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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • July 12, 2018
Marketing firm adds brand guru to executive team

"Brand champion" Jamie Needham has joined Vistra Communications, a full-service marketing communications firm in Tampa, Florida, as senior vice president.

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  • July 11, 2018
Who will pay for proposed $892 million baseball stadium?

The Tampa Bay Rays lifted the curtain on their proposal for a new ballpark in Tampa's Ybor City, but the $892 million cost could be a sticking point.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 10, 2018
County shatters bed-tax revenue record

Visit Tampa Bay says hotel profitability jumped by 10% in May.

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  • July 9, 2018
Health technology firm names new president

U.S. military veteran Joseph Scanlan has been appointed president of Enable Me, a Tampa, Florida, company that supplies high-tech mobility devices for people suffering from neuromuscular injury or disease.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 6, 2018
Airport adds new direct flight to UK

In October, Norwegian Air will offer nonstop Tampa-to-London service via a 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Icon Residential has one audacious goal

Icon Residential is growing fast thanks to hot selling townhome projects in Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Atlanta, and hopes to generate $150 million in sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Former Sarasota Herald-Tribune building in Sarasota under contract

WMR Consulting head Wayne Ruben has contracted to buy the former Herald-Tribune Media Group headquarters at 1741 Main St. in downtown Sarasota, with the aim of revitalizing the 72,000-square-foot building

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 6, 2018
Colliers snags retail broker to beef up its practice area

Paul Fischetti joins Colliers International as Tampa-area commercial real estate brokerage firms are beefing up their retail practices.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • July 5, 2018
Historic bakery, cafe to open second location

Ybor City’s La Segunda will set up shop in South Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 3, 2018
Lawyers named to local bar association leadership roles

Three Hill Ward Henderson attorneys, based in Tampa, Florida, have been appointed to leadership positions at the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 2, 2018
University’s gains lead to ‘preeminent’ status

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized a “Preeminent State Research University," joining the University of Florida and Florida State University.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 29, 2018
High-tech home maintenance platform lands $11M investment

Tampa-based Homee will use the capital to expand its reach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 29, 2018
Mercury Advisors saw opportunity in Tampa's Channel District early

Mercury Advisors' belief in the Channel District dates back to 2003, long before it developed the two-building Grand Central at Kennedy or the 22-story Channel Club.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 29, 2018
WCI completes second Westhore Marina District land purchase

WCI Communities spends a total of $15 million to buy land to develop more than 140 luxury townhomes within the 52-acre Westshore Marina District that BTI Partners is developing in Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 29, 2018
Developer enters Gulf Coast market with bold townhome community

A young Midwest company specializing in urban infill projects sees Tampa Bay as its next stronghold. Will it outlast the eventual market downturn?

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