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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 12, 2018
Barney named VP at MacFarlane Barney's Prima Luce

Jeff Barney named vice president of business development at MacFarlane Barney Development's planned Prima Luce condo tower in Fort Myers

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 12, 2018
Publix expansion will add significant space to Lakeland headquarters

Publix Super Markets Inc.'s headquarters, when expanded by 2027, will contain as much space as the 31-story Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 8, 2018
Lucky's Market to open new store in Naples

Lucky's Market will open a new store in the Naples Promenade shopping center in Naples that had been occupied by Wild Oats, another organic grocery chain acquired by Whole Foods.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 5, 2018
Sarasota law firm rides hiring surge

Several law firms in the region refuse to give up the midsize ship in a quest to do more for current clients and seek new ones. Some are on hiring surges, to keep up with demand, reel in rainmakers — or both.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • October 5, 2018
Attorney starts venture to help lawyers through improv

Continuing education doesn’t have to be boring. One attorney set out to prove improv can make lawyers better lawyers.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 5, 2018
Trend reversal: Corporate attorney bucks tradition

Jonathan “Tre” Dixon has joined Carlton Fields, a Tampa, Florida-based law firm, after serving as in-house counsel for Tampa General Hospital.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Polk properties prove to be investment worthy

Recent industrial deals involving distribution centers occupied by Best Buy Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. demonstrate that the Polk County market remains a viable one for investors

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
How Richard Lawrence became an accidental investor

Lawrence Capital founder Richard Lawrence is drawing on a diverse background in creating a firm that advises clients on commercial real estate investments.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Trinity lands Lee County School District task

Trinity Commercial Group of Estero is chosen from among a dozen firms by the Lee County School District to market for sale nine properties totaling 245 acres

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Midtown One to go spec, amid competition

Bromley Cos. plans to construct its Midtown One office building within its 22-acre Midtown Tampa project on a speculative basis, joining other developers like Strategic Property Partners with the same idea.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Ian Black Real Estate deals sells quickly

In an unusually fast trade, a Las Vegas company called Diamond Creek Holdings bought a Sarasota industrial building in just 10 days, thanks to due diligence and environmental studies in place from commercial brokerage Ian Black Real Estate

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • October 5, 2018
Rarified legal air

Michael Corso is considered Southwest Florida’s foremost expert in drone law. It's a rather unusual calling.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • September 28, 2018
Businessman ramps up focus on sustainable housing

Marshall Gobuty's latest sustainable housing project — Hunters Point Resort and Marina — is getting its start in Manatee County, drawing interest from as far away as Russia.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Alexander at Countryside sells for $69.3 million

In one of the largest apartment deals in Pinellas County this year, an Ohio-based group buys the Alexander at Countryside multifamily complex for $69.3 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Healthpark project preparing to break ground

Sarasota Orthopedic Associates commits to Lakewood Ranch Healthpark building preparing to break ground, tbhe first of its kind in Lakewood Ranch since development of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

  • Commercial Real Estate
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