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Industries

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 2, 2017
All about the experience

Retail isn't dead, contrary to popular belief. But changing consumer tastes means the shopping experience itself is as critical as the goods sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 2, 2017
New Pier to have $79M impact

St. Petersburg's new Pier project and its amenities are expected to generate $79.5 million in new dining, retail and hotel sales after the city attraction opens late in 2018, according to a new study.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 26, 2017
McKibbon wins top Marriott award

McKibbon Hospitality has been awarded Marriott International's top hospitality manager award, the only company in Florida to receive the designation for 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 26, 2017
Lansbrook deal signals multifamily strength

In the latest sign that the region's multifamily market remains strong for investors, Atlanta-based Carroll Organization has bought out its joint venture partner in Lansbrook Village, in Palm Harbor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 26, 2017
Smarter, not harder

Don Phillips has refocused in recent years, with an eye to the future.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 26, 2017
See the wizard

Land O' Lakes firm hopes its new algorithm will provide easily accessible valuations for commercial building owners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 26, 2017
State reduces rent tax

The Florida Legislature during its most recent session trimmed the tax businesses must pay annually on commercial real estate leases, a step that advocates hope could lead to the eventual elimination of the fee.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Grier Ferguson
  • May 26, 2017
Cottage industry

Developer Marshall Gobuty says his plans for a new development could spark a shift in homebuilding, to smaller, more efficient properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 26, 2017
Worlds collide

The Guy Harvey brand has new ideas for hospitality. 'We're excited about the opportunity to do more than one,' says an executive.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Alicia Ceccarelli
  • May 26, 2017
School's in

A Cape Coral firm took on the challenge of developing a better workforce with vigor. Its efforts have paid big dividends.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 19, 2017
Q&A: Trey Carswell, Avison Young

'Our team has a lot of clout.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 19, 2017
The wisdom of Solomon

Ronto Group's opportunity-driven culture hinges on caution, market knowledge and customer trust.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 19, 2017
Tampa growth, Gulf Coast communities leading the nation

Tampa ranked in the Top Five in the U.S. last year for metro area population growth, according to U.S. Census figures contained in Eshenbaugh Land Co.'s first quarter newsletter to clients. In all, the city grew by 58,000 residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 19, 2017
Millennials are pushing regional CRE growth, report says

At least a portion of the commercial real estate growth in Tampa and St. Petersburg, especially, is the result of millennials aged 18 to 35 who have been moving to the area, according to a new report by commercial real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker Commercial.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • May 12, 2017
Northland buys targeted Pasco apartment

Northland Investment Co.'s $52.87 million deal for a 14-building, 311-unit apartment complex in Land O'Lakes, on its surface, appears to be just the latest deal in a Gulf Coast multifamily buying spree that shows no signs of abating.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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