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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • December 20, 2018
Business booster group appoints leader

Effective Jan. 1, Lynda Remund will be the new president and CEO of the Tampa Downtown Partnership in Tampa, Florida, succeeding Christine Burdick, who stepped down in December 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 19, 2018
Developer breaks ground on $14M clubhouse at new community

Del Webb, a brand affiliated with Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., has begun construction of a 19,000-square-foot clubhouse at its 55-plus Bexley community in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 18, 2018
Cosmetic surgery product supplier names new CFO

Bovie Medical Corp., a Clearwater, Florida-based maker of medical supplies and devices for cosmetic surgery practices, has hired Tara Semb as chief financial officer.

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  • December 17, 2018
Concert promoter names new head of regional operations

Live Nation Entertainment has appointed Neil Jacobsen president of its Tampa/Orlando, Florida, concerts division.

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  • December 14, 2018
Long-serving CEO of tech industry consortium to retire

Global Technology Distribution Council CEO Tim Curran plans to retire from the St. Petersburg, Florida-based organization in January after leading it since 2002.

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  • December 14, 2018
q&a: Julia Silva Rettig

"Last-mile distribution" is shaking up the industrial real estate industry, and causing investors to look twice at older, smaller properties that are close to urban centers and could be retrofitted for today's logistics firms

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 14, 2018
DeSota could garner $80 million in sale

The forthcoming sale of the 10-story DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota could set a record for the market for multifamily deals when it trades, as is anticipated early next year.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 14, 2018
Kolter Group’s long-range focus influences Florida projects

Kolter Group has become one of Florida's most prolific real estate developers since shifting its operations from Toronto to the Sunshine State, with projects from Tampa to Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 13, 2018
Medical device maker changes name, stock listing

Bovie Medical Corp., a Clearwater, Florida-based maker of medical supplies and devices for cosmetic surgery practices, has changed its name to Apyx Medical Corp. and plans to move its stock to the NASDAQ exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 12, 2018
Hospital leaders resign in wake of scandal

Facing backlash over a series of newspaper reports that revealed a sharp uptick in deaths of heart surgery patients, multiple members of the executive leadership team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, including President

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  • December 11, 2018
Builder appoints construction official for local division

Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup has promoted Jeremy Young to construction manager of its west Florida division, which includes communities in Tampa, Florida.

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  • December 10, 2018
Area cybersecurity firm expands to European market

ReliaQuest, a Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity company, has opened its first international office, in Dublin, Ireland.

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  • December 7, 2018
Grocer opens long-awaited store on college grounds

Lakeland, Florida-based grocer Publix has opened its first-ever store on a college campus, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

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  • December 7, 2018
Skyhouse Channelside deal shows investors are still hot on Tampa's rental market

Investors continue to clamor for downtown apartment buildings in Tampa and St. Petersburg, despite rising interest rates and an eight-year economic cycle, because of continued job growth and other factors, experts say.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 7, 2018
What They're Saying: JLL

Law firms in downtowns such as Orlando and Tampa still occupy a significant amount of space, and trends on the horizon could point to further leasing activity

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