How Pinellas County industrial & office markets are performing

INDUSTRIAL Economy The Tampa Bay economy accelerated over the past year, adding more than 26,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 1.9 percent. As of February 2019, the unemployment

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►RLJ Lodging Trust sold the 362-room Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club for a total consideration of $188.5 million, consisting of the contractual sales price of $185 million and the release of $3.5 million in member deposits.
How Hillsborough County industrial & office markets are performing

INDUSTRIAL Economy As of February 2019, the unemployment rate in Hillsborough County fell by 30 basis points over the past 12 months to 3.3 percent. Nearly all industrial-related industries saw

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Polo: Invigorating a Florida Staple

It’s Sunday at a Florida polo field and hooves click through perfectly manicured grass. Riders swing mallets with seemingly effortless athleticism, spectators raise mimosas in toast and the “sport of

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Bonnie Strickland Shares Her Secret Real Estate Sauce

After years of buying, selling and investing in homes and properties in the St. Petersburg area, Bonnie Strickland formed Strickland Property Group in St. Petersburg. Raised in a family of

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Doublemint Sitting grows through reputation of quality care

Doublemint Sitting, a Tampa-based babysitting and referral service, was established in 2016 by Gabriela Rosello and Synthia Fairman, both 26 years old. Since then, the company has expanded into nine

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ServisFirst Bank to expand into Southwest Florida

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS), plans to expand into Southwest Florida with the hiring of five local bankers who will be located in Sarasota. Mario Bringas was

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Valspar Championship tops $2 million for charity in 2019

The 2019 Valspar Championship generated $2,274,686 for charity in 2019, marking the fourth straight year the tournament has topped the $2 million mark, according to a statement. Copperhead Charities has

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Tracy West
How To Recruit And Retain The Best In Your Industry

A recent survey of Tampa Bay CEOs revealed that their main business concern revolved around human capital.  Business owners in multiple industries were surveyed and this is always their number

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Tampa’s Four Biggest Projects

The Tampa Bay area’s office market has hit a sweet spot. From extraordinary year-over-year job growth to record-high rental rates, as well as strong demand from a wide variety of

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RumFish Beach Resort: Hotel Meets Lifestyle

This spring, one of St. Pete Beach’s popular hotel properties—Guy Harvey Outpost—doubled down on the popularity of its RumFish Grlll restaurant and rebranded itself as RumFish Beach Resort. To learn

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CVS To Bring HealthHUB’s to Tampa

Building on the success and customer response to CVS’ HealthHUB pilot in Houston, the company will open additional locations in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Tampa this year,

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Leadership Tampa Bay announces Board of Directors for 2019-2020

For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay has promoted the prosperity and vitality of the Tampa Bay region, enlightening leaders to the importance of the area as a whole

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