• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Healthcare
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Topics
    • Mergers–Acquisitions
    • Crime
    • Job Cuts
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Influencers & Innovators
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Leadership
  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    • Manatee-Sarasota
    • Charlotte-Lee-Collier
    • Florida
  • Industries
    • Industries
    • Business Support
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Residential Real Estate
    • Development
    • Finance
    • Food-Beverage
    • Healthcare
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail
    • Sports–Entertainment
    • Technology
    • Travel-Tourism
  • Topics
    • Topics
    • Mergers–Acquisitions
    • Crime
    • Job Cuts
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • Influencers & Innovators
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

Industries

  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 9, 2011
Strong Bonds

A small bond management firm in Fort Myers is quietly posting strong performance for its institutional clients. Its founder is a longtime bond manager who relocated his firm to the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 9, 2011
Careful Lending

Bankers say they've got money to lend, but finding creditworthy customers has been difficult. The challenge: The most desirable customers already have bankers.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 9, 2011
Merger Momentum

The union between Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank creates a star Southeast institution. The trick for the bank's Gulf Coast executives is to nurture long-term success with a new approach.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Fort Myers Beach entrepreneur buys, developing Zoomers

An undisclosed Fort Myers Beach businessman purchased the 18.05-acre Zoomers Family Amusement Park at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. auction for $1.36 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Canadian investor firm buys Oakwood Trace Apartments

A Canadian investment firm operating as Rifai Properties LLC purchased the 32-unit Oakwood Trace Apartments for $1.04 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
United Mechanical relocating to Mainline Parkway building

Fort Myers business owner Mike Clark purchased a 22,637-square-foot industrial building on Mainline Parkway for $950,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Liberty Group buys Bradenton Holiday Inn

The Tampa-based Liberty Group of Cos. expects to take title to the 60-room Holiday Inn Express in Bradenton in the next 30 days.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Sarasota entrepreneur, hotelier buys Veranda Inn, Cafe

Sarasota businessman George Perreault purchased the 38-unit Veranda Inn & Cafe in Venice for $721,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Florida Studio Theatre plans Gompertz renovations

The Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has filed a site plan to redevelop and expand its Gompertz Theatre on its Sarasota property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
DeBartolo Development LLC buys two Nashville Publix centers

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC has acquired two Publix-anchored shopping centers in the greater Nashville, Tenn., area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Trammell Crow Co. plans downtown office project

Trammell Crow Co. is getting another chance to develop a parcel in downtown Tampa near the University of South Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 3, 2011
Nashville's Cooke & Grace buys Trinity Plaza

Nashville, Tenn.-based investment group Cooke & Grace Properties purchased the 12,480-square-foot Trinity Plaza retail center for $1.88 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady
  • September 2, 2011
A Certain Appeal

Manatee High graduate Scott Makar rose to become Florida's Solicitor General and heads the state's legal team taking on ObamaCare. Now, the humble Hurricane with five degrees prepares for a likely seventh date with the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2011
Madison Marquette buys into Mercato, other centers

Washington, D.C.-based Madison Marquette has taken a majority ownership interest in four Naples retail properties, including Mercato, Crossroads Market, Neapolitan Way and Midway Plaza.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2011
Maryland boutique hotel operator buys Marco Island Lakeside Inn

Maryland boutique-hotel company Beachtree Properties purchased the 19-unit Marco Island Lakeside Inn for $1.3 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
« 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest business and commercial real estate news from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Sign Up

Latest News Business Observer

1
  • September 22, 2026
Nearly 2-acre site near The Quay Sarasota hits market
2
  • September 22, 2026
767,000-square-foot Sarasota distribution center listed for lease
3
  • September 22, 2026
Tampa university remains ranked among top 50 schools in US
4
  • September 22, 2026
Pasco university launches Florida’s first 93-credit bachelor's degree
5
  • September 22, 2026
Tampa General adopts 15-minute blood test to improve sepsis care

More Industries

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Business Support
  • Advertising-Marketing
  • Agriculture
  • Construction-Development
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Finance
  • Food-Beverage
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Philanthropy-Nonprofits
  • Retail
  • Sports-Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Transportation
  • Travel-Tourism

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848
  • [email protected]
  • Phone: 877-231-8834

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Podcast
  • Big Book of Business

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Distribution Points
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Your Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
×
3 Articles Remaining!
Not a Subscriber?

Click here to Subscribe

Already a Subscriber?

Click here to Login

Sign Up for Daily Brief

Start your day with the top Gulf Coast business news you need to succeed.

Sign Up for CRE Central

Stay updated with a weekly roundup of big deals, market shifts and the people shaping commercial real estate from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Smart People Subscribe.

Turn headlines into game plans. The playbook’s right here.
Subscribe to the Business Observer today.

Subscribe Now