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  • By Observer Staff
  • June 24, 2021
Area office building, after $3M in upgrades, signs new tenants

Fifth Third Center’s occupancy growth in downtown Tampa comes as vacancy has edged up amid negative absorption brought about by COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 24, 2021
Pioneering lab firm seizes opportunities

NeoGenomics is having a big 2021. The list includes a new CEO, acquisitions worth $450 million and substantial work on a $60 million headquarters.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 24, 2021
NY investor buys office complex at auction, plots renovation

Real estate investor George Graham breathes new life into a strategically located office building. He’s eyeing more projects in the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2021
Investor buys distribution center for nearly $50 million

Lexington Realty Trust has added to its statewide portfolio with a property in Plant City developed by Wharton Industrial and Red Rock Developments last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 22, 2021
Developer's hyper-focus on land deals pays big dividends.

Cameratta Cos. prioritizes innovation in each community it launches, while also not neglecting its core focus: astute land deals.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2021
Amazon plans major distribution center in region

Online retail giant Amazon is set to develop another “last mile” distribution center in Lee County, even as new facility debuts in East Naples.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2021
Who says you can't come home again?

Tech entrepreneur comes back to Tampa to rebuild company he found two decades ago, and to spur the next generation of local innovators.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 17, 2021
Luxury on Pause

A planned $250 million redevelopment of the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club slated to begin this month is on hold following the filing of a lawsuit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 17, 2021
Ronto Group adds to Lido Beach site

Naples firm Ronto Group buys Coquina on the Beach hotel as part of a plan to develop a five-star, hotel-branded condominium on Sarasota's Lido Beach.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2021
Taking the cryptic out of cryptocurrency: Embracing digital money

The economy is increasingly becoming more digitized — and cryptocurrency leads the charge. For the businesses and entrepreneurs first in line, there could be some rich rewards.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 17, 2021
Mother-son duo conquer Wall Street trend — from Sarasota

Betsy Cohen and her son Daniel, despite living 1,200 miles from Wall Street, are SPAC leaders.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 17, 2021
Restaurant-focused tech company targets a smorgasbord of opportunities

Omnivore capitalizes on several trends with one main target: a bigger piece of market share.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 13, 2021
$300 million construction firm builds smooth succession plan

A nice dinner out paved the way for Owen-Ames-Kimball to formulate ideas for top executives to exit the firm gracefully.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 11, 2021
At the Apex

Land Advisors Organization Tampa Managing Broker Nancy Surak has developed into one of the top land-focused real estate brokers in the region — and nationally.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 10, 2021
Ybor City ad agency finds being ready is what it takes to make it for more than 40 years

Tampa ad agency ChappellRoberts survived the pandemic and is now welcoming a new generation of leadership. One core attribute? It always looks forward.

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