The U.S. economy ended 2015 like it began, with weak economic growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates GDP grew by only 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter. For the year as a whole GDP grew 2.4 percent, the same rate as the economy grew in 2014. The problem isn’t consumers — they’re spending money. […]
Tampa Bay’s custom home market is hot. Driven by rising land prices, the majority of custom homes are on the smaller side — but not without their touches of luxury. One builder reported a request for a gold toilet; others have built ice rinks and theaters within custom homes. As the region’s business base grows, […]
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How long have you been building in the Tampa Bay area? Bruce Williams Homes has been building in the Tampa Bay Area since 1969. Britt has been with the Company full time since 1991. How did you get into the industry? Britt grew up in the Business hanging around his father & founder of Bruce […]
Loan growth helped power a nearly 200 percent earnings gains at CenterState Banks Inc. in 2015. CenterState (NASDAQ: CSFL) reported 2015 earnings of 85 cents a share, compared to 31 cents a share in 2014. Net income for the full year of 2015 was $39.3 million, compared to $13 million in 2014. The Davenport-based banking […]
While Donald Trump banks on his brand to boost him into the White House, a Florida appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in lawsuits accusing the Republican presidential front runner of misrepresenting his role in a failed beachfront project in Fort Lauderdale. The 4th District Court of Appeal will hear arguments in two lawsuits related […]
The Accardi brothers have added a historic building in Ybor City to their portfolio of downtown Tampa real estate. They purchased the Larmon Furniture building at 1324 E. 7th Ave. for $1.375 million in a deal that closed Friday, Jason Accardi said. They also picked up an adjacent, 45-spot surface parking lot for $250,000. The […]
Kevin Harrington, one of the original celebrity investors on ABC TV’s “Shark Tank,” spends much of his time these days helping companies and their workers uncover their inner entrepreneur. Harrington has worked with about 40 corporations, including Pfizer, AT&T and Microsoft, to create “Shark Tank”-type competitions that tap employees’ ideas for new products and process […]
Editor’s note: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” It’s a line from Marian Wright Edelman, a children’s rights activist and the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. You hear that quote a lot in the conversations around women in business: “Why aren’t there more women in tech? Well you can’t be what you can’t […]