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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 22, 2016
Being David

Mid-sized brokerage firms are finding unique ways to battle the Gulf Coast area industry giants.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • April 15, 2016
Shine the light

Andrew Samuel rose from bank teller to president of an $18 billion powerhouse, using many non-traditional banking approaches along the way. He seeks to duplicate his success in Florida.

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  • April 15, 2016
Top of the world

The top financial executive of a massive live entertainment business has a supersize to-do list. Good thing he's a planner.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 15, 2016
Second home

Lake Michigan Credit Union plans to grow in Southwest Florida by opening branches and possibly making acquisitions.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Profile | Rick Narkiewicz

Rick Narkiewicz joined commercial real estate brokerage firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank at the end of last year, after spending nearly 18 years at rival CBRE Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Exit strategy

Osprey Real Estate Services spent years amassing an enviable office portfolio along the Gulf Coast. Now, it's for sale.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Meridian signs Sarasota deals

Meridian Development Group has signed a pair of deals that solidify occupancy at its Meridian Distribution Center in Sarasota, a nearly 1 million-square-foot project that is among the largest industrial spaces in Sarasota or Manatee counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna
  • April 15, 2016
Falling margins

Low interest rates nationwide impacts banks of all sizes. For community banks, the impact goes directly to profitability.

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  • April 15, 2016
Bounce back

Fixing a $500 million department riddled with problems required a hefty dose of discipline. That was just the beginning.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 15, 2016
Loaned up

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank shows the way for small community banks to be profitable.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
LW adds Florida hotel analyst

LW Hospitality Advisors, a New York consulting practice that tracks major hotel sales throughout Florida and nationwide, has hired a Boca Raton-based analyst to drill down into the Sunshine State's hospitality market.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Hoffmann expands Naples holdings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial real Estate has added to its portfolio of Naples' retail properties with the acquisition of the Four Corners Building, for $6.5 million, property records show.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
A big squeeze

Technology is allowing companies to put more workers into smaller spaces. But that shift has also added more parking.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
Cushman hits pinnacle of awards

Cushman & Wakefield took home 18 awards in 23 categories at last week's 2015 Pinnacle Awards show, an annual competition sponsored by the Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors that recognizes the top brokers and deals in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
AmCap buys first Florida property

AmCap Inc. has acquired the Center of Bonita Springs shopping center for $52 million; it is the private equity firm's first Florida property.

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