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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • November 15, 2019
Breathing in the Saltaire

Developer The Kolter Group is planning a new 35-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg following the success of its 41-story One St. Petersburg project.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • November 15, 2019
Tampa Bay's office rent growth among tops in the nation

A new survey by researcher CoStar Group finds that Tampa Bay's office rental rate growth is among the highest in the nation

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  • Brian Hartz
  • November 15, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Commercial real estate

Paula Clair Smith, managing director of commercial services, Colliers International

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  • November 14, 2019
Airline adds direct flights to East Coast, Midwest hubs

Spirit Airlines has added daily nonstop service from Tampa International Airport to New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and Indianapolis International Airport.

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  • November 13, 2019
Region’s largest public company to be acquired for $5.4B

Tech Data Corp. has agreed to be acquired, for $5.4 billion, by an affiliate of funds managed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc.

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  • November 12, 2019
With new office, bank grows presence in fast-growing county

The Bank of Tampa has expanded to Pasco County, one of the fastest-growing areas in the Tampa Bay region, opening a new loan production office in New Port Richey.

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  • November 8, 2019
Chicken salad restaurant chain expands in region

Chicken Salad Chick plans to bring its brand of southern-inspired chicken salad offerings to more diners in the Tampa Bay region, opening a restaurant in Brandon, east of Tampa, on Dec. 10.

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  • November 8, 2019
Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 8, 2019
q&a | Daniel Lesser

Hotel expert Daniel Lesser of LW Hospitality Advisors in New York believes lodging properties will continue to actively trade in 2020, despite some economic challenges

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 8, 2019
Advent Health buys two Polk County centers for $100 million

Health care provider Advent Health makes inroads into Polk County with purchase of hospitals in Davenport and Lake Wales

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 8, 2019
Maryland company buys Tampa office and industrial complex

A Timonium, Md.-based company acquired the Park 6 office and industrial complex in Tampa, which had once been part of the Tri-County Business Park

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 8, 2019
Frontier selling vacant Clearwater office building

Frontier Communications has hired CBRE to sell a vacant four-story office building in Clearwater it acquired in 2016 when buying Verizon land lines in Florida.

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  • November 7, 2019
Locally based bank expands leadership team with four new hires

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Freedom Bank has grown its leadership team with four strategic hires in several areas of the locally owned and headquartered institution.

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  • November 6, 2019
Ahead of spring opening, hotel names general manager

Tampa, Florida-based McKibbon Hospitality has named John Loute general manager of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott, slated to open in downtown Lakeland in spring 2020

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  • November 5, 2019
Tourist attraction, on brink of expansion, appoints new CFO

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, has hired Richard “Dick” Regan as CFO. His appointment comes soon after the hiring of Darryl Connors in the newly created role of chief business officer.

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