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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 15, 2021
Community bank makes its first-ever acqusition

In keeping lesser qualified suitors at bay, Hillsboro Bank finds the just-right merger partner next door.

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • April 15, 2021
Want to get to a yes? Say no first, says one banking executive

Being upfront with customers helps build good relationships, says a longtime Florida banking executive. Picking up trash helps build even better relationships with employees.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 14, 2021
FGCAR unveils Tampa Bay 2021 winners

Annual Pinnacle Awards celebrate commercial real estate brokers’ accomplishments and deals over the previous 12 months

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • April 11, 2021
Water quality company looks to make a big splash in new markets

Area manufacturer is on the cusp of a big year, with new markets on the horizon and a glistening new headquarters to chase the work.

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • April 10, 2021
Manufacturer invests $1 million in efficiency-driven move

CM Shredders has had a presence in the region for four decades.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 9, 2021
Morgan Properties enters Florida with portfolio deal

Pennsylvania apartment investor Morgan Properties and a partner bought four complexes in Tampa Bay for $241 million as part of 11-state transaction, records show.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 9, 2021
Q & A with John Power

Farley White Interests' Principal John Power remains bullish on Tampa's office market

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Stephen W. Hall, CEBS CPBS, CSFS, CHRP Market President of Alltrust Insurance
  • April 9, 2021
4 Steps To Preparing Your Business For Future Health Crises

4 Steps To Preparing Your Business For Future Health Crises

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  • April 8, 2021
Banker reflects on long career — and his lucky break

David Hall helped build Sanibel Captiva Community Bank into one of the highest-performing community banks in the region.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2021
A Healthy Pipeline

The Ronto Group expects the projects it has underway or in the planning stages will keep the Naples-based development firm busy possibly through 2028.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 5, 2021
Contractor launches environmental division

Gulf Western Environmental has two experienced managers at the helm of the unit.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 2, 2021
Hoffmann spends $9 million for Naples offices

Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate's purchase of 500 Fifth Avenue building affirms the Chicago company's strategy in Southwest Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 2, 2021
Unicorp adds to Tropicana Field team

Contracting firms Power Design and Moss and Kast Construction — typically competitors — will combine forces on behalf of Unicorp National Development's proposal for Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 2, 2021
Workers expected to split time post pandemic

Results of recent CoreNet Global survey says many office staffers will continue to work from home, prompting companies to reduce their space.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • April 1, 2021
Builders give first-time buyers a second look

Homebuilders that traditionally shy away from first-time buyers — margins can be thin there — are embracing that segment like never before. One key: Make sure the homes are cool.

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