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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 25, 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.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 25, 2016
New money

Job and population growth have led to commercial real estate investment by newcomers in Tampa and St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 25, 2016
Park Tower could be the last of an era (for now) in Tampa

Tampa has had some notable office sales during the past two years, capped by the December 2015 trade of the Bank of America Plaza for $193.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 25, 2016
In surprise move, CBRE returns

CBRE Group Inc.'s plan to set up shop and provide services to Southwest Florida marks a surprising homecoming, of sorts, for the nation's largest commercial real estate services firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 25, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Southwest Florida Industrial Market

Southwest Florida's industrial market, much like its larger counterpart — the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — has rebounded significantly and consistently since the end of the recession.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • November 25, 2016
Pair up

Public-private partnerships offer lots of benefits for business — and lots of challenges. Opportunities are on the rise.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 25, 2016
Whole deal

A developer with its eye on the future of retail real estate targets the Sunshine State.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 18, 2016
Home run

A Sarasota firm recently more than doubled its money with a Tampa office project. Not bad for less than three years of ownership.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 18, 2016
Phillips Edison buys Naples center for $17 million

Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired the Mission Hills Shopping Center in Naples for roughly $17 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 18, 2016
Sarasota office building comes to market

The Arkansas-based owner of the three-story office building in Sarasota being vacated by the Herald-Tribune Media Group and others early next year has officially put the building on the market for lease.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2016
Economic Forecast | Sarasota-Manatee

The one word that could neatly sum up what Gulf Coast business owners and entrepreneurs would like to see in the economy in 2017 is a soothing one: balance.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 18, 2016
Economic Forecast | Tampa Bay

The one word that could neatly sum up what Gulf Coast business owners and entrepreneurs would like to see in the economy in 2017 is a soothing one: balance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2016
Economic Forecast | Lee-Collier

The one word that could neatly sum up what Gulf Coast business owners and entrepreneurs would like to see in the economy in 2017 is a soothing one: balance.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 18, 2016
TGM continues buying frenzy

TGM Associates' acquisition of the Tuscany Apartments in Sarasota marks the second time in as many years that the 386-unit community has traded hands, property records show.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • November 18, 2016
An 'unlocked gem'

Cortland Partners' plans could add nearly 600 new units to Bowery Bayside.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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