Industries

By Beth Luberecki
June 22, 2021

Developer's hyper-focus on land deals pays big dividends.

Cameratta Cos. prioritizes innovation in each community it launches, while also not neglecting its core focus: astute land deals.

Construction-Development

By Business Observer Staff
June 21, 2021

Amazon plans major distribution center in region

Online retail giant Amazon is set to develop another “last mile” distribution center in Lee County, even as new facility debuts in East Naples.

Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
June 17, 2021

Who says you can't come home again?

Tech entrepreneur comes back to Tampa to rebuild company he found two decades ago, and to spur the next generation of local innovators.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
June 17, 2021

Luxury on Pause

A planned $250 million redevelopment of the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club slated to begin this month is on hold following the filing of a lawsuit.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 17, 2021

Ronto Group adds to Lido Beach site

Naples firm Ronto Group buys Coquina on the Beach hotel as part of a plan to develop a five-star, hotel-branded condominium on Sarasota's Lido Beach.

Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
June 17, 2021

Taking the cryptic out of cryptocurrency: Embracing digital money

The economy is increasingly becoming more digitized — and cryptocurrency leads the charge. For the businesses and entrepreneurs first in line, there could be some rich rewards.

Finance

By Mark Gordon
June 17, 2021

Mother-son duo conquer Wall Street trend — from Sarasota

Betsy Cohen and her son Daniel, despite living 1,200 miles from Wall Street, are SPAC leaders.

Finance

By Mark Gordon
June 17, 2021

Restaurant-focused tech company targets a smorgasbord of opportunities

Omnivore capitalizes on several trends with one main target: a bigger piece of market share.

Travel-Tourism

By Mark Gordon
June 13, 2021

$300 million construction firm builds smooth succession plan

A nice dinner out paved the way for Owen-Ames-Kimball to formulate ideas for top executives to exit the firm gracefully.

Construction-Development

By Kevin McQuaid
June 11, 2021

At the Apex

Land Advisors Organization Tampa Managing Broker Nancy Surak has developed into one of the top land-focused real estate brokers in the region — and nationally.

Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
June 10, 2021

Ybor City ad agency finds being ready is what it takes to make it for more than 40 years

Tampa ad agency ChappellRoberts survived the pandemic and is now welcoming a new generation of leadership. One core attribute? It always looks forward.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Commercial real estate industry optimism on the rise

Surveys from a trio of prominent industry groups -- Urban Land Institute, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and NAIOP -- predict a surge in activity for balance of this year and 2022.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Oak Street adds to regional Walgreens portfolio

Chicago investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital acquires handful of drugstores along Gulf Coast, its second foray into the retail net-lease sector in the region this year.