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Industries

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  • By Jay Schlichter
  • October 4, 2019
Cape crusade: City leaders advocating for redevelopment and new growth

Establishing a commercial hub within a city — and chasing people's entertainment dollars — requires both bold vision and patience.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 4, 2019
Giant Blackstone Group of New York buying area mobile home parks

Blackstone Group of New York has spent in excess of $30 million within the region in 2019 to acquire a series of mobile home parks, many of which are waterfront properties inhabited by residents 55 years and older.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 4, 2019
Gargiulo buys Collier land for $63.3 million

Gargiulo Inc. has spent more than $63 million to acquire Collier County land from Collier Enterprises in one of the largest land deals in Southwest Florida in the past decade.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 4, 2019
Secret sauce: Legal expert dishes tips for safeguarding business knowledge

Scott Doyle, a partner in Greenberg Traurig's Tampa, Florida, office, sees Florida becoming a hotbed for intellectual property law battles as more and more tech companies call the state home.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 4, 2019
Plant a flag: Venerable East Coast law firm charts a course for Gulf growth

Not content to bank on its legacy and pedigree, Gunster embraces a strategy of rapid expansion. Will its cerebral approach to messaging help it win the war for young legal talent?

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 4, 2019
County makes big gains in economic development

The northern outpost of Tampa Bay seeks to gain economic development heft behind an aggressive campaign.

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  • By Denise Federer
  • October 4, 2019
The secret to successful external hiring: building an on-ramp

The biggest driver of failed external hires is lacking a plan to integrate that hire into the company and its culture.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 27, 2019
Multifamily firm builds on Florida momentum

NRP Group has been in the state for nearly a decade.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 27, 2019
Restaurant firm cooks up rapid growth phase

A local corporate staple — behind a right time, right place leader — aims to maintain its internal entrepreneurial culture.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 27, 2019
Vantage point: Developer sees big opportunity in boutique property

Fred Bullard, CEO of the Bullard Group, a Clearwater-based property development and management company, has named a Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel in honor of his wife, Karol.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
A Question of Risk

St. Petersburg-based Stoneweg has chosen to focus on Class B, workforce apartments to invest in, together with green initiatives aimed at conserving energy and resources and money. The company also is embarking on new development to help meet an ambitious

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
New Direction

Stonebridge Real Estate owner Brian Andrus is preparing to take on his most daunting role to date: Developer.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
Grove at Wesley Chapel to expand

MGold Properties and Mishorim Investments, which in September acquired the Grove at Wesley Chapel retail center for $62.7 million, plan to invest another $150 million to nearly triple the size of the existing center with new offerings.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 27, 2019
Pair of Tampa apartment projects sell for $100 million plus

A pair of Tampa apartment complexes have traded for more than $100 million each, sales that point to the continued resiliency in the region's multifamily rental market.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 26, 2019
Affordable housing development with 200 units moves forward

Pearl Homes was founded by developer Marshall Gobuty.

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