►Legoland Florida opened its latest attraction The LEGO Movie World in Winter Haven. ►Jerry Haag, president and CEO of Florida Baptist Children’s Home and One More Child, was elected as the vice chair of the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council, a council that is appointed by the governor and state senate. ►The Lakeland Fire … Read more
►Miami-based Coral Rock Development Group and Arena Capital Holdings acquired Prospect Towers, a senior-living high-rise in downtown Clearwater, for $13.5 million. ►Berkadia, a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group, arranged the $50.1 million sale and $37.22 million financing of Estates at Countryside, a 320-unit multifamily asset in Clearwater. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: … Read more
►ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ: SFBS), earned an exclusive national endorsement by American Bankers Association as the new agent credit card program for ABA. ►Franklin Street, a full-service commercial real estate firm, relocated its headquarters to the Austin Center at 1311 Westshore Blvd., Tampa. ►CareerSource Suncoast has added Cassandra Decker as community … Read more
►Shorecrest Preparatory School received an anonymous $2 million gift for its Transform campaign, which is the largest in the school’s history. ►The Greater St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation partnered with CareerEdge to develop a website, stpeteworkforce.com, to list workforce-related resources available to employers in the greater St. Petersburg area. ►Bankers Insurance Group, a St. … Read more
►Goodwill Manasota won the “Market Leadership by Share of Used Goods” award for having the highest market penetration of its donor market, and the “Market Leadership by Donations” award for capitalizing on the highest proportion of its available used goods market during the Goodwill Industries International summer conference in Austin, Texas. ►The Sarasota YMCA Roberta … Read more
►Tampa General Hospital made the 2018 list of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs, published by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national health care publication. ►Franklin Street completed sale of The Avenue Apartments in Temple Terrace for $23.3 million. ►The Tampa Downtown Partnership named Lynda Remund president and CEO. ►Franklin Street negotiated a … Read more
►Craig Scafidi, a commercial advisor with Coldwell Banker Commercial, represented Amigo’s Tortilla Bar as they signed a lease to open their first St. Petersburg location in a 2,000-square-foot commercial building at 681 Central Avenue. (Photo above) ►Dean Akers joined the board of directors for the Tampa Bay Innovation Center in St. Petersburg. ►Clearwater-based Master Restoration … Read more
►Transwestern Development, in partnership with a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate, acquired 183.5 acres that will be developed as a speculative 1 million-square-foot industrial facility at 6200 State Road 33 N. in Lakeland. (Rendering above) ►Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in Lakeland reported the sale of 3 Creeks Crossing … Read more
►Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently received an Arts Appreciation Grant of $15,000 from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. ►Halfacre Construction Company, a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, completed the aquatic amenity for The Haven, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the lives of those with unique abilities in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. ►Dr. Justin Sirianni, a … Read more
►The University of South Florida ranked 25th among public universities for research spending – a metric used to chart the level of research activity at American institutions – according to a new report by the National Science Foundation. ►Atlas Professional Services purchased a 6,470-square-foot building at 3415 W Horatio Street in Tampa for $1.45 million. … Read more
