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Industries

  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 28, 2016
No wait

A Miami builder puts its confidence, and dollars, into a revitalized downtown Fort Myers. Moving quickly will be imperative.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 28, 2016
Corporate report

Publix promotes pair of real estate executives; Builder wins work for medical facility; Trust company hires investments executive; Kidney care company appoints top Florida official

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Stephen M.
  • October 28, 2016
Eliminate the Corporate Tax

Corporations should not be taxpayers. If all companies were treated like Subchapter S corporations, overall U.S. tax collections would increase and tax dodging would decline.

  • Florida
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 28, 2016
Carter Validus continues buying spree

With a deal to acquire a California data center operated by AT&T, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II has pushed its total 2016 purchases above $350 million, records show.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 28, 2016
Headwinds ahead?

Once the city's prime downtown hotel, the Sarasota Hyatt Regency faces increased competition and its own age.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jean Gruss
  • October 28, 2016
Resilient market

Since the recession, Naples' residential real estate market has been a bellwether for the Gulf Coast. Is a real estate slowdown on the horizon?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 28, 2016
Tampa office comes to market

RMC Property Group is hoping to sell a significant office building in the Floriland Office Center in Tampa on behalf of a California owner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 28, 2016
Florida cities dominate in-migration list

Florida cities dominate a national list of metro areas where people are moving, a sign that the commercial real estate industry's current runway may have significant room left.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Dick Batchelor
  • October 21, 2016
Amendment 1 would protect consumers

Opponents of Amendment 1 don't want you to buy your own solar panels and generate your own electricity.

  • Florida
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 21, 2016
Sarasota/Manatee Retail Market

Despite a plethora of wealthy retirees and a robust tourist trade, Sarasota and Manatee counties' retail market has mirrored much of the Gulf Coast region since the end of the economic recession.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 21, 2016
Piece of the Puzzle

Michael Saunders & Co.'s recent move into more than 16,000 square feet in the 13-story Ellis Building in downtown Sarasota marked a new chapter in the 40-year history of the region's largest locally based residential real estate brokerage firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 21, 2016
Fort Myers multifamily complex sells for $95 million

In what is believed to the largest multifamily complex sale along the Gulf Coast in at least the past decade, a 936-unit apartment community in Fort Myers sold for $95.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 21, 2016
Centauri HQ deal tops in 2016

Centauri Insurance's decision to push ahead with development of a 30,000-square-foot building in Lakewood Ranch isn't just a move to accommodate future company growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 7, 2016
CommERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Charles Mann

Charles Mann is the managing partner of the Pavese Law Firm, which has offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 7, 2016
Biter reviving apartments plan

More than 1,400 new apartments are slated to come online in downtown Sarasota during the next year or so, an explosion of product in a city of roughly 55,000 made possible by macro trends and the city's adoption of a residential overlay district that granted density bonuses to developers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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