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Industries

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 21, 2018
Colliers International promotes Ryan Kratz to head Southeast U.S.

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International has promoted Ryan Kratz, the head of its Florida operations, to direct the entire Southeast region, which encompasses 20 offices from Memphis to Richmond, Va., to Naples.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 21, 2018
Kolter begins construction on Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sarasota

The Kolter Group has begun work on a 73-unit luxury condominium tower known as the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sarasota adjacent to the 266-room Ritz-Carlton Sarasota hotel.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 21, 2018
Q&A: Paul Rutledge

Paul Rutledge, a senior vice president at commercial real estate brokerage JLL, talks about the state of the industry, the recent International Council of Shopping Centers' conference in Orlando, and what concerns him about the retail industry today.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 21, 2018
Bay to bay: West Coast exec transitions to Gulf Coast

In January, Atlanta-based SunTrust Bank appointed a new president of its Tampa and southwest Florida markets. Tim Schar, 48, comes to SunTrust from San Francisco-based Apple Pie Capital, a financier for franchise businesses.

  • Finance
  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 21, 2018
Meet Regions' new kid on the block

Michael Jones brings plenty of institutional knowledge to his new leadership post with Regions Bank in Tampa, Florida.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2018
Sembler completes renovation of Disston Plaza

The Sembler Co. has completed its 10-month renovation to Disston Plaza in St. Petersburg, with a new Publix Super Markets Inc. store and improvements to lighting, roofing, landscaping and signage.

  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • September 21, 2018
Banking on experience

Industry veterans put together plan to raise $100 million to purchase and revive Beach Community Bank. Moving the headquarters to Tampa was the first step in plans to build a multibillion-dollar institution.

  • Finance
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 14, 2018
Kolter Group begins work on Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sarasota

The Kolter Group has begun construction on an 18-story, 73-unit condominium tower in downtown Sarasota to be known as the Ritz-Carlton Residences, the result of its affiliation with the Marriott-branded resort next door.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 14, 2018
Second time around proves successful for restaurateur

Restaurant consultant Louie Spetrini didn't let his first, failed attempt at restaurant ownership stop him from pursuing excellence. Now his Nueva Cantina concept is a nascent chain, with locations in St. Petersburg, Tampa and, coming next year, Largo.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 14, 2018
Water Street Tampa poised for a trio of new office offerings

Strategic Property Partners, after focusing on hotels, restaurants and residences the past two years, is preparing to develop a trio of new office buildings as part of its $3 billion downtown Tampa project

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 14, 2018
Henderson joins Avison Young capital markets team in Tampa

Allen Henderson joins commercial real estate brokerage firm Avison Young in Tampa to beef up the company's capital markets group amid heightened investment activity.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 14, 2018
Taylor Morrison buys Bradenton land for $10.52 million

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison spend $10.52 million to acquire a 200-tract owned by the City of Bradenton, where it will build 350 new homes

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 14, 2018
Canadian company buys Westshore Embassy Suites hotel

Westmont Hospitality Group, a Canadian company with offices in Houston, has acquired the 243-room Embassy Suites hotel in the Westshore section of Tampa for nearly $43 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 11, 2018
Longtime attorneys shaped the Sarasota of today

A trio of long-time Sarasota attorneys who practiced real estate law and passed away this summer had a tremendous impact on the city and how it grew

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2018
Brick by brick: the coolest projects in the region

The west coast of Florida has a high quotient of cool construction projects — but it comes with a chilly caveat: The industry’s severe labor shortage continues to drag down the otherwise robust sector, both in the state and nationwide.

  • Construction-Development
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