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Industries

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 7, 2016
On the rise

A national boom in cases of businesses allegedly defrauding government offices is in full blast, and the Gulf Coast leads the way. Do all the cases have merit?

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 7, 2016
Updated digs

Lawyers traditionally emphasize convention over contemporary in offices. That's started to change.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 7, 2016
A positive trend for Gulf Coast CRE?

“As pricing in first-tier markets stalls and yields hover in the sub-4 percent range in some of the major gateway markets — which are, in some cases, already in peak pricing territory — we should probably expect investors to move more aggressively into secondary and tertiary markets — and to opportunities beyond core assets to core-plus and value-add properties.”So says David Lynn, CEO and chairman of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Everest Medical Core Properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 7, 2016
Growth point

A new study says Florida's population will surge by 2070. That could be good news for commercial real estate sectors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Pam Schuneman
  • October 7, 2016
Maximize your deductions

If you are considering a major renovation, make sure you are aware of the ability to write off part of your asset. Missing this deduction could take years to remedy.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Osprey sheds Sarasota County business park

Continuing a push to whittle down its portfolio amid squabbles between partners, Michigan-based Osprey SA Ltd. sold a 19-acre business park in North Sarasota County for $4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Exeter buys Polk County industrial property

A Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate investment firm has acquired a Polk County warehouse occupied by Amazon.com for $24.6 million, the latest in a series of industrial purchases and developments in the county aimed at taking advantage of the strategic Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 30, 2016
Jail sale

A developer with experience in offices shifts his focus to apartments. Will the project break free?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
Vision quest

New Jersey-based owner of Renaissance Center likely will be first out of the ground with new office space in the Tampa market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 30, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Southwest Florida Retail Market

Southwest Florida's retail properties have rebounded considerably from the economic recession of the past decade, when vacancy rates overall topped 11.4%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • September 23, 2016
Like a rock

Demand has risen swiftly at a Gulf Coast paving and concrete firm. Seven newly hired superintendents lead the cavalry to handle the workload.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 23, 2016
Earth mover

EHC Inc. shifted gears to survive, then thrive.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 23, 2016
Diamond rush

A first of its kind road project in Florida is halfway done. A big bonus hinges on the second half.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 23, 2016
Hotel deals flourish on Gulf Coast

Last week in this space we addressed the seemingly endless appetite investors and developers appear to have for apartments along the Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 16, 2016
'Quick courtship'

Charlie Brown, save for one day in fast food, is a lifelong banker. The next phase of his career starts now.

  • Finance
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