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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 17, 2016
Times building to receive upgrades

In the wake of its $19 million deal to acquire the Tampa Bay Times' flagship St. Petersburg building in April, Denholtz Associates of New Jersey and Tampa-based Convergence Capital are eyeing a series of renovations aimed at making the property more appealing to outside tenants.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna
  • June 17, 2016
Branch out

Florida will fuel the coming growth surge for Synovus Bank.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • June 17, 2016
Rooney run

Today's toxic political scene discourages successful entrepreneurs from running for office, but Francis Rooney says his business and family are prepared for the scrutiny.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 10, 2016
Camaraderie driven

Southwest Florida's Lee & Associates' partners wanted a firm that was entrepreneurial — and fun. They got both.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 10, 2016
Bluerock buys Polk apartments

Continuing its surge into Florida, a New York-based private equity firm has acquired a 270-unit apartment complex in Polk County for $34.5 million, property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 10, 2016
Hitting the Mark

If Kolter Group's reservations for its latest Sarasota condominium project are any indication, the downtown residential market in Southwest Florida is healthy — and then some.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 10, 2016
Firm hired for Herald-Tribune HQ search

The New York-based parent company of the Herald-Tribune Media Group has retained a commercial real estate brokerage firm to help negotiate a future headquarters for the media group — a move that could result in its exit from its iconic three-story office building in Sarasota's downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2016
Are you missing a deduction?

Manufacturers may be well familiar with a rule that allows them to exclude income created on U.S.-made goods. But recent changes expand it to contractors, engineers and architects.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 3, 2016
'Heartbreaker' of a deal

A veteran real estate agent took on a failed car dealership site in Tampa. The result? A lawsuit, $12 million in debt, guns, drugs and seven contracts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adrian Moore
  • June 3, 2016
MY VIEW: The Danger of Endangered Species Act

Florida's revisions of its Imperiled Species Plan are heading toward punishing landowners. Florida should adopt the Texas model.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 3, 2016
Tampa buildings up for major award

Tampa City Center, Bank of America Plaza and the Waterford Plaza will find out later this month if they're outstanding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 3, 2016
Tampa Bay office market surging

How hot is the Tampa Bay office market? Scorching — if 2015 sales volume is any indication.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 3, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT: Sarasota/Bradenton office market

The Sarasota and Bradenton office market has been marked by shrinking vacancy over the past 18 months, and select sales of assets — including the four-building Gateway Professional Center, which sold for $37.1 million in May 2015 — have spurred investor interest.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • June 3, 2016
Billionaire buys Naples tract

A partnership tied to billionaire Palm Beach investor Jeff Greene has acquired a more than 2,500-acre tract in North Naples for $38.5 million, the largest land sale of the past year in that swath of Southwest Florida involving an ongoing agricultural and mining operation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • May 27, 2016
Office space

Endeavor Innovative Workspaces combines private offices with open co-work space in an industrial park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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