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Fresh foods firm plans 50 hires, $1.5M expansion

Fresco Foods plans to build a new commercial kitchen in eastern Hillsborough County.

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School opens $20 million arena

The Suncoast Credit Union Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College seats 3,300 people.

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Firm hits nearly $750M in sales, names CFO

Jerry Ogle is a certified public accountant with two decades of experience.

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  • November 29, 2016
Gov. Scott honors noted area real estate exec

Lee Arnold has been in commercial real estate since 1974.

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  • November 28, 2016
Car rental giant receives holiday boost

Carl Icahn now owns more than one-third of Hertz's shares.

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  • November 28, 2016
Cancer drug company wins key nod from regulators

Federal regulators granted a Fast Track designation to Oragenics.

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  • November 28, 2016
Accounting firm promotes leader from within

Jeff Gerhard has worked in the accounting industry for nearly 20 years.

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  • November 25, 2016
Southwest Florida Industrial Market

Southwest Florida's industrial market, much like its larger counterpart — the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — has rebounded significantly and consistently since the end of the Great Recession.

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  • November 25, 2016
New money

Job and population growth have led to commercial real estate investment by newcomers in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

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  • November 25, 2016
Park Tower could be the last of an era (for now) in Tampa

Tampa has had some notable office sales during the past two years, capped by the December 2015 trade of the Bank of America Plaza for $193.5 million.

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  • November 25, 2016
In surprise move, CBRE returns

CBRE Group Inc.'s plan to set up shop and provide services to Southwest Florida marks a surprising homecoming, of sorts, for the nation's largest commercial real estate services firm.

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  • November 25, 2016
Golf course completes overhaul

The project at the Gator golf course at Pelican's Nest Golf Club included a complete reconstruction of bunkers and greens.

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  • November 25, 2016
Famed hotel unveils next redevelopment phase

New amenities at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club include a new restaurant, fitness center, spa and tennis courts.

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  • November 25, 2016
Restaurant chain grows close to home

The newest First Watch will be the seventh in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

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  • November 25, 2016
Tampa Bay office market surging

How hot is the Tampa Bay office market? Scorching — if 2015 sales volume is any indication.

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