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  • November 11, 2016
Cargo and cruise executive docks new gig

Sal Kass, now with Port Tampa Bay, has been in the maritime industry for 40 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 11, 2016
New York investment firms snap up St. Pete apartments

A pair of New York-based multifamily investment firms have spent a combined $149 million to acquire two St. Petersburg apartment complexes, Pinellas County property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 11, 2016
High (Rise) Hopes

The coming year could be a banner one for high-end high-rises in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
Florida wants to feel peachy

Florida dropped one spot in Site Selection magazine's 2016 best business climate ranking over 2015, from No. 10 to No. 11.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
The box opens up

Inside the Box Cafe and Catering is expanding in Tampa International Airport, part of the push by the transportation hub to add local restaurants and other offerings to its mix for travelers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
Jobs galore

The Florida jobs market, by several different angles, has built up some serious momentum.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 11, 2016
'Smaller bites'

After years of developing larger and larger projects, Steve Hovland is focusing on simplicity -- and sleep.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 11, 2016
Taubman refinances Mall at UTC debt

Taubman Centers, the Michigan-based retail developer that owns the Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota County with Benderson Development Co., has refinanced the property's debt.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 11, 2016
Newmark Grubb tapped to lease Tampa Regional spec building

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Tampa office has been tapped to lease a new speculative industrial building being developed in the Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
Development project on lockdown

An unusual project to turn empty jail cells in downtown Bradenton into apartments for young professionals could be dead before it ever really gets going.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
Brewing a better beer

Tampa's been getting a lot of good national press for its burgeoning tech scene, low cost of housing compared to other cities and strong job market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2016
Go Big in Naples

The can-you-top-this list of auction-based experience gifts at the 2017 Naples Winter Wine Festival is, as its custom, out of this world.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2016
Pair sent to prison in $46M biodiesel fraud scheme

Both of the men sent to federal prison are from Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2016
Former pro baseball coach joins real estate firm

Tom Doyle also played minor league baseball at the AAA level for 14 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2016
Traffic relief project, $20M overpass, drives forward

Bridge would connect Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Cattlemen Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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