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Industries

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 15, 2017
Dream Team

The banking sector is on the cusp of a significant shift, led mostly by technology. How can it survive, and thrive?

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • December 15, 2017
Tight Knit

Every community bank covets stellar one-on-one customer service. A rural inland bank, despite its small size, has discovered some ways to get there.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Hoffmann buys more Naples buildings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate last month acquired a pair of downtown Naples office buildings for nearly $14 million, records show.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
CREW Tampa Bay presents Excellence Awards

Commercial Real Estate Women Tampa Bay recently held its 6th annual Excellence Awards event, recognizing group members and others whose deals topped the market in the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Sarasota hotel boom continues unabated

Sarasota County has added more than 500 hotel rooms in the past 18 months, and another 720 rooms are under construction — more than replacing the keys lost to condominium development a decade ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 8, 2017
Change it up

An inventor with a never-quit attitude aims to find success in virtual realty. 'I want to create the technology to catch that wave,' he says.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Old as New

Strategic renovations can bring new life to older properties and greater profits to savvy landlords willing to shoulder risk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 8, 2017
Law of Attraction

Four years after acquiring one of downtown Tampa's storied buildings, a pair of lawyers are chasing good-eats aspirations. Are they in for a dream ride or a kitchen nightmare?

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Parmenter refinances Tampa buildings

An affiliate of Miami-based Parmenter has refinanced its debt on a pair of Tampa office buildings and transferred ownership, records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 8, 2017
Market spotlight: Lee County Industrial Market

Numbers show interesting trend in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 1, 2017
Waypoint snags financing for Starkey Ranch apartments

Waypoint Residential has obtained $39.35 million in construction financing for its planned Point at Starkey Ranch apartment project in Odessa, according to property records.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 1, 2017
Profile: Brian Stock

CEO, Stock Development, Naples

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 1, 2017
Bass Pro sells Brandon outdoor store

Bass Pro Shops has sold its Tampa-area outdoor superstore for $28.6 million, property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 1, 2017
Going Strong

A lot has changed since the early 1990s. Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors' focus on clients and unity hasn't.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 1, 2017
Chess moves, Sarasota style

The Asolo Repertory Theatre has purchased a pair of Manatee County office buildings adjacent to its existing production and rehearsal space for $2.12 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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