The Tampa Bay area office market continued to feel the impact of the general economic downturn from July through September as the overall office vacancy rate increased to 13.1 percent from 12.4 percent for the second quarter and 12.1 percent for the first quarter of 2008, a report by Colliers Arnold showed. ...more

November 13, 2008

As renovations continue at the old Brooksville hospital building, the developer continues to keep the county updated on its progress. ...more

August 24, 2008

SEBRING – Lakeshore Mall's name recognition, drawing power and location seem to be benefiting a new plaza in Sebring. Construction on Plaza By The Mall is nearing completion. The 21,500-square-foot plaza includes two buildings and sits on 2 1/2-acres of land behind Sears. There are a total of 13 units, ranging from 500 square feet of space to a little more than 2,000 square feet. "Everyone knows where the mall is," said Norb Walz of Walz Management LLC, which owns the shopping center. "We're looking at traffic at the mall to be a positive," said Mike Chambers, president of United PC Inc., who is moving his computer sales and service store that is now on U.S. 27 next to Coker Fuel into the plaza. "It will be a better location and easier to find." ...more

November 11, 2007