• 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
    • Healthcare
    • 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
    • Healthcare
    • 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

News

  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2013
Boston's WS Development buys Hyde Park Village

The price equated to $169 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2013
Awarding Education

Bradenton charter school executive Neil Phillips, a Harvard grad and former professional basketball player, has had his share of life successes.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2013
Chico's could be buyout target

Speculation is mounting that Chico's FAS could be the target of a leveraged buyout.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2013
Ad firm adds content, people and sales

A statewide tourism boom has ignited a growth spurt at Tampa-based ad agency Spark.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2013
DEP extends Seafarer permits

Seafarer receives two-year extension of environmental permit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2013
Resident Techie: Four reasons I love Dropbox, and you should too.

If you've known me for longer than a couple weeks you're bound to hear me gush. It's not about my wife or kids (although I do). It's not even about my car (unless its in an upset tone). Nope, I'm super passionate, over the moon, head over heels for an ethereal technology called Dropbox.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2013
Local bio-pharm firm will consider merger

Lakewood-Amedex, with 40 patents, develops anti-bacterial compounds.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2013
Tampa housing operator wins Fort Myers contract

Waterfront senior-housing developer selects Validus Senior Living as manager.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2013
Angels in the field

Steve Morris, a onetime Atlanta investment banker who ran a $300 million mergers and acquisitions division at Bank South, believes the term angel investor is something of a misnomer.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
USF offers inventors a larger percentage

The university offers its researchers the option of paying upfront for a larger share of the future profits from their licensed work.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Florida ranks 5th in best business tax climate

The state holds its ranking from 2013, while Texas falls out of top 10.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Manatee makes over parks department

The county consolidates services from three departments into one new unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
First National Bank to buy Naples rival

Naples-based First National Bank of the Gulf Coast has agreed to acquire Shamrock Bank of Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2013
Housing market returns to normal

Here's further evidence Southwest Florida's housing market is returning to normal.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 8, 2013
Tampa home to Kazakhstan tech center

Innovaro working with Kazakhstan government to encourage technology transfers and partnerships with the U.S.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
« 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

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

Sign Up

Latest News

1
  • August 1, 2026
Tampa tower owners get $55 million loan
2
  • August 1, 2026
AdventHealth tops out Polk County emergency room
3
  • July 31, 2026
270 solar panels installed on Naples Airport campus
4
  • July 31, 2026
SEC accuses Port Richey real estate investment trust of $152M fraud scheme
5
  • July 30, 2026
3 master-planned communities in region among top 5 in US for home sales

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