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Industries

  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 25, 2020
Longtime hospitality exec-turned-entrepreneur adds another project to schedule

Keith Overton is at work on both Pioneering Resorts and OCC Road House & Museum.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 25, 2020
Builder's tiny homes resonate in a big way

Wisconsin-based tiny home builder powers up on expansion to Florida with two new villages in the works, plus a manufacturing facility.

  • Construction-Development
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2020
Set Sail

Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development is expanding its corporate housing division from the Southeast to a nationwide platform.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2020
The Sky's the Center

Van Trust Real Estate believes its Sky Center One project at Tampa International Airport will fly above new Tampa Bay office competition.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2020
General Services buys Gull Harbor complex

Virginia firm’s deal for North Redington Beach apartments its latest in a string of purchases in the region over the past year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2020
SVN Saunders names CFO

Tyler Davis worked at Lakeland commercial real estate brokerage SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler as an asset manager prior to his promotion to CFO.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2020
Keating lands first tenant in Tampa

Certification of completion for Keating Resources' Tampa Fulfillment Center comes after three years of planning and construction.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 17, 2020
Businessman merges two kinds of green in new bank

Ken LaRoe's latest venture continues his unwavering belief in triple-bottom line banking.

  • Finance
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 17, 2020
Area banker takes passion for region to new heights

Chad Loar, a banking executive on the rise, has been named to the chairman’s post at the Tampa Bay Partnership. He takes the helm at a unique time.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2020
Solar power-focused community hits sales milestone

Babcock Ranch began marketing new homes in 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2020
Its Greatest Asset? People

Halstatt LLC owns dozens of properties and companies, but its numerous partners are what separates the firm from other investors and equity sources

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2020
A Pivotal Pivot

Real Estate Acquisitions USA Corp. of Naples focused on single-family housing deals until it decided to shift gears in 2015.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2020
iStar REIT buys Plant City warehouse

iStar Financial's net lease-targeted real estate investment trust spends $70 million for C&S Wholesale and Winn-Dixie distribution center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2020
Waterfront developer wins awards

BTI Partners takes home honors for its 52-acre, mixed-use Westshore Marina District project in Tampa from USA Property Awards.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 11, 2020
Credit union makes small — but mighty — acquisition

Pinellas County-based Achieva Credit Union targets growth across the bay.

  • Finance
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