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  • By Brian Hartz
  • February 14, 2020
How to succeed with a legacy business in a digital age

Rob and Kerri Stuart, co-founders of Creating Magic Vacations, a St. Petersburg-based travel agency, are riding high on a surge of interest in travel agency services.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 14, 2020
TerraCap grows by following focused "thesis"

TerraCap Management has grown its asset base by 10 times in the past five years by carefully executing a simple strategy.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 14, 2020
Cassia Cay property trades hands

Deal by Michigan company to consolidate ownership of Cassia Cay, a key Sarasota County 31-acre tract, may jumpstart long-stalled development plans for 32-acre site near Westfield Sarasota Square mall.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 14, 2020
NAIOP honors "Best of the Best" in Tampa

NAIOP Tampa Bay's 2019 "Best of the Best" awards recognized developers, investors and brokers throughout the region for accomplishments last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By None
  • February 14, 2020
Greenway could link downtown to Water Street Tampa

Tampa is considering a greenway link between downtown Tampa and the $3 billion Water Street Tampa project being developed by Strategic Property Partners.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By None
  • February 7, 2020
Area developer moves forward with plans for over 700 affordable, sustainable residential units

Marshall Gobuty's Pearl Homes aims to bring a new community, dubbed OurLives, to Ellenton.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • February 7, 2020
Homebuilder grows through focus on demographic niche, regional expansion

Many builders salivate over add-ons and customizations that drive up the price of a home. One firm takes the opposite approach — with solid results.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 7, 2020
Zen-like developer covets stimulating projects

In a business that sometimes requires cutthroat tactics, James Brearley, with a non-conflict personality, has risen to the top.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 7, 2020
Developer, after 15 year-wait, plans $20M mixed-use project

Kevin Walsh aims to seize on an entertainment industry trend: esports.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • February 7, 2020
Officials, task force members weigh multi-county road project

Some powerful Florida officials back a massive road project that could redefine how people get from Polk to Collier counties. Others wonder: Does Florida really need another big thoroughfare?

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
D.R. Horton, Lennar among most prolific Gulf Coast residential land buyers

DR Horton and Lennar Corp., two of the region's largest and most active homebuilders, have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into buying land over the past five years here.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
Tampa continues to surge in national survey

Strong demographics and job growth throughout Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are fueling investment and residential development throughout the metro area

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
CRE forecast remains optimistic for 2020

Continued economic growth in Tampa and throughout the U.S. should propel the commercial real estate industry forward in 2020, PwC Partner Mitch Roschelle says.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Silva to lead JLL statewide capital markets team

Julia Silva, a long-time industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield, will make the transition to capital markets with her new firm, JLL.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Cushman & Wakefield adds high-profile pair to Tampa industrial team

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield has added a pair of high-profile industrial agents, Trey Carswell and Lisa Ross, to its Tampa roster

  • Commercial Real Estate
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