• 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

Industries

  • By Beth Luberecki
  • October 18, 2022
Couple uses poultry power to quickly grow SWFL eatery franchise territory

Couple, facing obstacles from labor to site location, aims to take a big bite out of the fast casual chicken restaurant sector..

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2022
Overvalued housing markets in area may get worse with Ian

Southwest Florida officially bypassed Boise, Idaho for the No. 1 spot on the highest premium list.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 17, 2022
Tampa biotech firm to give away $250K worth of products to schools

SynDaver Labs’ educational arm, SynDaver Education, will provide synthetic human, frog and dog bodies for teaching and research.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 17, 2022
St. Pete Pier one of just six projects worldwide to win ULI prize

The St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, is among the six developments from around the world that have won the 2022 Urban Land Institute Global Awards for Excellence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Steven Benna
  • October 17, 2022
Transactions: Oct. 11-17

Bradenton shopping center deal, for $35 million, highlights transactions for the week .

  • Transactions
  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 14, 2022
USF professor donates $1 million to institution’s St. Petersburg campus

Deby Cassill changed careers in her 40s, earning bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in biology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
September anything but slow for Tampa Bay airport

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport smashed yet another passenger traffic record in September.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 12, 2022
Unnamed buyer picks up Tampa office building

The buyer, represented by agents working at CRE firm’s Las Vegas office, bought the building from real estate investment firm with local ties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2022
Contractor surpasses $1 billion in contracts in 2022 alone

St. Petersburg-based Power Design’s upcoming projects include high-rise apartment complexes, luxury hotels, mixed-use buildings and more.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 12, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm to be acquired for $4.6 billion

KnowBe4 Inc. has accepted an offer made by Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 11, 2022
Developer buys Sarasota site for $9M, plans 180-unit apartment complex

The property near University Parkway is approved for and ready to be developed into a five-story apartment building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 11, 2022
Prominent statewide business law firm acquires Tampa firm

Barnett’s merger with Gunster gives the West Palm Beach-based firm 51 attorneys in the Tampa Bay region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 10, 2022
Miami company buys local industrial property as part of statewide deal for 255,500 square feet of space

Basis Industrial spent nearly $30 million for the properties, including the 70,000 SF building on 23rd St. N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2022
New York credit union kicks off national expansion effort with Gulf Coast branch

Teachers Federal Credit Union’s Tampa office will be the institution’s first out-of-state location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Denise Federer
  • October 10, 2022
How to get leadership transition right — the first time

When a CEO or founder, finally, leaves an organization, the stakes are high for the new leader. Rules and structure to the succession are key.

  • Advice
« 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 »
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 Business Observer

1
  • February 7, 2026
Tampa airport unveils final design for new $1.5B airside terminal
2
  • February 7, 2026
Report: NY, Idaho among feeder states for Sarasota, Manatee growth
3
  • February 6, 2026
Southwest Florida homebuilder dies at 91
4
  • February 6, 2026
California dental insurer cutting Tampa jobs
5
  • February 5, 2026
After changes, Boar’s Head reopens plant tied to listeria outbreak

More Industries

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Business Support
  • Advertising-Marketing
  • Agriculture
  • Development
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Finance
  • Government
  • Food-Beverage
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Philanthropy-Nonprofits
  • Retail
  • Sports-Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  • Travel-Tourism

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