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Virginia firm buys Clearwater apartments for $78 million

General Services Corp.'s purchase of the Grand Reserve at Palm Isle brings to 11 the number of multifamily rental properties the Virginia company now owns in Florida.

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Richman razes Ringling for new complex

The Richman Group, in the wake of demolishing the former Ringling Shopping Center, plans to build a new 222-unit apartment complex on a 10-acre site in downtown Sarasota.

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Following a robust 2018, commercial real estate markets along the Gulf Coast are poised to be equally active in the year ahead.

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Lead the way: Program seeks applicants who want to get ahead

The University of Tampa's Sykes College of Business TECO Energy Center for Leadership has begun to accept applications for its Modern Advances in Leadership certificate program.

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Ready to wear: Developer adopts high-tech bracelet for visitors to amenity

Metro Development Group awarded $10,000 to Ibrahim Allam, a recent University of Tampa, Florida, graduate who created an innovative piece of wearable technology for visitors at the Crystal Lagoons amenity at Epperson.

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Is Florida losing its headquarters mojo?

Florida took a less publicized, but still tough hit, in early December. That’s when the PGA of America announced plans to jettison its headquarters for the past 50 years, Palm Beach Gardens, for a new home in Frisco, Texas, outside Dallas.

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The $3.6 million Cape Coral Fire Station 11 was built by Wright Construction Group.

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Credit union names successor to retiring CFO

Doug Tilden has joined Tampa, Florida-based Grow Financial Credit Union as chief financial officer, succeeding Gail Wean, who is set to retire in April after 21 years with the company.

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Airport closes year with $10 million in cash reserves

Punta Gorda Airport served nearly 1.6 million passengers in 2018, has banked $10 million in reserves.

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Residences once again dominated the top commercial real estate deals of 2018, but one of the area's most plush resort outpaced all other sales.

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Top Deals Southwest Florida 2018

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in Southwest Florida in 2018, but apartments continued to attract the majority of investors.

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"Nothing Else Like It"

After being owned by a single family for 60 years, the former Musgrave Dairy property in Manatee County north of Lakewood Ranch is being marketed for sale. Commercial real estate brokerage Marcus & Millichap expects it will sell for more than $70 million.

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Rainier buys Woodlands Square for $64 million

A Dallas-based investment firm has spent $64 million to acquire the Woodlands Square Shopping Center in Oldsmar in the wake of a multimillion renovation.

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