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  • May 3, 2019
CBRE lures broker Hanerfeld to Tampa office

Veteran broker becomes the third agent to join firm from rival this year

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  • May 2, 2019
Health insurance giant targets area for hiring surge

In anticipation of Medicare’s open enrollment period that begins in mid-October, health insurance provider Humana plans to add 100 employees at its call center in Tampa, Florida.

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  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

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  • April 30, 2019
Tech industry organization names successor to longtime CEO

The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), a Tampa, Florida-based international consortium of technology distributors, has named Frank Vitagliano CEO.

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  • April 29, 2019
Area firm strengthens team with addition of employment law specialists

GrayRobinson, P.A., has entered into an agreement that forms a strategic alliance between it and Tampa, Florida-based labor and employment law firm Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A.

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  • April 26, 2019
Ultra-healthy co-working concept debuts in area

The Ring, a co-working and startup incubator space, opened its doors last week in Clearwater, Florida, and the effects of its advanced environmental features on worker productivity are going to be studied by Harvard University researchers.

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  • April 26, 2019
Work of art: Building designed to make a statement, link business districts

Indianapolis-based developer Milhaus discusses its latest project, Artistry, a $53 million, six-story, 251-unit apartment and commercial complex that will be located at 1601 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • April 26, 2019
Lease sparks office activity at Water Street Tampa

Accounting firm RSM US LLP becomes the first office tenants announced at Water Street Tampa, a $3 billion redevelopment transforming downtown Tampa

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  • April 26, 2019
Office landlords embarking on improvements to remain competitive

Tampa landlords like Feldman Equities, Farley White Interests, Denholtz Associates and Convergent Capital Partners say continual upgrades and improvements to office buildings are necessary to remain viable.

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  • April 26, 2019
Blackstone fund buys St. Petersburg apartments

Blackstone Group continues to buy Gulf Coast apartment projects, even as it prepares to shift its corporate structure to a corporation this summer.

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  • April 25, 2019
Luxury real estate agents join forces with new office

DWELL Real Estate, a Sarasota, Florida-based luxury real estate firm, has expanded to downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, and added Liane Jamason, a leading St. Pete realtor who generated $24 million in sales in 2018, to its roster of agents.

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  • April 24, 2019
Aided by $60M investment, data security firm plans hiring spree

Nearly one year after it closed one of the largest private equity investments in the Tampa Bay area, a $60 million capital injection from Mainsail Partners, Clearwater, Florida-based data security company FairWarning is poised to add more than 50 employee

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  • April 23, 2019
Business law firm adds property expert as shareholder

Gunster, a full-service business law firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, has named Gregory Rix a shareholder at its Tampa office.

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  • April 22, 2019
Bank posts dramatic rise in profits

First Citrus Bancorporation continues producing strong financial results.

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  • April 19, 2019
Area boat retailer makes splashy acquisition in Texas

MarineMax, a Clearwater, Florida-based recreational boat and yacht retailer, has purchased Sail & Ski Center, a Texas boat dealership founded in 1969 that operates in Austin and San Antonio.

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