Tampa real estate firm Smith & Associates has hit an all-time record sales volume in 2015. The company said Thursday that it reached $1 billion in sales volume for the first time ever. Its sales volume in 2014 was more than $910 million, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal data. In the TBBJ’s 2014 ranking […]
Publix Super Markets Inc.’s decision to put a store in downtown Tampa’s Channel district could have ripple effects on residential and retail development in the urban core for years to come. Lakeland-based Publix confirmed Tuesday that it will build a store at the intersection of East Twiggs Street and Meridian Avenue, just west of a […]
Tuesday morning’s news was a long time coming for Ken Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg, principal of Tampa-based Mercury Advisors, has been working on a grocery store and apartment tower in downtown Tampa’s Channel district for years. On Tuesday, Lakeland-based Publix Supermarkets Inc. confirmed the grocery store and Mercury Advisors filed permits for the tower and retail store. […]
Need to hire a DJ to spin some tracks for a holiday event? You’re in luck. Tampa was named one of the best cities to “throw a dance party in 2015” by consumer services website Thumbtack. More specifically, it was No. 7 on the list of best major metropolitan cities analyzed in the report to […]
PGT Inc. has agreed to buy WinDoor Inc. for $102 million, introducing a third brand to PGT’s portfolio and enhancing the company’s leadership position in the impact-resistant window and door industry. PGT (NASDAQ: PGTI), based in North Venice, will pay cash for WinDoor, and has a commitment letter from Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities, […]
There’s a gathering gray storm out there. The latest numbers say that the workforce and its leaders are aging, and fast. Today there are almost four million more workers age 60 to 64 than there were in 2005. And there are fewer Americans age 20 to 55 working today than in 2005. As of the […]
The strength of the condominium market in downtown St. Petersburg is surprising to even the developers who are making multimillion-dollar bets on it. Driven by the city’s vibrant urban waterfront, downtown St. Pete has evolved into a true live-work-play neighborhood — one that can sustain demand for $1 million condominiums. The resurgence of the condo […]
Consider the 94108 ZIP code, embedded in San Francisco. The area stretches from Chinatown to Union Square — or, for those unfamiliar with the area, from a part of the city that historically has been an enclave for thousands of immigrant Chinese, many of whom live in crushing poverty, to the part best known for […]
Today is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, a worldwide celebration of women who are leading businesses and breaking barriers in the workplace. The main celebration is at the United Nations, but other commemorations are being held in 114 countries. Throughout the day, women will share their stories of success, failure and comeback in a live-streamed broadcast. While […]
I submit that retirement as we know it is dead. It’s my goal to challenge how people see traditional retirement so that more of us can start building and living the life of our dreams now, instead of waiting for some future day that may never come. Steve is a highly successful sales executive for […]