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  • September 21, 2022
Hertz places high energy order for 175,000 electric vehicles

The deal encompasses several brands.

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  • September 20, 2022
New York firm gets $28M loan to buy two-thirds of a condo complex

ESG Kullen of New York is buying 161 units at a Palm Harbor condominium community.

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  • September 20, 2022
Tech firm adds to leadership team with hiring of chief marketing officer

Former Amazon, IBM and Microsoft executive Tomer Zuker has joined OPSWAT, which relocated from Silicon Valley to Tampa last year.

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  • September 20, 2022
Tampa real estate investor behind $17 million town house project

The Prosper Group, led by Jay Roberts, has begun work on 40 luxury town homes in Tampa suburb.

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  • September 19, 2022
Atlanta multifamily company expands along Gulf Coast, adding over 500 units to its portfolio

RangeWater is using acquisitions and now new construction to grow its footprint in Florida.

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  • September 19, 2022
Private equity firm makes offer for Clearwater cybersecurity company

Vista Equity Partners says it will pay a 39% premium on all outstanding shares of KnowBe4 Inc.

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  • September 19, 2022
Transactions: Aug. 30 to Sept. 5

A Pinellas condo complex sale for nearly $100M leads the week's transactions.

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  • September 16, 2022
Illinois company pays nearly $6 million for Fort Myers industrial properties

An LLC with ties to a Chicago-area real estate firm bought the three buildings on Idlewild Street and Plantation Road.

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  • September 16, 2022
Fast-casual seafood chain opens two new company-owned restaurants

Captain D’s converted a Taco Bell in Brooksville and a Burger King in Spring Hill.

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  • September 16, 2022
Florida's insurance litigation problem stares deep into an abyss

The dire situation stems from a complex set of circumstances, says an industry analyst, while the need for policy-driven reforms remains urgent.

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  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

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  • September 16, 2022
After long search, national resort company zeroes in on Florida expansion

As Great Wolf Resorts looked for where to build in Florida, it became clear Collier County and Naples was the just-right spot.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 16, 2022
Industry insiders: A not-so-sunny outlook for Florida's property insurance market

A foursome of insurance insiders agree the industry is chaos. Consensus on other issues, from who to blame — lawyers or insurance companies or both — to how to solve it, aren’t as apparent.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 15, 2022
Controversial property sold after new buyer and residents reach a compromise

Year after residents helped kill a previous development, a South Tampa office park is sold to a local business owner who plans to build town houses on the property.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 15, 2022
Disrupter creates 'Uber for nurses' to fight staffing challenges

Gale Healthcare Solutions creator Tony Braswell, the recipient of a major award for entrepreneurs, is "scary passionate" about solving the nation’s nurse shortage.

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