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Chris Fils, a USF graduate, has joined the Raymond James & Associates Suncoast Complex following stints with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

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Spurred by hotel revenues in March 2018, Tampa Bay’s tourism development tax, also known as the bed tax, has topped $4 million in a single month for the first time.

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St. Petersburg's new $83 million police headquarters will improve operating efficiency says City Architect Raul Quintana and benefit the surrounding area's commercial real estate developments says Cushman & Wakefield Director Wendy Giffin

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