Tampa developer closes on land for new 13-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg

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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer DDA Development said Monday that it has closed on an acre of land at Second Street and Fifth Avenue South in downtown St. Petersburg where it plans to a build a condominium tower named The Salvador.

More than 30 percent of the 74 units — between 20 and 25 — have been presold, a spokeswoman said, though she declined to disclose the exact number of presold condos. A price for the land transaction was not disclosed.

Closing on the land brings a new layer of credibility to any development project,… Read More

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Exclusive: Tampa developer plans new townhouses in Seminole Heights

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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer A Tampa developer is increasing his bet on the city’s Seminole Heights neighborhood, planning four new townhouses at the corner of West Giddens and North Florida avenues.

Wesley Burdette, who is about to begin construction on the nearby Warehouse Lofts apartments, this week starts marketing the houses, which will feature Coastal Craftsman architecture. They will range from 1,800 to 2,000 square feet, with roughly 20-foot yards, and be priced from $289,000.

Like the Warehouse Lofts — in which… Read More

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How you can see leadership as a daily practice

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By Janet Kyle Altman I rarely think about leadership.

That’s hard to imagine, considering how often we are bombarded with that word. There are thousands of blog posts, articles, books and videos about leadership. LinkedIn has more than 26,000 groups about leadership! Every day, there’s an email about how to lead and what qualities make a great leader. I have been told that I am a leader — I even won an award as a top woman business leader.

I believe I am a leader — but I rarely think about it. Instead, I practice… Read More

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$175M Wyndham Grand Resort Clearwater Beach a ‘legacy project’ for Dr. Kiran Patel

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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer The Wyndham Grand Resort Clearwater Beach is a special project for developer Dr. Kiran Patel.

Patel on Wednesday celebrated the groundbreaking of the $175 million resort, which will include 450 rooms in two 15-story towers as well as 24,000 square feet of event space. The resort is slated to be completed in the first quarter of 2017 and could generate 1,900 jobs.

The hotel is under construction on South Gulfview Boulevard at the north end of the Beach Walk. It was a decade in the making, as Patel… Read More

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Managing: Can I withdraw a job offer if a candidate takes too long to decide?

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By Alison Green Each week Alison Green, who also writes the “Ask a Manager” website, answers workplace and management questions from readers. Please comment or ask you own question by emailing her at alison@askamanager.org.

Question 1

I made a job offer to a candidate on Sept. 3, and she called me back on the Fifth to request a couple more days to make her decision, since she had additional interviews the following week. At the time, I explained that we would be continuing the interviewing process as we waited… Read More

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The most important business books ever written (Part 2)

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By Ed Stych This is the second half of an article in which our contributing writers answered this question: “What’s the most important business book you’ve ever read?”

Click here to read the first half. All are listed in alphabetical order based on the title of the books.

Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive, by Harvey Mackay

Mackay stresses that clients and prospects “don’t care how much you know about them once they know how much you care about them.” This book preaches persistence, professionalism,… Read More

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Kiran Patel breaks ground on long-awaited $175M resort on Clearwater Beach

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By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer A $175 million resort on Clearwater Beach more than a decade in the works is officially under construction.

Dr. Kiran Patel broke ground on the 450-room Wyndham Grand Resort in December and will hold a celebration ceremony on Wednesday. The resort, which will be two 15-story towers, will include banquet and event space, multiple restaurants and a spa, said Bill West, director of development for Patel.

Patel acquired the parcel in 2004 for $40 million, and it has sat vacant since. In May, he told… Read More

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U.S. Central Command confirms social media accounts hacked, hackers praise Islamic State

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By Wade Tyler Millward United States Central Command has suspended some social media accounts following an apparent hacking by people aligned with the Islamic State militant group.

The Twitter and YouTube accounts for CentCom displayed messages supporting the group. CentCom – housed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and responsible for national security interests in 20 nations, stretching through the Arabian Gulf region into Central Asia – maintained control of its Facebook account, according to The Washington Post.

The… Read More

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The most important business books ever written

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By Ed Stych What business book has had the greatest impact on your career?

As a business owner for 17 years, the most valuable book for me has been ” The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It,” by Michael Gerber.

It taught me that I needed to set up systems so the company could run without me, and so it could run consistently every day whether I was there or not. That was a great lesson that allowed me to coach my kids’ sports teams, volunteer at church during the week,… Read More

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