Industries

By Kevin McQuaid
August 11, 2017

St. Pete Smitten

Third Lake Capital is heavy invested in St. Petersburg, and it likes it that way.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Mark Gordon
August 11, 2017

'Long Haul'

Companies that seek an edge in Florida's budding medical marijuana industry need fortitude, and lots of financing — for starters. Will AltMed rise to the top?

Health Care

By Kevin McQuaid
August 11, 2017

Publix snags trio of centers

Publix Super Markets Inc., following a flurry of purchases of shopping centers it anchors in the waning days of the last economic recession, may be at it again.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
August 11, 2017

Power to the Patient

Competition among hospitals in the region is hot. One facility hopes a push for more privacy will drive patient satisfaction, and in turn, growth.

Health Care

By Business Observer Staff
August 10, 2017

Another Shot

An ambitious Tampa biopharmaceutical firm, after spending more than a decade and $25 million, believes it's on the cusp of a major breakthrough.

Health Care

By Ted Carter
August 4, 2017

Built to order

Cape Coral manufacturer Action Craft is building on a reputation for stable, light fishing boats.

Manufacturing

By Kevin McQuaid
August 4, 2017

Sarasota Quay hires development manager

Jacksonville-based GreenPointe Communities has hired a development manager ahead of plans to begin construction on a 15-acre, waterfront project in downtown Sarasota.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Kevin McQuaid
August 4, 2017

Sarasota Bayfront issues RFQ for designers

The Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization, a group of residents, civic and business leaders studying ways to improve a 42-acre, downtown tract in Sarasota, is seeking a designer.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Traci McMillan Beach
August 4, 2017

Finding Talent

Tampa-based Southern Manufacturing Technologies Inc. has grown to $13.5 million in revenue.

Manufacturing

By Business Observer Staff
August 4, 2017

Sound Sleep

A medical supply firm's expansion into manufacturing could create 30 jobs in Winter Haven — or Missouri.

Manufacturing

By Traci McMillan Beach
August 4, 2017

Calculated Risk

Clearwater-based EEI Manufacturing Services is experiencing a growth spurt. President Sue Englander credits the growth to carefully calculated risk and laser focus.

Manufacturing

By Kevin McQuaid
August 4, 2017

Colony coup with St. Regis

If a deal to include a St. Regis Hotel within a revamped Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key comes to fruition, it would be a true coup for the 19-acre property.