Manatee–Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
September 13, 2018

Foundation names new communications executive

Mischa Kirby was previously the vice president for external relations at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
September 12, 2018

Airline announces new flight to Atlanta

Flights from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be offered three times a week.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
September 11, 2018

Homebuilder promotes from within for vice president of operations

Kevin Archer will lead the Sarasota operations team for M/I Homes.

Manatee-Sarasota

Kevin McQuaid
September 11, 2018

Longtime attorneys shaped the Sarasota of today

A trio of long-time Sarasota attorneys who practiced real estate law and passed away this summer had a tremendous impact on the city and how it grew

Commercial Real Estate

Business Observer Staff
September 10, 2018

Construction to start on 198-unit senior living project

The second development in the Watercrest Sarasota Senior Living Community is expected to be finished in 2020.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
September 7, 2018

Eight new practices join growing medical alliance

Dental Care Alliance supports almost 300 affiliated dental practices in 16 states.

Manatee-Sarasota

Kevin McQuaid
September 7, 2018

Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

Commercial Real Estate

Business Observer Staff
September 6, 2018

Restaurant group to hire over 200 people

Tableseide Restaurant Group will hire 200 people for restaurants from northeast Bradenton to south Sarasota.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
September 4, 2018

Well known real estate attorney, partner switches firms

Prominent area real estate attorney Tom Luzier is moving from Dunlap & Moran P.A., where he had been a shareholder, to Williams Parker, where he will be a partner. Luzier has successfully closed more than $1 billion in transactions to date over the past

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
August 31, 2018

Employees vindicated in trade secrets lawsuit

A Sarasota County judicial magistrate has dismissed a lawsuit against a Sarasota printing company and two individual defendants who were accused of unfair and deceptive trade practices, theft of trade secrets and other counts.

Manatee-Sarasota

Kevin McQuaid
August 31, 2018

Gulf Coast hotel sales climb into new territory

The $171 million sale of the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota resort, among other hotels, shows that Gulf Coast lodging properties are gaining in popularity among institutional investors such as real estate investment trusts.