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Industries

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Former Sarasota Herald-Tribune building in Sarasota under contract

WMR Consulting head Wayne Ruben has contracted to buy the former Herald-Tribune Media Group headquarters at 1741 Main St. in downtown Sarasota, with the aim of revitalizing the 72,000-square-foot building

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Colliers snags retail broker to beef up its practice area

Paul Fischetti joins Colliers International as Tampa-area commercial real estate brokerage firms are beefing up their retail practices.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Sean Murphy to anchor BLVD condo tower retail

Sean Murphy plans to open a 175-seat restaurant named "Sean Murphy's Bistro" inside the 18-story BLVD condo tower now under construction in Sarasota by Core Development Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Q&A: Steve Horn

Steve Horn has been involved with office, industrial and even hotels deals over the past 14 years with Ian Black Real Estate in Sarasota

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Ted Carter
  • July 6, 2018
Brothers expand successful restaurant business

Independent restaurant company D&D Restaurants, even in a market dominated by national chains, finds ways to stand out.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 29, 2018
Mercury Advisors saw opportunity in Tampa's Channel District early

Mercury Advisors' belief in the Channel District dates back to 2003, long before it developed the two-building Grand Central at Kennedy or the 22-story Channel Club.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 29, 2018
WCI completes second Westhore Marina District land purchase

WCI Communities spends a total of $15 million to buy land to develop more than 140 luxury townhomes within the 52-acre Westshore Marina District that BTI Partners is developing in Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 29, 2018
Sarasota County tract has lone bidder

Investment banker L. Ron Gray from New York plans to develop a five-star hotel on a current Sarasota County parking lot at 20 N. Washington Blvd. in a deal brokered by Steve HOrn of Ian Black Real Estate and John Harshman of Harshman & Co. Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 29, 2018
Get To Know ... John Bryant

John Bryant is named the third principal at Sarasota's Sweet Sparkman Architects, after more than five years of working at the design firm.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Grier Ferguson
  • June 29, 2018
Entrepreneur builds up property improvement company — with plans for more growth

John Smyth moved stateside to start a new dream — buying and building up a company focused on property improvements.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 29, 2018
Developer enters Gulf Coast market with bold townhome community

A young Midwest company specializing in urban infill projects sees Tampa Bay as its next stronghold. Will it outlast the eventual market downturn?

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 27, 2018
Former newspaper building under contract

Sarasota developer Wayne Ruben of WMR Consulting LLC to acquire former Sarasota Herald-Tribune headquarters in downtown Sarasota for possible redevelopment including apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
Hospital vice president makes leap to top post

Florida Hospital North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs, Florida, has named Jason Dunkel its new president and CEO.

  • Transactions
  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 22, 2018
Firm profits from a sense of community

Rizzetta & Co., a Tampa company that specializes in managing community development districts, has benefited from a resurgent market for its services.

  • Construction-Development
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Group establishes vice grip on selling high-end condos

Smith & Associates Real Estate focuses on high-end and luxury condo projects in Tampa Bay and beyond by focusing both on developer and client needs

  • Commercial Real Estate
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