Industries

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Commercial real estate industry optimism on the rise

Surveys from a trio of prominent industry groups -- Urban Land Institute, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and NAIOP -- predict a surge in activity for balance of this year and 2022.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Oak Street adds to regional Walgreens portfolio

Chicago investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital acquires handful of drugstores along Gulf Coast, its second foray into the retail net-lease sector in the region this year.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 8, 2021

Hope Preserve gains traction

Health care-centric, mixed-use development in Fort Myers completes a trio of land sales involving more than one quarter of its 46 acres.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Louis Llovio
June 3, 2021

Federal officials seize more than $1 million in dietary supplements from manufacturer

Seizure leads to at least 30 job cuts at Premier Manufacturing.

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By Louis Llovio
June 3, 2021

From home improvement to home building, shortages causing major delays — and cancellations — for builders and contractors

Rising costs and material shortages put the construction and homebuilding industries in peril — while the economy wobbles.

Construction-Development

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 3, 2021

Health care double down

Sila Realty Trust’s plan to shed its portfolio of data centers will further focus the Tampa company and better position it for its future goal.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
June 3, 2021

Pair of investments total $53.65 million

Lakewood Ranch office building, Tampa industrial asset sales for $53 million signal that investors are looking post-COVID-19.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
May 27, 2021

Bank on environmental mission names two new senior executives

Chris Van Buskirk and Marcio deOliveira have gone to work at Climate First Bank ahead of its June 1 opening in downtown St. Petersburg.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
May 27, 2021

Hundreds of apartments proposed for Tampa neighborhood address growth but draw the ire of neighbors

Developers are responding to a population surge in a Tampa neighborhood with a trio of multifamily project proposals . One early challenge: opponents are mobilizing.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
May 27, 2021

Plant City berry farm's new state-of-the-art headquarters a nod to the future and the past

Wish Farms, a nearly century-old Plant City farm, gets flashy with its new company headquarters. There's also some purpose behind the pretty details.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
May 27, 2021

Championships aren't just about trophies, they're a chance to make money

Sports is big business and when you win, like Tampa Bay's teams have, it's even bigger. Companies big and small in the region have found different ways to capitalize on the success.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Kevin McQuaid
May 27, 2021

Industrial real estate sector is experiencing sustained growth

The design of industrial real estate today reflects logistics changes that have been influenced by a move to e-commerce. Experts say those shifts will propel new development for years to come.