• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • 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
  • Insights
  • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • News
  • Strategies
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A
  • 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
  • Insights
  • More
    • More
    • Advice
    • Transactions
    • 40 Under 40
    • Big Book of Business
    • Subscribe
    • Opinion
    • Executive Diversions
    • Change-Makers
    • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Podcast
  • Public Notices
  • 40 Under 40 Nomination
  • Mobile App
  • Subscribe
  • Login

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

Retail

  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 12, 2026
Charlotte County community expanding with 400 new homes, Publix

The developer behind the West Port master-planned community is expanding it to east, adding more house and a shopping center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 11, 2026
Bradenton luxury RV dealer launches fractional ownership program

The Motorcoach Store is offering a new program that it says is in response to demand for access to luxury motorcoaches.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 11, 2026
Lakewood Ranch duo launches local online auction site with big ambitions

MingoBid aims to connect Sarasota and Manatee residents with discounted merchandise.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 10, 2026
St. Petersburg coffee company Kahwa moves into larger headquarters

The roaster and café owner has moved into a new 24,700-square-foot building in the city for space to produce, operate and educate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 10, 2026
Tractor Supply’s Petsense closing three stores in region

The stores that are closing are located in Sarasota and Polk counties.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 4, 2026
Pasco County retail center sells for $7.8 million

The three-tenant property was sold to a Tampa investor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 29, 2026
Ralph Lauren returns to Hyde Park Village

The New York City-based fashion designer has opened a new store in the Tampa shopping district after closing in the 1990s.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 24, 2026
New York investor buys Riverview shopping center

The nearly filled center on U.S. 301 sold for $14 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 24, 2026
Push the envelope: How St. Pete coupon giant navigates digital revolution

Founded in Clearwater more than 50 years ago, Valpak has quietly transformed from a traditional direct-mail advertiser into a modern marketing powerhouse.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 23, 2026
Want to open an in-demand business? Check out rental cars, dogs, kebab shops

An analysis of Google search data found demand for car rental companies, tailors and specialty restaurants outpaces the number of businesses serving those customers.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 17, 2026
Lakeland heavy equipment dealership projects $12M in sales in year one

Sawgrass New Holland is designed to attract customers along the I-4 corridor and work with owner-operators across landscaping, land clearing and construction fields.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2026
46-year-old Pinellas flea market staying put despite development

The Oldsmar Flea Market says it is consolidating its space after a piece of its land it operated from sold to multifamily developer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 15, 2026
Goodwill Bargain Barn to open at former Tervis HQ in Venice

Merchandise will be sold by the pound at the store, located in the Goodwill Triple Diamond Sustainability and Logistics Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 14, 2026
High-end Tampa mall announces 9 new retailers, including Dolce and Gabbana

Seven of the nine new stores coming to the shopping mall are new to the Tampa Bay market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 13, 2026
Sarasota jeweler to be featured at New York Fashion Week

Todd Alan Studios has been selected to create more than 30 pieces of jewelry for models to wear on the runway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
1 2 3 4 5 »
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
  • August 17, 2026
Lakeland logistics company cutting 178 jobs in Plant City
2
  • August 17, 2026
New 228-unit apartment community opens in Lakeland
3
  • August 17, 2026
Clearwater firm starts work on $51 million government office project
4
  • August 17, 2026
Manatee County apartment complex sells for $67 million
5
  • August 17, 2026
Tarpon Point Marina completes multimillion-dollar expansion

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-362-4848

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