• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Health Care
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

Business Observer | Business Observer

    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2017
Builder hearts Florida

A $400 million Michigan builder and contractor, Rockford Construction, seeks to gain business traction in Florida.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Developer names tenants for mixed-use project

Construction on Daniels Marketplace is expected to begin in spring 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Homebuilder speeds up pace to beat buying surge

New models coming soon from London Bay Homes at The Founders Club are priced from $1.49 million to $2.17 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Banker charged in fraudulent loan scheme

Ross Pickard faces a federal prison sentence if convicted.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2017
Disney executive joins Tampa tech leader

Kim Porter is a boomerang employee for Mad Mobile.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2017
Linen rentals firm goes big on national expansion

Sarasota-based Linens by the Sea is starting expansion with Jacksonville.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2017
New Tampa insurance exec ran Sears Auto, stomped bugs

Joe Finney recently joined the executive team at Baldwin Risk Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 25, 2017
County takes steps to buy 4,000 acres

Lee County commissioners have looked into buying Edison Farms for two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2017
Naples housing market suffers year-end hit

Total closed sales fell 13% in 2016 over 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2017
Real estate firm ends 2016 with $102M in deals

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT completed a series of acquisitions late last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2017
Hospital woos nationally known spinal cord doctor

Dr. Samuel Grissom, with a job at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, returns to his hometown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2017
Former pro soccer star scores plum real estate post

Scott Garlick initially joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2017
Bradenton EDC goes to college for its new chairwoman

State College of Florida President Carol Probstfeld is the new chairwoman of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2017
Developer unveils plans for $45M senior living project

Campo Felice Retirement Living has already built phase one of a project in downtown Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2017
Retail stalwart

Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS was founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island and has since become one of the largest and most recognized corporate entities in Southwest Florida.

  • News
« 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest business and commecial real estate news from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Sign Up

Latest News

1
  • January 1, 2026
Entrepreneurs, billion-dollar execs and a city councilwoman: December on 'From the Corner Office'
2
  • December 28, 2025
$200M Sunseeker resort sale among brokers' most interesting deals of 2025
3
  • December 23, 2025
Most-read Business Observer stories of 2025
4
  • December 22, 2025
Fort Myers airport launches new nonstop flight
5
  • December 22, 2025
Benderson adding Publix stores to Venice, Naples projects

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Podcast
  • Big Book of Business

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Distribution Points
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Your Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
×
3 Articles Remaining!
Not a Subscriber?

Click here to Subscribe

Already a Subscriber?

Click here to Login

Sign Up for Daily Brief

Start your day with the top Gulf Coast business news you need to succeed.

Sign Up for CRE Central

Stay updated with a weekly roundup of big deals, market shifts and the people shaping commercial real estate from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Smart People Subscribe.

Turn headlines into game plans. The playbook’s right here.
Subscribe to the Business Observer today.

Subscribe Now