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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 17, 2018
Pair of Lakeland projects show strength of Polk County industrial market

New distribution center projects planned by Swedish furniture retailer Ikea and Dallas developer Xebec Holdings show that Lakeland and Polk County continues to be sought-after location for distributors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2018
Florida law firm adds three new partners

Shutts & Bowen bolsters Tampa office business litigation, real estate and IP practice groups.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 15, 2018
Bank lands senior executive

Former SunTrust president and CEO Allen Brinkman joins Seacoast Banking Corp. He will lead commercial banking for its new Tampa market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 14, 2018
Lawyer who helped recover Madoff's billions named firm's local partner

Quarles & Brady adds Mark Kornfeld to Tampa office, worked on liquidation and recovery of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 13, 2018
Loan officer gets 18 months in $700K mortgage scam

Daniel Cardenas, 37, of Tampa, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a wire fraud scheme dating back to the early days of the housing bust that cost mortgage lenders up to $710,000 in losses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 10, 2018
Casto Southeast Realty Services in a sweet spot with plethora of projects

Casto Southeast Realty Services has differentiated itself through mixed-use commercial real estate projects that require expertise in places like Tampa, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Daytona, Clemson, South Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 10, 2018
Apollo Global buys Gulf Coast retail centers for $49 million

New York-based Apollo Global Management acquires a trio of shopping centers in Naples, Clearwater and Dunedin through a portfolio purchase from H&R REIT, of Canada.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 10, 2018
Bromley Cos. taps Cushman & Wakefield to lease Midtown Tampa office towers

Bromley Cos. hires Cushman & Wakefield to lease a trio of planned office buildings at 22-acre Midtown Tampa mixed-use development

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 10, 2018
Market Spotlight

The Pinellas County office market's vacancy rate and absorption levels have held steady against other submarkets, like Tampa, with healthy activity and rental rate growth throughout the county, and especially in places like downtown St. Petersburg

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 9, 2018
Manufacturer begins search for new CEO after resignation

Global foodservice equipment manufacturer President and CEO Hubertus Muehlhaeuser announced he’s resigning his position, effective Aug. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 9, 2018
National contractor names new vice president of operations

Suffolk names Ben Wilson vice president of operations for Southwest Florida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 8, 2018
Townhome project underway with unusual construction method

Construction recently began on a new micro-residential community, Stevenson Creek Townhomes, along the Pinellas Trail – 10 minutes by bike from downtown Dunedin and downtown Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2018
Acquisition brings new brand to car dealer network’s portfolio

Tampa, Florida-based Morgan Auto Group’s network of dealerships has grown to 32 with the addition of Brandon Hyundai and Brandon Mitsubishi. The acquisition adds the Hyundai brand to Morgan’s portfolio for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2018
Donut shop, while revenues surge, bites into expansion

A year after opening, Tampa, Florida-based Little Donut House has greatly expanded its menu and is looking to open a second location in the Tampa Bay region thanks to revenues that have shot up by 63%, year over year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Marketing firm adds to clientele with new destination

St. Paradise Advertising & Marketing, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been named agency of record for the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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