Industries

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By Mark Gordon
June 25, 2020

Homebuilder adds master-planned communities to portfolio

Having grown up building homes for one of the region’s more prolific builders, John Neal now has a new mission: to build communities.

Construction-Development

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 25, 2020

Late loan payments soar in May

Hotel, retail properties push late commercial mortgage-backed securities loan payments to highest month-over-month increase since 2009.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Grier Ferguson
June 24, 2020

Entrepreneur seeks to buy, revamp and redevelop part of town

Andre Spivey aims to encourage investors to purchase a portion of Toomsboro, Ga., and adapt its historic buildings to new purposes.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
June 19, 2020

COVID-19 CEO update: Kevin Johnson, Suncoast Credit Union, Tampa

Kevin Johnson, CEO of Suncoast Credit Union in Tampa, Florida, provides an update on how he and his organization are handling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 19, 2020

COVID-19 CEO update: Rita Lowman, Pilot Bank, Tampa

Pilot Bank President Rita Lowman expects some bumps in the road as the economy recovers from COVID-19 but is generally optimistic about the future.

Finance

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By Brian Hartz
June 19, 2020

Net gain: Amid crisis, boutique investment firm lands an ace

The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t stopped Naples-based Fifth Avenue Family Office from executing its strategy. That includes hiring a savvy — yet untested — college athlete to run a new angel fund.

Finance

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2020

Brennan unveils program to help corporate clients

Brennan Investment Group, an Illinois-based developer of Central Florida industrial product, sees opportunity in supply chain management for corporations.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2020

InvenTrust hires Florida leasing rep

Midwest REIT owns 10 retail centers in the Sunshine State, including in St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Port Charlotte

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2020

Moffitt plans new $400 million hospital in Tampa

Planned hospital development with 19 new operating rooms comes three years after the purchase of North McKinley Drive property in Tampa

Commercial Real Estate

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By Brian Hartz
June 19, 2020

Results-oriented accounting firm makes bold move to stand out

Accounting firm Hancock Askew & Co. LLP has launched Clarity Capital Advisors, a Tampa-based spinoff firm that handles interim/fractional CFO solutions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate finance advice.

Finance

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By Business Observer Staff
June 18, 2020

Builder moves forward with green, clean developments

The Met and The Epic will be the first communities to implement Pearl Homes’ “Live & Build Healthy” program developed in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Brian Hartz
June 18, 2020

Federal case: Firm finds winning formula in government contracts

Eric Knellinger, president of St. Petersburg-based US Federal Contractor Registration, is still standing after losing his wife to cancer in 2011 and now battling the disease himself.