Industries

By Kevin McQuaid
January 4, 2019

On the Cusp

The $3 billion water Street Tampa project will see its first real vertical construction in the coming year, as a half doze new projects are now being built within the 53-acre project.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
December 28, 2018

Attack Plans

Movers and shakers throughout the region zero in on a blockbuster 2019.

Transactions

By Kevin McQuaid
December 28, 2018

Apartments dominate, but resorts rise

This year's top commercial real estate sales differed from recent years past in that resorts topped the list in each of the three Gulf Coast submarkets

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
December 28, 2018

Top commercial real estate deals for 2018 in Tampa Bay

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in the Tampa Bay area in 2018, but significant office sales and apartment projects also cracked the top five transactions list.

Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Gordon
December 21, 2018

Area community banks take on upstart tech firms

It’s not just millennials that community banks risk losing. A recent report from global research firm Gartner, for one, pings community banks in particular on fintech: “By 2030, only 20% of heritage financial firms will flourish and win,” states the repor

Finance

By Brian Hartz
December 21, 2018

Nexus of influence: Bank looks to set a trend

Regions Bank has debuted its next-generation style of branch, dubbed "Nexus," in South Pasadena, Florida.

Finance

By Brian Hartz
December 21, 2018

Talent search: Bank leader offers insights on finding, keeping top executives

The Bank of Tampa CEO Bill West shares insights on finding and grooming banking professionals for executive-level careers.

Finance

By Grier Ferguson
December 21, 2018

New community bank — the first in years — enters market

The bank’s board of directors includes people with ties to Sarasota from a variety of industries.

Finance

By Kevin McQuaid
December 21, 2018

Adaptive Reuse

In an example of adaptive reuse, Transwestern Development Co. intends to revamp the former Golf Club at Bridgewater in Lakeland into a 1 million-square-foot industrial park aimed at e-commerce tenants.

Commercial Real Estate

By Traci McMillan Beach
December 14, 2018

Sub chain CEO: 'I'll clean the worst restrooms'

Don Fox was recently in Tampa for a University of South Florida Muma College of Business “Conversation with a CEO” event. In an interview with the Business Observer, Fox talked about leadership, franchise best practices and connecting business with philan

Leadership

By Kevin McQuaid
December 14, 2018

q&a: Julia Silva Rettig

"Last-mile distribution" is shaking up the industrial real estate industry, and causing investors to look twice at older, smaller properties that are close to urban centers and could be retrofitted for today's logistics firms

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
December 14, 2018

DeSota could garner $80 million in sale

The forthcoming sale of the 10-story DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota could set a record for the market for multifamily deals when it trades, as is anticipated early next year.