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  • February 12, 2010
November Index of Retail Activity

Declines in the retail index in all areas of the Gulf Coast were smaller than the statewide drop of -3.7%. In areas such as Sarasota, Naples and Punta Gorda, the annual-percentage declines in the index were less steep than in previous months.

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  • August 20, 2010
Sykes recovering from down quarter

One bad quarterly earnings report shouldn't be all it takes to create a huge setback for a publicly traded company.

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  • August 24, 2010
Home sales plummet

Existing home sales are down 14% statewide relative to last year.

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  • May 11, 2010
Real estate sales up again

Home and condo sales in Florida rose in this year's first quarter relative to 2009.

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  • July 25, 2011
QR codes: How will mass market respond?

Maybe you've seen them before: those black-and-white squares that resemble bar codes, asking you to scan with your smart phone to win a prize?

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  • July 28, 2011
Tampa firm connects with Nigeria

Tampa entrepreneur Josiah Osibodu discovered a wealth of opportunities in a foreign economy that grew nearly 8% last year.

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  • October 26, 2012
Uncertainty abounds prior to Election Day

Pre-Election Day surveys that find high uncertainty levels among small business owners have become as common as Florida summer sun showers.

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  • May 9, 2012
Sun begins to shine on commercial real estate

In a recent BB&T Corp. earnings conference call, Florida earned a positive shout out.

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  • September 1, 2021
Brokerage crushes 2020 sales volume in eight months

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is also a national leader in sales volume.

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  • November 3, 2021
Beachfront home sells for record $8.2M

St. Pete Beach house in Pass-a-Grille was on the market for a day before fetching record price

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  • February 17, 2022
Four-story downtown hotel hits key milestone

Construction on the hotel started in late 2020.

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  • February 17, 2017
How low can Tampa go?

The Tampa region, winning national recognition for jobs growth, scored another victory recently in an important category: cost of living.

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  • October 27, 2017
Technically speaking

'Tampa Bay is Florida's most venture-backed tech hub.'

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  • November 3, 2017
Sasaki tapped for Sarasota bayfront design work

Sasaki Associates Inc. has been picked to lead design and planning work for a 42-acre, municipally owned cultural tract just outside downtown Sarasota.

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  • July 2, 2014
Dental management firm drills five acquisitions

Dynamic Dental Partners Group expands in Florida and Virginia.

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  • March 20, 2014
Two Tampa-area centers part of $261M in deals

Real estate investment trust expands its presence by 1.6 million square feet.

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  • April 29, 2016
Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

Kolter unveils Ritz-Carlton Sarasota residences

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  • May 6, 2016
JLL fund buys Tampa warehouse

JLL Income Property Trust, a Chicago-based non-listed real estate investment trust, has acquired the Madison Business Center in Tampa for $28.3 million.

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  • December 12, 2014
Publix buys second area center, acquires Publix at Bee Ridge

Lakeland-based grocer Publix Super Markets purchased the 47,800-square-foot Publix at Bee Ridge retail center for $8.4 million.

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  • February 6, 2015
Stonegate cheers trading

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast, snapping up banks from Naples to Fort Myers, Sarasota and Tampa, including Florida Shores Bancorp in January 2014.

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