• 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

  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2018
Move on up

Sometimes, you just have to touch before you buy.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2018
Clean up the flu

Distributor says he has a way to stop the spread of influenza.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2018
Tube Talk

Tube Dude rolls a little down Main Street.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 16, 2018
And speaking of apartments...

Continental Properties of Wisconsin has begun construction on a new 256-unit multifamily rental project in Port Charlotte, following developments in Sarasota and throughout the Gulf Coast in the past five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2018
Teen Spirit

Junior Achievement is looking for a few good kids.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 16, 2018
Taking Flight

Tampa International Airport's expansion will include one of the first new office buildings in the Westshore area in a decade.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 16, 2018
Equus buys Reserve apartments in St. Pete

Fueled by sustained job and population growth in the Tampa Bay area that has outpaced much of the nation, investors are continuing to flock to multifamily rental investments regionwide, property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2018
DataSnapshot: What's in a name?

Apparently, more than we could imagine.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2018
Real estate agent charged in fraud case

David Morgan could go to prison for 30 years if convicted.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2018
Luxury homebuilder tops $43M in 12 sales

Stock Custom Homes builds in Marco Island, Pine Ridge Estates, Olde Naples, among other locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2018
Study: Quarterly home starts drop 15%

A Metrostudy survey says the top community in the Sarasota-Bradenton market by annual starts is Lakewood Ranch, with 946.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2018
In Memoriam: Marvin Barkin

Tampa lawyer dies at 84.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2018
Business incubator welcomes four new startups

Israeli tech company executives have arrived in Tampa for training and networking.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2018
Law firm expands in region

Farr Law Firm will have an office at Beneva Square in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 14, 2018
Billion-dollar credit union buys a bank - again

Achieva Credit Union will have 26 branches and $1.6 billion in total assets.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
« 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 »
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
  • February 12, 2026
New retailers coming to Sarasota mixed-use project on Main Street
2
  • February 12, 2026
Aldi-anchored center in Pasco County sells for $6.4 million
3
  • February 12, 2026
Sarasota window and door dealer acquires Sarasota Glass & Mirror
4
  • February 12, 2026
USF ranks among top 20 public universities for patent production
5
  • February 11, 2026
High-tech Israeli medical firm opens Manatee facility, plans 100 jobs

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