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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2018
Prominent attorney to step down from firm

Law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will bid farewell to Rhea Law, shareholder and chairwoman of the firm’s Florida offices, at the end of the year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2018
Orlando-based sushi chain expands to area

Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi, an Orlando-based chain of quick-casual pan-Asian restaurants, has opened its first location in the Tampa Bay area, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2018
Area sets record for tourism revenue, posting 11% increase

Hillsborough County, Florida, collected nearly $34 million in revenue from the tourist development tax, also known as the bed tax, during the budget year that ended Sept. 30.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2018
Bank flies into new market with artistic flair

As Pilot Bank readies to debut its first location in St. Petersburg, Florida, local artists are busy crafting a mural on one of the branch’s exterior walls that pays tribute to the city’s contribution to the development of commercial flight.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Polk properties prove to be investment worthy

Recent industrial deals involving distribution centers occupied by Best Buy Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. demonstrate that the Polk County market remains a viable one for investors

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 5, 2018
Midtown One to go spec, amid competition

Bromley Cos. plans to construct its Midtown One office building within its 22-acre Midtown Tampa project on a speculative basis, joining other developers like Strategic Property Partners with the same idea.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 4, 2018
Prominent boat dealer names new leader

MarineMax CEO Bill McGill has turned over control of the Clearwater, Florida-based boat retailer to his son Brett McGill.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 3, 2018
IT firm pledges $1M to cybersecurity education

ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Florida-based IT security firm, has committed to a $1 million gift, payable over five years, to the University of South Florida to fund the ReliaQuest Cybersecurity Labs at the USF Muma College of Business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2018
WTA strikes deal with sports TV network

The Women’s Tennis Association, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, has agreed to a five-year deal with Tennis Channel that will make the network the U.S. television and digital media home of the WTA, beginning in January.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2018
Tampa Bay Rays acquire soccer club

The Tampa Bay Rays appear to have a deal in place to buy the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer club from St. Petersburg, Florida, businessman Bill Edwards, and gain control of Al Land Stadium, the Rowdies' waterfront home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Engineering firm adds two to leadership team

Tampa-based infrastructure engineering company Wade Trim has added a pair of senior project managers: Thomas Wilson and John Pacifici.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • John Haughey
  • September 28, 2018
Publix announces $28 million HQ upgrade, 700 jobs

Publix's $28 million expansion will be boosted by $4.2 million in performance-based state and local incentives coordinated through Enterprise Florida. To qualify for the subsidies, Publix’s renovated headquarters must add 700 new corporate jobs with an av

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Alexander at Countryside sells for $69.3 million

In one of the largest apartment deals in Pinellas County this year, an Ohio-based group buys the Alexander at Countryside multifamily complex for $69.3 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Tampa Regional Industrial Park employs virtual reality in marketing

In a sign that virtual reality is becoming more abundant in commercial real estate, Cushman & Wakefield and Duke Realty are using it in the marketing of Duke's new Tampa Regional Industrial park project

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • September 28, 2018
Dig it: Firm builds on a solid foundation

Universal Engineering Sciences' Tampa, Florida, office has been the main driver of the Orlando-headquartered geo-tech company's growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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