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Industries

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 25, 2015
Top Deals 2015: Sarasota-Manatee

Senior housing caught fire with investors in 2015, and in Southwest Florida, no deal was larger than NorthStar Healthcare Income Inc.'s purchase of the Fountains and Springs at Lake Point Woods, in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 25, 2015
Commercial Real Estate: An 'amazing year'

Fueled by abundant capital and economic gains, commercial real estate of many kinds hit new highs along the Gulf Coast in 2015.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • December 25, 2015
Juicy strategy

Automation, by way of survival, is the big mission for Wish Farms in 2016. The project is off to a sweet start.

  • Industries
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Jim Tamblyn | Broker, Fort Myers

Jim Tamblyn, a senior associate in commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International's Fort Myers' office, has been focused on the Lee County market for the past decade. His primary focus is on the office market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 18, 2015
All about location

How important is site selection? Just ask McDonald's. The store on its first real estate land deal in Florida is still busy nearly 60 years later.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 18, 2015
Beyond the cave

Three entrepreneurs decided to take their man cave and make it bigger. The result: Riptide Brewing Co.

  • Industries
  • By Steven Benna
  • December 18, 2015
Crystal clear

Residential developer Metro Development Group needs unique ways to stand out. Part of the plan includes something new.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Floridays lands Hilton for Sarasota hotel, Brookside owners list marina

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2015
Full speed ahead

The coming year should bring with it continued momentum in commercial real estate sectors throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nathan Lehoux | Developer, St. Petersburg

To obtain his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida a few years back, Nathan Lehoux had to complete an unpaid internship.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2015
Tenant optional

Increased demand from distributors and e-commerce purveyors is fueling interest in speculative industrial development in the I-4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Steven Benna
  • December 11, 2015
Disruptive thinking

A credit union adding members quickly wants more than fast growth. It seeks technical transformation.

  • Finance
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Feldman holding on to tower; Tampa tower gets BOMA award

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 11, 2015
Builder notches major award

Pat Neal, who has built homes in Manatee County going back four decades, earns national recognition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 11, 2015
Southern draw

Arkansas banks have boosted their presence in Florida since the downturn by making acquisitions statewide. More deals are in the works.

  • Finance
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