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Industries

  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 8, 2010
Bond managers shine

Good stock advisers are hard to come by on the Gulf Coast, but you don't have to look far to find great bond pickers.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 8, 2010
Off the Shelf

What are a bunch of New York financiers doing in Immokalee? Loaded with $440 million in capital, they're planning to build one of the biggest Florida-based financial institutions since Barnett Bank.

  • Finance
  • By Jay Brady
  • April 8, 2010
Port in a Storm

Port Manatee is investing heavily in anticipation of more business coming through the Panama Canal starting in 2014.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady
  • April 8, 2010
Government Digest: April 9 - April 15

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: April 9 - April 15

Regional business news at a glance.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
Tampa insurance agency moving to Sheldon Road building

The Cumming Group Inc., an insurance agency and contracted general agency for BlueCross/BlueShield of Florida, purchased a 5,000-square-foot building on Sheldon Road near Fawn Ridge Boulevard.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
New Jersey investor group buys six Grand Oak Preserve condos

J-6 Properties LLC, a four-person partnership of investors from New Jersey, Philadelphia and Fort Myers, purchased six condo units in the Grande Oaks Preserve at the southwest corner of Honore Avenue and Desoto Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
Circle K. buys Clark Road Exxon

Convenience store chain Circle K purchased an Exxon gas station on Clark Road, just west of Gantt Road, for $2.69 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
First Baptist Church of Lehigh buys buildings at Lee, Sunshine

The First Baptist Church of Lehigh Acres purchased two religious buildings between Sunshine and Lee boulevards totaling 31,254 square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
IXT Systems owner buys Clearwater Mattress facilities

Pro Peke Power LLC, led by John Strauser, owner of Pinellas Park-based karaoke distributor IXT Systems, purchased the former Clearwater Mattress manufacturing and warehouse/distribution center for $1.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
Premier Community Healthcare buys Pasco Avenue building

Premier Community Healthcare Group purchased a 7,246-square-foot medical office building on Pasco Avenue, west of Old Lakeland Highway.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2010
Bonita Bay Club members buy club, real estate from developer

Members of the new Bonita Bay Club, operating as the Bonita Bay Club Turnover Committee, purchased the real estate of the Bonita Bay Club for $7.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Jay Brady
  • April 1, 2010
Government Digest: April 2 - April 8

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2010
How to Stave Off the Commercial Crisis

Lawmakers can mitigate a coming disaster in commercial foreclosures by adopting new procedures that give lenders, borrowers and guarantors more flexibility.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: April 2 - April 8

Regional business news at a glance.

  • Industries
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