• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • 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
  • Topics
    • Mergers–Acquisitions
    • Crime
    • Job Cuts
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Influencers & Innovators
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • 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
  • Topics
    • Topics
    • Mergers–Acquisitions
    • Crime
    • Job Cuts
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Influencers & Innovators
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

News

  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 5, 2016
Super Bowl ad: Get on up

Super Bowl ads, the game within the big game, are primed for another big year during Super Bowl 50.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 5, 2016
New beginning for Pineapple Square

Just months after agreeing to move ahead with the development of the stalled Pineapple Square in downtown Sarasota, the Kolter Group has designated a new name and start date for the mixed-use project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2016
Bold project primed to reshape Tampa gets CEO

James Nozar previously worked for Washington, D.C.-based JBG Cos.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2016
Harley dealer heads west for seventh store

Scott Fischer Enterprises plans to acquire a Harley-Davidson motorcycle store in Southern California, bringing the total ownership to seven stores.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2016
Burger franchise goes hog wild for growth

Burger 21 plans to open a restaurant in Arkansas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2016
Large manufacturer expands board

Sheree Bargabos and Jeff Jackson are new board members at PGT.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2016
Charlotte waterfront tract sells for $20.6 million

Deal is one of the largest land deals in Charlotte County in the last decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2016
Health system names new CEO

John McLain previously worked for hospitals in Georgia and Virginia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2016
Yacht retailer acquires marina

MarineMax is a Clearwater-based boat and yacht retailer.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2016
Developer plans Publix, plus shops, on airport land

A developer plans to build a shopping center on airport land leased from the Lee County Port Authority in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Investment firm buys marine manufacturer

Leisure Product Holdings has acquired Cape Coral-based Marine Concepts/JRL Ventures, a manufacturer of molds for boat builders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
UTC mall owner sues former tenant

An affiliate of Taubman Centers Inc. is suing a store for breaching its lease.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Sarasota roofing company lands Tampa airport gig

Sutter Roofing Co. will team with Skanska Construction and The Beck Group/Austin Commercial.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Tampa attorney promoted to shareholder

John Heilman is a Tampa-based attorney for Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2016
Doctor agrees to $1M settlement

A Fort Myers urologist agreed to pay the federal government $1 million to resolve allegations of ordering unnecessary laboratory tests that were reimbursed by federal health care programs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
« 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 »
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
  • September 26, 2026
Pinellas County retail plaza bought by Ohio investor
2
  • September 26, 2026
Florida grocer's donation to help provide 1 million meals
3
  • September 25, 2026
Lakewood Ranch bookkeeper sentenced for fraud, larceny
4
  • September 25, 2026
Study: Floridians pay less in homeowner association fees than in 10 states
5
  • September 25, 2026
Tampa developer plans 436 more homes in south Hillsborough community

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848
  • [email protected]
  • Phone: 877-231-8834

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