• 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

News

    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2018
Hospital sets record for number of heart surgeries in year

With Dr. Jeffrey Sell at the helm, cardiac surgery volumes have increased 15 to 20% each year at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2018
Airport breaks another passenger record

Southwest Florida International smashes September mark by 27.7% with nearly 419,000 travelers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Banyan Street, Oaktree complete Tampa City Center deal

Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Management team up to acquire the 38-story Tampa City Center office tower in downtown Tampa, for $110 million, subject to a ground lease by seller Alliance Partners HSP.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Hospital embarks on historic $256M expansion

Florida Hospital Tampa, part of Adventist Health System, has broken ground on a six-story, 300,000-square-foot patient and surgical tower at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Botanical gardens announces $21.8M in gifts for master site plan

The fundraising campaign will be led by co-chairs Jean Weidner Goldstein, Cornelia Matson and Pauline Wamsler.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Health system completes renovation, begins expansion

Lee Health will consolidate obstetrical services in new space at HealthPark Medical Center, adding 10 new beds while providing faster access to emergency services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Capstone emerges as mystery buyer of Sarasota theatre

Capstone Management emerges as the mystery buyer of the Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, which sold last week for $9.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Phoenix firm buys Sarasota manufactured home communities for $165 million

Cove Communities' purchase of the Camelot Lakes Village and Camelot East Village in Sarasota County for $165 million adds a pair of properties to its growing Florida portfolio.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Wheel deal: Streetcar service gets a big boost

Downtown Tampa, Florida, residents and office workers now have a car-free, no-cost way to get around town thanks to a $2.7 million Florida Department of Transportation grant that eliminates fares for the 2.7-mile, 11-stop TECO Line Streetcar System.

  • News
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • October 19, 2018
Signature achievement: Condo owners celebrate building's rebirth

When more than 200 residents of Signature Place, a 36-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, gathered in May to celebrate the completion of major capital improvements to the building, many of them also felt vindicated for their years of pa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Study delves into how insurance industry can attract workers

Employee shortage in insurance industry prompts interviews and roundtables with employers.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Economy surges in several parts of region

Led by a resurgence in Tampa, the west coast of the state has five of the top nine MSAs in terms of GDP ranking statewide, according to federal data analyzed by the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. The Tampa economy, the report adds, is growi

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
New doughnut in town

First Southwest Florida Krispy Kreme shop opens in Fort Myers.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Mercato adds tenants, amenities ahead of 10th anniversary

Upscale lifestyle center Mercato in Naples is adding new tenants and capital improvements in advance of its 10th anniversary next year to keep the center fresh and attractive.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Rivers brings experience to new role at JLL

New JLL Florida Market Leader Tim Rivers brings vast experience to his new job, where he hopes to better integrate the firm's services

  • Commercial Real Estate
« 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 »
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
  • December 15, 2025
Lee Health CEO to step down
2
  • December 15, 2025
Credit union names market president for three counties in region
3
  • December 15, 2025
3 Polk County residents charged in $2M COVID fraud case
4
  • December 15, 2025
Pinellas artwork manufacturer completes $13.5M facility expansion
5
  • December 14, 2025
Luxury tower tops half-billion dollars in 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 © 2025 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