Industries

By Business Observer Staff
May 22, 2020

Theme park gets an assist from area brewery as it prepares to reopen

LEGOLAND Florida Resort plans to reopen its theme park, water park and hotels on June 1 and will introduce a range of new health and safety measures to help families feel confident and ready to return.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
May 22, 2020

Restaurants face steep climb to get back to 'normal'

Clean and safe are the new industry buzzwords.

Travel-Tourism

By Kevin McQuaid
May 22, 2020

Retailers overcome 'panic mode' on path to reopening

Gulf Coast retailers are opening their doors with new measures in place to battle the coronavirus.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
May 22, 2020

A new beginning in Florida

Nancy Erickson, a top retail broker with Colliers International in the New Jersey and New York areas, has relocated to Tampa to join the firm there.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
May 22, 2020

Moorings buys Grand Lake's first phase

Moorings Inc. acquired the first phase of its Grande Lake luxury senior living community from partner London Bay Development for $80.3 million as residents began moving in.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
May 22, 2020

Vision Properties moves HQ from New Jersey to Tampa

Vision Properties' corporate relocation to Renaissance Center, in Tampa, comes amid robust development activity within 71-acre business park the company bought in 2016.

Commercial Real Estate

By Brian Hartz
May 22, 2020

Restaurant chews on ways to survive, make it through summer

Sarasota, Florida-based Mattison’s Restaurants and Catering has reopened following the COVID-19 shutdown but owner and chef Paul Mattison sees a long, difficult and uncertain road ahead.