Industries

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Health scare leads attorney to forge a new path

Lawyers leave established firms to launch startup practices for a variety of motives. This attorney's purpose was personal.

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Next Step

She's put some notorious drug dealers and murderers in prison. But the new U.S. Attorney, in a district from Tampa to Naples, also brings no-knee-jerk decision-making to her job.

By Kevin McQuaid
March 9, 2018

35,000 apartments in the works in Tampa

Despite the seemingly constant development of new multifamily rental product in the Tampa area since the official end of the economic recession in 2011, the market may just be warming up.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Hell bound

Florida tops a national list of jurisdictions with a toxic combination of lawsuit abuse and activist judges. How deep will the report — and its myriad examples — cut at the state's business climate?

By Ted Carter
March 9, 2018

Grow Time

A law practice nearing its 100-year anniversary has managed to grow without sacrificing service to clients.

By Kevin McQuaid
March 2, 2018

Oak Street to partner with Generation Income

Generation Income Properties Inc., the nascent Tampa-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring net-lease properties, has picked up a potentially powerful financial partner as it prepares for listing later this year.

Commercial Real Estate

By Grier Ferguson
March 2, 2018

School of life

How does a school become the community's college? By waging an all-out battle to respond to the needs of students and employers.

Strategies

By Business Observer Staff
March 2, 2018

Location, location, location

Need to keep track of where you've been year-round? There's an app for that.

News

By Kevin McQuaid
March 2, 2018

No Small Plans

Jay Tallman's Ascentia Development Group is co-developing a 24-story condo tower in South Tampa — the latest in a portfolio of ambitious and high-end projects.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Ted Carter
March 2, 2018

Learn by Doing

Teaching would-be entrepreneurs at Florida Gulf Coast University revolves around a do-it-differently strategy.

Strategies

By Kevin McQuaid
March 2, 2018

Marriott Edition to Water Street Tampa?

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
February 23, 2018

NAIOP awards highlight big deals

The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks' Tampa chapter awards for 2017 showcased the region's largest transactions and reflected the buoyancy of the industry over the past year.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
February 23, 2018

Investment trend panel cites hot products

The Sarasota/Manatee submarket may be saturated with new hotels and apartments for now, but new and modern industrial space is still needed to keep pace with macro-changes in the way products are shipped.