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Development

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 14, 2022
Tampa Bay landmark wins prestigious development honor

The new St. Pete Pier triumphed in the Urban Open Space category at the 2022 Urban Land Institute America’s Awards for Excellence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 1, 2022
Atlanta builder to debut its first townhome community in St. Petersburg

PulteGroup Inc. is set to open Shoreline, its first townhome community in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 9.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 30, 2022
Is it stadium or bust for St. Pete mayor’s new approach to Trop site?

Ken Welch says proposals must include a ballpark, but the Tampa Bay Rays are mum on the matter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 29, 2022
Back to square one: St. Pete mayor trashes Tropicana Field redevelopment plans

Ken Welch cites the pandemic, supply chain challenges, soaring housing costs and inflation in his decision to relaunch the RFP process.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 27, 2022
Dog bar in Sarasota's Rosemary District to open in October

The dog-centric social club will include indoor and outdoor areas for dogs as well as a restaurant and bar.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 10, 2022
National homebuilder creates own labor pool — starting in Sarasota

A $7.5 billion-dollar builder goes internal to address superintendent recruiting and retention challenges.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • May 27, 2022
Once way ahead of its time, homebuilding franchisor takes risks to evolve

AR Homes could have withered following the death of its visionary founder. Instead, new leadership embraced change without losing touch with the past.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 19, 2022
Airport lands $72 million project to address passenger traffic surge

Expansion couldn't come at a better time for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2022
St. Pete hospital celebrates opening of $152M patient tower

The Robins & Morton project added 143,000 square feet to St. Anthony’s campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • April 28, 2022
New Tesla facility closes $13 million deal in St. Petersburg

The facility is expected to bring 50 high-skilled jobs to the area.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • April 28, 2022
Next-gen architects embrace risks, eclectic array of projects

With a new home in a hot market, crazy-cool tech and a decade's worth of experience, Carbon Architecture & Design is poised for big growth.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • March 31, 2022
Recruitment drive: Tech entrepreneur envisions a better way to hire

Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Vaishnavi More created Archslate, a new kind of job-search website for the architecture, engineering and construction industry.

  • Technology
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • March 31, 2022
Constructive decision: Female executive finds her niche in an expected role

Jessica Tomaselli’s plan for a career in interior design fizzled out, so she took a chance on a male-dominated industry: construction. Now she’s leading by example as the industry takes strides to reach more women.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 25, 2022
2022 Top 50 Contractors in Southwest Florida

More than half the companies in the Top 50 posted double-digit percentage gains in revenue.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Amanda Postma
  • March 24, 2022
Shareholder brings water infrastructure firm a long way in just eight years

Dalas Lamberson had to make some hard decisions in the early days of taking over his father's business. But with an expected $52 million in annual revenue this year, the changes are starting to pay off.

  • Construction-Development
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