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Industries

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 14, 2016
Calculated risk

Larry Feldman and Tower Realty Partners plan to push forward this year on Riverwalk Tower, which would be Tampa's tallest building and its first mixed-use project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 14, 2016
$100 million spec project coming to Lakeland

Amid a growing buzz about the need for additional distribution product in the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando to meet demand, an Illinois-based company is planning to construct the largest speculative industrial park in Lakeland in more than a decade.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 8, 2016
Power punch

Mary Dougherty-Slapp doesn't have to look far for motivation to stay fit.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 2, 2016
Right on track

The $2 billion plan for Tampa's 42-acre Channelside district will come together in 2016, with infrastructure and other work set to begin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 1, 2016
Beach renourishment

Developer Tom Torgerson has an ambitious plan to redevelop downtown Fort Myers Beach, which includes building a complex of four beachfront hotels, shopping and dining.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 25, 2015
2015 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The largest sale of the year in the Tampa Bay area also occurred later in the year than other, similar transactions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 25, 2015
2015 Top Deals: Charlotte-Lee-Collier

The Mercato retail and office complex has come to be synonymous with Naples luxury, with its bevy of upscale restaurants, European design flare and high-end merchants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 18, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Floridays lands Hilton for Sarasota hotel, Brookside owners list marina

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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