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Family-run distribution firm names president

The Tampa company elevates a 10-year veteran and continues its family leadership.

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  • February 17, 2017
How low can Tampa go?

The Tampa region, winning national recognition for jobs growth, scored another victory recently in an important category: cost of living.

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  • February 17, 2017
Polk County theme park rides growth wave

The newest ride at Legoland Florida Resort lets kids “become the ninja,” with the help of technology that's not found anywhere besides a Legoland park.

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  • February 17, 2017
Tampa passion play

Site Selection magazine editor and writer Ron Starner, with columns and stories that reach corporate executives considering moving their companies, is the type of person economic development officials want to impress.

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  • February 17, 2017
Area officials up for statewide post

Florida CFO Jeff Atwater's decision to leave state politics for academia could have a big impact on the Sarasota-Bradenton region.

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  • February 17, 2017
Job cuts on the rise

The first month of 2017 was a harsh one for layoffs in Florida.

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  • February 17, 2017
Fort Myers emerging

The Lee County city's downtown has struggled to gain traction, but a slate of new projects would change that in a big way.

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Rental rave

Despite years of rent growth and price appreciation, investors continue to seek Tampa and St. Petersburg area apartment deals.

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  • February 17, 2017
LandQwest forms investment division

Commercial real estate brokerage firm LandQwest Commercial has formed an investment services division to provide clients with more focused analysis on acquisition, disposition and debt opportunities.

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  • February 17, 2017
New Amazon building owner likes 'ground zero' location

“The Interstate 4 corridor is really the high growth part of the state of Florida, particularly from a logistics perspective,” says Jonathan Tratt, founder of Tratt Properties LLC of Phoenix and the new owner of the 1.02 million-square-foot Amazon.com fulfillment center in Lakeland.

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  • February 17, 2017
HCP buys Charlotte, Colliers medical space

HCP Inc., one of the nation's largest health care-oriented real estate companies, has acquired a trio of medical-related properties in Southwest Florida for $53.8 million.

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  • February 17, 2017
Putting out fires

A trio of Fort Myers area firefighters has completed their first year in the business of keeping smoke alarms up to snuff.

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  • February 17, 2017
Developer buys land for $70M mixed-use project

The Tampa developer plans a $70 million project with 300 apartments.

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  • February 16, 2017
Company gets sippy with its latest product

Tervis introduces a new line of products for babies and toddlers.

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  • February 16, 2017
Bank ends year on loan surge

Encore Bank loaned $47.1 million more in 2016 than it did in 2015.

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