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  • July 29, 2016
Legal expert at Hertz steers into new role

Rick Frecker has been with the car rental giant since 2008.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 29, 2016
Foreign investment in Tampa surges

Foreign investment in commercial real estate in Florida cities such as Miami and Tampa has risen to its highest level in a decade, fueled by investor desire to find “safe havens” for capital.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 29, 2016
Having a ball

A developer sheds the land game for boutique beach hotels, with more than $4 million at stake. Success, says Henry Rodriguez, is all in the details.

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  • July 29, 2016
Time for Tech

The technology workforce in the Tampa area has been on the rise for the past five years. One standout nugget: The market has added an average of nearly 5,800 jobs per year during the period.

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  • July 29, 2016
'Walk the Talk'

HFF found a niche in high-profile investment sales. But the heart of its culture is a relentless focus on clients.

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  • July 29, 2016
Reality isn't really real

Sarasota area entrepreneur Jesse Biter has done a lot with his life. He helped build and lead three companies from scratch to well more than $1 million in annual sales.

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  • July 29, 2016
Investors earn handsomely

After a decade in management roles at Morgan Stanley, including stints in New York and London, Trevor Burgess sought to get into community banking in 2008, somewhere in Florida.

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  • July 29, 2016
Apartment project coming to Pasco

Although rental rate growth in Gulf Coast multifamily properties has risen steadily for the past three years, a Coconut Grove developer is building an alternative that will be more in line with stagnant wage gains.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 29, 2016
Net lease deals keep shining

The market for net-lease commercial real estate deals involving Gulf Coast properties appears to be healthy as ever, based on a series of transactions executed recently by a new Texas-based investment fund.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 29, 2016
We seek the best of the best

Do you know a bright and successful leader in the business community?

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  • July 29, 2016
Fishing trip turns into rescue

Mike Hughes and his colleagues at Naples-based Downing-Frye Realty caught more than fish when they headed down to the Keys recently.

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  • July 28, 2016
Hospital ranks in top 2.2% for quality and safety

The rating was from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 28, 2016
Woman steals dead people's identities in tax scheme

She stole the identities of at least 10 deceased individuals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 27, 2016
Airport lands $13.6M grant for runway

Funds for Page Field are part of the federally-run Airport Improvement Program.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 27, 2016
Credit union receives best of 2016 award

The award was given to the top credit union with at least $500 million in assets.

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