Industries

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

Sarasota's Main Plaza sells for $20 million

Belpointe REIT Inc., of Greenwich, Conn., has purchased Sarasota's Main Plaza for $20 milion and plans a series of new apartments and offices on the 8.5-acre, downtown site.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Mark Gordon
November 8, 2019

Area insurance firm defies Wall Street's struggles with $229M IPO

Going public has lost its luster in some financial quarters. A rollicking Tampa insurance firm, with sights set on even loftier goals, is an outlier.

Insurance

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By Mark Gordon
November 8, 2019

Selling insurance? There's a side hustle for that

The side hustle concept, in the minds of two crafty entrepreneurs, can go deeper than service, and surface, level.

Insurance

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By Business Observer Staff
November 8, 2019

Aquatic transportation service returns to area waterway

The Cross-Bay Ferry opens for a third season; Tampa mayor calls for it to be a permanent fixture.

News

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By Brian Hartz
November 8, 2019

Surge protector: Data-centric venture aims to transform flood insurance

TypTap, a division of Tampa, Florida-based HCI Group Inc., wants to use Big Data to change the way flood insurance is sold.

Insurance

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By Brian Hartz
November 8, 2019

Case work: Duo target insurers' legal costs with new venture

Carly Todd, along with her husband, Wesley Todd, founded St. Petersburg, Florida-based CaseGlide in 2015 as a way for insurers to cut down on their legal defense spending.

Insurance

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

q&a | Daniel Lesser

Hotel expert Daniel Lesser of LW Hospitality Advisors in New York believes lodging properties will continue to actively trade in 2020, despite some economic challenges

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

Advent Health buys two Polk County centers for $100 million

Health care provider Advent Health makes inroads into Polk County with purchase of hospitals in Davenport and Lake Wales

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

Maryland company buys Tampa office and industrial complex

A Timonium, Md.-based company acquired the Park 6 office and industrial complex in Tampa, which had once been part of the Tri-County Business Park

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
November 8, 2019

Frontier selling vacant Clearwater office building

Frontier Communications has hired CBRE to sell a vacant four-story office building in Clearwater it acquired in 2016 when buying Verizon land lines in Florida.