Tennessee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 5, 2019
EDC president and CEO steps down

The board has identified a transition team to carry forward the EDC’s mission during the search process.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
Area baseball team changes name

New moniker was announced at an event at Hammond Stadium.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
Fast-growing accounting firm lands new owner

Marcum has merged with Skoda Minotti, picking up its Tampa office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
Tampa suburbs rank supreme in multifamily sales volume

The Tampa multifamily market remains hot.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
Investment firm hires regional director

Todd Engelhardt held senior positions in distribution and marketing with FleetBoston, Manning & Napier Advisors and Fifth Third.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 4, 2019
Health care group names attorney to board of directors

Robert Mino is a registered patent attorney.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2019
Region’s largest credit union buys $746 million bank

The deal, after closing, would push Suncoast Credit Union to $11 billion in assets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 3, 2019
Area company wins Veterans Administration contracts

The contract is the most recent of several contracts Sarasota-based Cruise Car has been awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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