Manufacturing business owner and Tampa Bay economic development professional joins real estate firm
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Floridant -- Commercial Asset Partners (CAP) Realty has welcomed Mike Bishop as director of strategic development, adding a seasoned manufacturing business owner and community leader – turned commercial real estate sales associate – to its growing industrial real estate business.

Bishop has co-owned Thirsty Buffalo Brewing Company and Craftek Beverages with his wife, Erin Bishop, since 2023 and served as senior vice president/director of stakeholder engagement for the Pasco Economic Development Council from 2020 to 2024. He has founded four companies in the brewery space since 2011.

Bishop's background gives him a rare, firsthand understanding of the operational realities faced by manufacturers — experience that now directly informs his work in supporting commercial real estate decisions. From navigating leases and site selection to managing utilities, operations, logistics and long-term growth planning, he's spent years making real estate decisions that materially affect business performance.

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"Commercial real estate decisions have real consequences for manufacturers," Bishop said. "I've lived through tough leases and transactions that didn't serve the business the way they should have. That experience drives how I want to advise clients, helping them to avoid costly mistakes and make decisions that support long-term success."

At CAP Realty, Bishop will focus primarily on industrial, office and retail commercial real estate in central Pasco County, east Pasco and southern Hernando County, one of the Tampa Bay region's most active growth corridors. As a Land O'Lakes resident, local business owner and former economic development leader, Bishop has deep knowledge of this market.

Before joining CAP Realty, Bishop spent nearly five years with the Pasco Economic Development Council, serving as second in command and working closely with manufacturers, developers and public partners to support business expansion, relocation and facility planning across the region.

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"Mike brings a perspective that many brokers simply don't have," said Heidi Tuttle-Beisner, broker-owner at CAP Realty.

About Commercial Asset Partners Realty: One of the top mid-sized commercial real estate companies in the Greater Tampa Bay area, established in 2006, CAP Realty handles leasing, the sale of investment properties across the retail, office, and industrial asset classes and land transactions. Based in New Port Richey, Fla., Broker-Owner Heidi Tuttle-Beisner and her team have built a company that has the experience and resources to handle a wide range of assignments and serving the communities where we live and work. Our commitment is in helping businesses grow, empowering people to thrive and contributing to the prosperity of local economies. For more information, see the company's website at www.cap-realty.com or call (727) 376-4900.