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Industries

  • By Carl Cronan
  • September 24, 2010
Penny For Your Routes

Land use lawyer David Singer heads the campaign to add another cent to Hillsborough County's sales tax for mass transit. As he sees it, it's a matter of paying now or incurring steeper costs later.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Tampa professionals buy Westshore Executive Center

A University of South Florida mathematics professor and an orthopedic surgeon purchased the 18,086-square-foot Westshore Executive Center for $2.9 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Naples investors buy Orion Bank branch

David Goduti and Robert Grammen of Naples purchased a 5,816-square-foot Orion Bank building in downtown Sarasota for $1.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Belleair Development Group buys Englewood Regions branch

Pinellas Park-based Belleair Development Group purchased a 3,817-square-foot Regions Bank building for $925,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Fifth Third Bank buys Tampa Colonial branch

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank purchased a 2,511- square-foot Colonial Bank branch in the Westgate Shopping Center for $1.78 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Fort Myers architecture firm to design Hodges University expansion

Fort Myers-based Sheeley Architects Inc. has been commissioned by Hodges University to provide architectural design services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Investor buys land leased to CVS store

San Jose, Calif. investor Yi Shiu Chen purchased land housing a CVS/pharmacy in Port Charlotte for $2.86 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
TerraCap buys land for future development

A New York City and Cape Coral-based private equity firm purchased 13.6 acres in Coconut Point for $2.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Kitson & Partners buy Bay Pines Mobile Home Park site

Kitson & Partners purchased 60 acres in Pinellas County for $7.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2010
Bar and restaurant to gain additional parking

Ted and Georgia Nicholoudis are working to give their restaurant property at 1737 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, a little more breathing room.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Brady
  • September 17, 2010
Urban Cowboy

A former elected mayor of Tallahassee who wants to be agriculture commissioner can boast of a hardcore farming background. What he doesn't have, at least not yet, is statewide name recognition.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady
  • September 17, 2010
Following Footsteps

A five-term Republican congressman with deep historical roots will give up his seat to become Florida's next agriculture commissioner.

  • Florida
  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 17, 2010
Do It Again

WCI Communities was largely written off when it filed for bankruptcy protection. But after emerging from reorganization, the residential development company now plans to build homes again.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 17, 2010
Hot Pockets

The Gulf Coast homebuilding industry continues to struggle. But builders who survived the downturn have found small pockets of opportunity from Pasco to Collier counties.

  • Industries
  • By Carl Cronan
  • September 17, 2010
Secure Pinning

The Jerger family has spent decades insuring mobile homes, a line of business few other carriers seem interested in. But instead of cornering the market, they're trying to generate competition.

  • Industries
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