Developer reveals more details on Publix, 21-story apartment tower for Channel district (New rendering)
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. […]
Bust a move: Local city gets top billing for ‘dance parties’
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’s $102 million deal opens new window of opportunity
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, […]
The Gray Storm: A new column explores an aging workforce
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 […]
St. Pete sustains strong condo market
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 […]
Unequal cities: Where rich and poor live within blocks of each other
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 […]