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Industries

  • By Carl Cronan
  • January 3, 2011
Tight Vise

Contractors along the Gulf Coast are caught between ongoing capital restrictions and rising supply costs. Specialization is helping companies get through the downturn.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 3, 2011
New Alliances

Physicians and hospitals are facing new challenges from a slow economy — lower insurance reimbursements and government mandates. Alliances and technology are two keys that will help them manage in 2011.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 3, 2011
Room Service

It's tough to gauge hotel demand when leisure travelers and corporate groups make reservations at the last minute. But a better-than-expected fall season may be a harbinger of better times ahead for hoteliers.

  • Industries
  • By Carl Cronan
  • January 3, 2011
Emphasis Shift

Companies will need to be concerned with health coverage for employees in years to come as ObamaCare takes effect. However, agents advise against complacency.

  • Industries
  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 3, 2011
Prepare to Thrive

Ambitious Gulf Coast manufacturers plan to be on the right side of the economic turnaround.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 3, 2011
Better Banking

Gulf Coast-based banks are shoring up their balance sheets and striving for profitability. Banks that fail will help usher new entrants into the market and provide market-share opportunities for those that survive.

  • Industries
  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 3, 2011
Do Things Different

Retailers big and small have been on adjust-and-adapt mode for the past year. For some, finally, the new year could translate to growth mode.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 31, 2010
Green shoots sprouting

Demand has slowly returned to the commercial real estate market, driving large gains in multifamily real estate and leasing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Healthcare Trust buys Florida Orthopedic buildings

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Healthcare Trust of America Inc. purchased two adjacent medical buildings in Temple Terrace.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Investors buy Tierra Verde Resort Marina

A Clearwater investment group purchased a mortgage to cover the Tierra Verde Resort Marina and has taken over ownership.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Bowling alley entrepreneur buys All Star Lanes

North Fort Myers resident Bill Hanson purchased the 27,422-square-foot All Star Lanes bowling alley for $1.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Gordon Food Service sells buildings

A Dublin, Ireland-based financial firm acquired several GFS Marketplace stores, including buildings in Brandon and Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
JPMorgan Chase Bank buys Lakewood Ranch bank building

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA purchased a 4,949-square-foot former LandMark Bank of Florida branch for $2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Pineapple Square project gains extension

The Sarasota City Commission approved a revised development agreement with Pineapple Square, a mixed-used project planned for downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2010
Urgent care center acquires restaurant

The Sarasota County Public Hospital District purchased a 4,719-square-foot restaurant building for $1.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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