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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 3, 2018
Oven fresh: Bakery breaks the mold with new retail location

Producing some 18,000 loaves per day, La Segunda Central Bakery in Tampa, Florida, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Cuban bread. Now it's trying its hand in the retail bakery-cafe market with a new location in south Tampa.

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • August 3, 2018
Construction on new Atlanta Braves spring training facility moves forward despite rainy season

The Atlanta Braves spring training facility under construction in North Port in south Sarasota County calls for hundreds of workers, pounds of steel and cubic yards of concrete. A sneak peek reveals progress made and challenges ahead before the team can '

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • August 3, 2018
Skin deep: Makeup maker finds a successful niche

Kristen Flaharty, founder and owner of Trilogy Labs in Fort Myers, has built a successful small-batch skin care product business by cultivating relationships with skin care professionals and private-label retailers.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 27, 2018
Apartment sales continuing on strong job, population growth

Gulf Coast apartment complexes like the Tuscany Bay Apartments in Tampa purchased recently by Canada's Starlight investments as part of a $117 million deal have remained highly desired by investors seeking yields.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 27, 2018
Plant City retail center trades for $29 million

JBL Asset Management buys Plant City retail center for $29 million in keeping with its strategy to acquire properties near thriving urban hubs

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 27, 2018
South Real Estate Group adds to Estero land holdings

South Real Estate Group, of Naples, is exploring options for its 14-acre University Highlands property in Estero following a land purchase that nearly doubles its holdings in the area

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 27, 2018
Australian fund buys Sarasota County apartments

Anson at Palmer Ranch apartment purchase for $54.7 million by Australian Super and Sentinel Real Estate marks one of the largest Sarasota County multifamily rental deals in the past decade

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 27, 2018
Prominent business family perseveres through odds, obstacles

Richard Gonzmart he’s the fourth generation of his family to run Columbia, the oldest restaurant in Florida. In addition to the flagship Ybor City spot, which opened in 1905, there are six other Columbia Restaurant locations, from Sarasota to St. Augustin

  • Leadership
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • July 27, 2018
Small, former post office home to big dreams for new cafe

Ann Michelle Stoltzfus has plans in the works for a new restaurant — Postal 98 Cafe — in the former U.S. Post Office in the Pinecraft community of Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 27, 2018
Many lines in the water for area developer

James Ramos of Tampa has focused on cultivating a successful career second act in property development and investment.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2018
Transit forum gets ideas moving

The Tampa Bay Transit Forum at the Tampa Airport Marriott gathered business leaders, elected officials and transit authorities to discuss plans that could solve some of the area’s most pressing transportation woes.

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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • July 27, 2018
Cancer care collaborations benefit patients and providers

Lee Health joins other Southwest Florida health care systems in forming cancer care collaborations

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 20, 2018
University takes change by the horns

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has embarked on a brand repositioning effort that will be unveiled in September by President Judy Genshaft.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 20, 2018
Region's CRE markets show enduring momentum in 2018 first half

Despite rising interest rates and the prolonged growth cycle, Gulf Coast commercial real estate's deal velocity continued unabated in the first half of 2018, notching $1.16 billion for the region's Top 10 deals

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 20, 2018
Greystar buys Tampa apartments for $82 million

Greystar Real Estate Partners of Charleston, S.C. adds to area portfolio of multifamily rental properties by buying the Avana Westchase complex in Tampa for $82 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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