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  • November 27, 2019
Law firm hires decorated Army veteran as staff attorney

Brian Hart has joined Tampa law firm Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick as a staff attorney and will be part of its litigation practice group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 27, 2019
California burger chain makes Florida debut

CaliBurger’s Fort Myers location is also the chain’s first store in the Southeast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2019
Firm begins $2.4 million church renovation project

The work includes an interior and exterior remodel, a new roof, electrical updates and heating, ventilation and air conditioning chiller replacements.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 26, 2019
Boutique office space coming to $500M mixed-use project

Bromley Companies, the developer of the $500 million Midtown Tampa project, has unveiled updated plans for the mixed-use development located at the at the southeast corner of 1-275 and North Dale Mabry Highway.

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  • November 26, 2019
Developer buys parcels, plots potential 2,100-acre project

Plans for Verdana Village are under review by Lee County officials.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 25, 2019
College foundation names new board members

Monica Van Buskirk is the former president and CEO of the Van Wezel Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 25, 2019
Investment firm promotes senior analyst to vice president

Skyway Capital Markets, a Tampa, Florida-based boutique investment management firm, has promoted Jake Zwiebel to vice president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 25, 2019
Multimillion-dollar country club project gains momentum

Work at the Vineyards Country Club is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 22, 2019
Homebuilder increases ownership in community

Mattamy will own 98.5% of the interests in the partnership that owns the West Villages land.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 22, 2019
NFL star's restaurant chain expands in region with multi-unit franchise deal

Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, a Baton Rouge, La.-based sports bar and grill chain co-owned by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, has signed a new multi-unit development deal with Tampa franchisee Mike Lester.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Jay Schlichter
  • November 22, 2019
Prolific builder: Region succeeds because it isn't Miami

A developer looks back — to the recession, for one, when he had to let go of 85% of the staff — and forward on a host of new projects. Controlled growth is a key component of the business model. .

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  • November 22, 2019
Entrepreneur plots moves to monetize 135-year-old trade magazine

New Editor & Publisher owner Mike Blinder aims to go where the publishing industry will be — before it gets there.

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  • November 22, 2019
Area on pace to set multifamily sales volume record

Two recent deals helped push Tampa Bay’s price-per-unit average to over $140,000.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 22, 2019
Tampa Bay apartment market continues to flourish

Tampa Bay's apartment market continues to flourish, as evidenced by the recent $131.5 million sale of the Icon Harbour Island apartment tower to a Texas group.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 22, 2019
Belpointe REIT Inc. has a Main opportunity in downtown Sarasota

Belpointe REIT Inc. of Connecticut is planning to build 400 apartments and retail space on the site of the Main Plaza office and retail complex in downtown Sarasota, a property designated as an Opportunity Zone.

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