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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 22, 2019
Tampa firm buys Lakeland apartments

A Tampa firm has set a Polk County pricing record for multifamily with a $50 million purchase of the Victoria Landing apartments, in Lakeland

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 22, 2019
Summit Splashes into St. Petersburg

Summit Real Estate has purchased five buildings in two St. Petersburg business parks in a bid to expand its investment footprint to Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 21, 2019
Mayor who allegedly shot at deputies to be investigated for fraud

Dale Massad was arrested on charges of practicing medicine without a license.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 21, 2019
Digital marketing firm emerges from bankruptcy, names new executive

Catalina, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based digital marketing and advertising firm, has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2019
Amid strong growth, New York financial firm to move headquarters to area

New York-based Dynasty Financial Partners has targeted downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, for its new headquarters location, citing the Tampa Bay region’s robust growth and rising number of financial services professionals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 19, 2019
Popular beach resort set to rebrand

TradeWinds Island Resorts plans to rebrand its Guy Harvey Outpost property on St. Pete Beach, Florida, effective March 13, when it will become RumFish Beach Resort by Tradewinds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2019
Cybersecurity firm hires executive, plans hiring surge

A-LIGN, a Tampa, Florida-based company that specializes in cybersecurity compliance services, has appointed Sean Butler executive vice president of people as it prepares to hire at least 100 workers over the next 12 months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2019
New chief of staff set to help guide port operations

Port Tampa Bay has appointed Mark "Clay" Clayton Hollis III as its new chief of staff, effective Feb. 18. He succeeds Jamal Sowell, who was tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis to lead economic development agency Enterprise Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 15, 2019
New York's Red Apple Group planning a "destination block" in St. Petersburg

Developer Red Apple Group hopes to create a building that is accretive to the community when it builds a 200-plus-room hotel and condo tower at 400 Central Ave. in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 15, 2019
Nuveen buys Tampa apartments for $62 million

Nuveen Real Estate, the affiliate of the Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association, has purchased the 5 West apartments in Tampa's Rocky Point, it's third major multifamily rental project in the region in the past 18 months.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 15, 2019
Key Logistics Center building sells — again

Chicago-based logistics leader GLP spent $47 million to buy a Lakeland Ikea fulfillment center run by DHL Supply Chain, part of a portfolio deal involving multiple properties worldwide.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 15, 2019
NAIOP Hall of Famer's "Fan Club" well deserved

CRE Consultants' Managing Partner and former Florida Market Leader at CBRE Inc. Ray Sandelli was recently inducted into the NAIOP Tampa Bay's Hall of Fame, and former colleagues marked the occasion to create a "Fan Club" for him

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2019
Area tech firm promotes executive to top post

David Wirta has been named president of managed IT services provider Vology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2019
Real estate brokerage acquires rival, doubles in size

Tampa, Florida-based Pineywoods Realty, a division of Katz Capital, has acquired Brandon-based Kings Realty & Property Management, doubling its property management portfolio to more than 1,000 doors and adding 10 new property managers to its team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2019
National firm acquires area office equipment dealer

Staples Inc., one of the world’s largest retailers of office supplies, has agreed to acquire Tampa, Florida-based based DEX Imaging, a leading dealer of office equipment such as printers and copiers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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