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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 1, 2019
Atlanta-based company acquires pair of Interstate 4 corridor apartment projects

Centennial Holding Co. of Atlanta has added to its Florida portfolio by acquiring a pair of multifamily rental projects in Lakeland and Plant City.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 31, 2019
Another competitor enters hot market for co-working space

WeWork, a New York-based co-working company with 425 locations and 400,000 members around the world, will open a 50,000-square-foot facility in Tampa, Florida, in spring 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2019
Sports organization makes slew of personnel moves

Via new hires and promotions, St. Petersburg, Florida-based Minor League Baseball has made several key additions to its leadership team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2019
Revamped resort set to make dozens of new hires

The Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, formerly known as the Bay Harbor Hotel & Conference Center, plans to hire more than 60 part-time staff for its WTR Pool & Grill facility in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2019
Former Congressman joins area law firm

Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a Republican from Lakeland, has joined the Lakeland, Florida, office of GrayRobinson, a Florida-based law firm that also has offices in Tampa, Fort Myers and Naples.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2019
Former New York hedge fund consultant returns to area, joins investment firm

Skyway Capital Markets, a boutique Tampa, Florida, investment firm, has hired Jake Zwiebel, formerly of Bloomberg, as an investment banking analyst.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
Cousins Properties succeeds by being customer centric

Cousins Properties is preparing to develop a new six-story office building in Tampa's Westshore submarket, amid heightened competition. But the company believes it will succeed through superior customer service and focusing on its customers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
What They're Saying — CBRE

Though the Tampa office investment sales market slowed somewhat in 2018, the year was nonetheless marked by a number of high-profile deals for the Urban Centre property and others.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 25, 2019
Cushman & Wakefield promotes Agnew to head property management

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Mike Agnew, a 25-year veteran of the firm, to head all of its property management operations in the state of Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2019
Fast-growing burger chain targets area for expansion

National restaurant chain BurgerFi plans to add three franchise locations, all owned and operated by restaurant industry veteran Nick Quarantillo, in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2019
New York insurance giant set to acquire local firm

Clearwater, Florida-based Bouchard Insurance has agreed to be acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, the nation’s ninth-largest insurance broker based on annual revenue. The deal is expected to close by the end of January.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2019
Auto dealer welcomes renowned luxury brand to lineup

Dimmitt Automotive Group has added Jaguar to its brand roster and opened a new 28,000-square-foot facility, Dimmitt Jaguar Land Rover, at 25191 U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2019
RV giant names new finance, insurance head

Lazydays, a Tampa, Florida-based RV dealership that also operates in Arizona, Minnesota, Tennessee and Colorado, has promoted Jamie Mangold to senior director of finance and insurance, effective immediately.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2019
Boutique investment banking firm adds M&A experts to team

An investment banking team led by Beth Cahill, formerly the senior managing director of CEA Group, has joined Skyway Capital Markets, a Tampa, Florida-based boutique investment firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 18, 2019
Pair of older St. Pete Beach hotels are ripe for repositioning

Gencom Group's $100 million acquisition of the Grand Plaza Resort and the Beachcomber Hotel & Resort on St. Pete Beach may be part of a corporate shift toward more intense management while preparing for an eventual redevelopment of the properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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