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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 7, 2018
Skyhouse Channelside deal shows investors are still hot on Tampa's rental market

Investors continue to clamor for downtown apartment buildings in Tampa and St. Petersburg, despite rising interest rates and an eight-year economic cycle, because of continued job growth and other factors, experts say.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 7, 2018
What They're Saying: JLL

Law firms in downtowns such as Orlando and Tampa still occupy a significant amount of space, and trends on the horizon could point to further leasing activity

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 7, 2018
Renovations completed at downtown St. Petersburg landmark

Denholtz Associates and Convergent Capital Partners have completed roughly $13 million in renovations to 490 First Ave. in downtown St. Petersburg

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 7, 2018
Job growth up, cap rates down. Coincidence?

CBRE Group contends in a new study that job growth and cap rates are more closely linked than many have believed, and that tracking the two data points can help investors

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 30, 2018
Draw it up: Architects break new ground with strategy

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Harvard Jolly Architecture has survived for eight decades in the competitive field of architectural design thanks to a unique mix of for- and non-profit clients.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 30, 2018
Smooth operator: Franchisee works the system to great success

U.S. Army veteran Emily Harrington has been a Tropical Smoothie Café franchisee for just a couple of years. She already owns five locations in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area and recently signed on to run eight more, in Pasco County.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 30, 2018
The story of here: Communities embrace narrative, culture as key planning criteria

Creative placemaking is a property development strategy based on the inclusion of art and cultural assets as a fundamental part of the process, and its results are on full display in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 30, 2018
Cancer services giant tackles expansion — outside of Florida

With more than 230 physicians, 220 advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants and nearly 100 locations statewide, Florida Cancer Specialists also one of the biggest health care organizations Florida.

  • Health Care
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 30, 2018
Colliers International's Leisure Property Advisors' fills a tight niche

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International's Leisure Property Advisors team specializes in selling marinas and helping owners understand the true value of their properties

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 30, 2018
Market Spotlight: Pinellas County Retail Market

The Pinellas County retail market is performing better than most retail submarkets throughout the region, with lower vacancy, a higher number of deliveries and more buildings under construction than in many areas.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 30, 2018
Shoppes at Sarasota Row owner selling complex

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., the owner since 2014 of the Whole Foods Market-anchored Shoppes at Sarasota Row, is planning to sell the fully leased complex as part of a shift in corporate strategy

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 30, 2018
Mosaic Co. HQ shift to Tampa in progress

Mosaic Co. is in the midst of plannings its new corporate headquarters in the Bank of America Plaza skyscraper in downtown Tampa.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 30, 2018
UPS leases entire McCraney building in Polk County

UPS has signed a lease for the entire new 27 Logistics Park building that McCraney Property Co. of West Palm Beach recently completed in Davenport, in Polk County

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 30, 2018
Developer builds centers of attention

Retail center developer S.J. Collins seeks to enhance communities with purposeful design and mix of tenants. Daniels Marketplace in Fort Myers is its latest example.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 23, 2018
Cold war technology rockets fintech firm to global dominance

ACI Worldwide’s technology began as a solution to prevent an accidental nuclear missile launch. Now the firm aims to prevent competitors from creeping into its space.

  • Finance
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