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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 13, 2020
Julia Silva brings "daunting energy" to new role

Broker has spent nearly three decades leveraging knowledge about industrial real estate. At brokerage firm JLL, she'll apply it on an entirely new plane.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 17, 2020
Coronavirus accelerating CRE trendlines

Industry groups say Covid-19 pandemic will heighten existing and emerging trends in the CRE industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2020
A Good Fit

LandQwest, of Fort Myers, needed a CRE vet to boost its image and run its office in Tampa. Stevens Tombrink needed a new challenge. What happened next…

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
New developers breathing new life into Pineapple Square project in Sarasota

Pineapple Square, an ambitious, $200 million plan to transform downtown Sarasota didn't quite reach fruition after last decade's recession, but the legacy of the project's developer, Isaac Property Co., lives on.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 13, 2022
Realtor turns New York City Marathon into an annual affair

Connie Lyke-Brown hasn't missed a New York City Marathon since 1978 — and that includes a bout with cancer. She's nowhere near ready to throw the towel in.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 23, 2018
Secure foundation: Safety firm builds on founder's military, tech background

Robert Hessel, founder and CEO of Source 1 Solutions, shares his insights about what has catapulted the Clearwater, Florida-based security company to big success in just seven years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 8, 2019
Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 22, 2019
Epoch developer says Sarasota condo tower will be epic project

Seaward Development says its planned 23-unit Epoch luxury condo tower in downtown Sarasota will embody all of the attitudes toward quality the company has been focused on.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 12, 2019
Team of rivals: Merged RE/MAX firms opt for strength in numbers

With an eye toward capitalizing on spillover growth from the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, two of the Gulf Coast’s leading Re/Max real estate brokerages have teamed up via merger.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 13, 2018
CRE Models mashing big data with commercial real estate

CRE Models of St. Petersburg says it's a one-stop shop for data analytics and analysis geared specifically for the commercial real estate industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 4, 2016
Finding failure

A blockbuster business success put Mike DeLazzer in the entrepreneurial spotlight. Now he helps others find their way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
School's In

As the demand for more nurses increases in Florida and nationwide, one area campus gains recognition for its quality education programs. How will it continue to meet the demand?

  • Healthcare
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 3, 2017
Growth Spurt

Even with one market nearly cornered, and explosive revenue growth, Stratus Video has no intentions to slow down. How will it win over new customers?

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 10, 2017
Sweet Home

A company with enough employees worldwide to fill a small city zeroes in on Tampa for expansion. How will it find top talent?

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 29, 2014
Market Potential

Cushman & Wakefield recently promoted Larry Richey to Florida market leader. Now heading offices with more than $3 billion in sales, he shares his excitement about Florida's potential.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 29, 2013
Success collectors

A Gulf Coast-based billing collection center for a $5.9 billion hospital chain dumped its 'dungeon'-like office. The new home fostered a major turnaround — in appearances and results.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2014
Man with a plan

Annual sales at one of the largest window and door firms in Florida remain well below its boom-time peak, when it was a $371 million company. A comeback is in full force.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 25, 2016
Minto's Market

Minto Communities is boosting its presence on the Gulf Coast with a massive residential project in eastern Collier County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 11, 2015
Southern draw

Arkansas banks have boosted their presence in Florida since the downturn by making acquisitions statewide. More deals are in the works.

  • Finance
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 18, 2015
Crystal clear

Residential developer Metro Development Group needs unique ways to stand out. Part of the plan includes something new.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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