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  • February 10, 2020
Homebuilder breaks ground on 900-home community

Windward, in Lakewood Ranch, is expected to open in summer 2020.

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  • February 10, 2020
Area enjoys record-setting tourism revenues as peak season gets under way

Tourism revenue for Tampa and Hillsborough County, Florida, reached historic highs in January as the area’s bed tax collections surpassed $3 million for the first time.

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  • February 9, 2020
High-end storage facility being built — for wine

Carl’s White Glove Persona Storage & Wine Vault is expected to be open by May.

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  • February 8, 2020
Construction complete on 6,300-square-foot veterinary center

Work on the Veterinary Medical Center at Lakewood Ranch began in March 2019.

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  • February 7, 2020
Developer opens $30 million hotel

The Karol Hotel, a $30 million project developed by the Bullard Group, opened for business on Feb. 6 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by St. Petersburg, Florida, Mayor Rick Kriseman.

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  • February 7, 2020
Hatchet job: New bar franchise will have patrons on the edge

Stumpy’s Hatchet House is an axe-throwing bar franchise that recently arrived in Tampa, Florida.

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  • February 7, 2020
New district in town aims to promote business growth

The Limelight District in Sarasota includes Lime Avenue from Fruitville Road to 12th Street.

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  • February 7, 2020
Tampa continues to surge in national survey

Strong demographics and job growth throughout Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are fueling investment and residential development throughout the metro area

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  • February 7, 2020
CRE forecast remains optimistic for 2020

Continued economic growth in Tampa and throughout the U.S. should propel the commercial real estate industry forward in 2020, PwC Partner Mitch Roschelle says.

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  • February 6, 2020
Luxury home design firm woos global executive

John Whitman has more than 25 years of experience in product design.

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  • February 6, 2020
Bill aims to lessen blow of impact fees

Some legislators aim to curb what they see as abuse of impact fees.

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  • February 6, 2020
Area shipping executive elected president of national industry group

A.R. Savage & Son President Arthur Savage has been elected president of the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents Inc., a ship agency and brokerage industry group that was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York City.

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  • February 6, 2020
Trust company promotes official to CFO

Nancy Hackett has more than 25 years of experience in accounting.

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  • February 5, 2020
Bioscience company receives $15 million in funding

The funding will support the international commercial expansion of the FebriDx rapid point-of-care test.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 5, 2020
Site, sold for $2.1 million, to become apartments

The Gallina Corp. has residential rental properties in Wisconsin and Florida.

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