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  • April 12, 2019
Financial services firm moves offices to trendy waterfront spot

Middle-market audit, tax and consulting firm RSM US LLP will relocate its Tampa, Florida, office to Sparkman Wharf, part of the new Water Street Tampa development, in July.

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Mixed results in attainment gap progress report

FutureMakers Coalition 2018 data shows high school graduation up, post-secondary credential holders steady in effort to improve workforce development.

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  • April 12, 2019
Insurance company celebrates major milestone with major speaker

FCCI Insurance Group turns 60 in 2019.

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  • April 12, 2019
Tampa, despite low-cost image, creeps onto high-rent list

Three of the top 10 high-rent cities on a new Freddie Mac report are in Florida.

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  • April 12, 2019
Swim school searches for Florida franchisees as it plans growth across state, country

Big Blue Swim School is transitioning from company-owned stores to franchising.

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  • April 12, 2019
International focus, delivery flexibility fuel big gains for DHL Express in region

DHL Express, a division of German-based shipping company DHL, continues to thrive in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, citing 20.5% growth in shipping volume over the past year.

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  • April 12, 2019
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame comes calling for area duo

The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame has named another round of inductees, and among them are two innovators with strong ties to the Tampa Bay, Florida, region: University of South Florida alum Joanna Fowler and Moffitt Cancer Center President and CEO Alan

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  • April 12, 2019
Mike DiBlasi goes from closer to starter at CBRE

Mike DiBlasi swapped college baseball for accounting and then commercial real estate, with more than a few setbacks along the way. As Managing Director of brokerage CBRE Inc.'s Tampa office, he's fulfilling a dream to coach others.

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  • April 12, 2019
Westshore area of Tampa about to get a wave of new development

A pair of new office buildings, Skyview Plaza and Skycenter, come in response to falling vacancies, steady demand and a dearth of new supply.

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  • April 12, 2019
Brookline adds to Naples assemblage with $6 million deal

Brookline Development of Clearwater, which is planning a significant retail and office project in downtown Naples, has purchased what is likely to be the final piece in its assemblage for $6 million.

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  • April 12, 2019
Feldman Equities hires Larsen as EVP

Feldman Equities taps Redstone Commercial vet Baharea Larsen to be its executive vice president in charge of leasing and marketing for a Class A portfolio of office buildings in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

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  • April 12, 2019
Bentley Crossings comes to market for $4.3 million

Bentley Crossings, a 95-acre tract zoned for both residential and commercial space, has come to market with an asking price of $4.3 million.

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  • April 12, 2019
Citrus and land executive, after four years as CFO, gets CEO post

Alico promotes John Kiernan to CEO, Richard Rallo to CFO and Benjamin Fishman to chairman of the board.

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  • April 11, 2019
Museum evolves with new name, logo

The South Florida Museum started formally exploring whether to change its name in 2016.

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  • April 11, 2019
Orlando law firm adds shareholder at local office

Orlando-based law firm GrayRobinson, P.A., has named Sharon Britton a shareholder in the firm’s Tampa, Florida, office.

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