• 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
    • Health Care
    • 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
    • Health Care
    • 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 News

    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Gas company expands Mich. distribution

Tampa's MagneGas has secured a new distribution partnership in Michigan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Machine manufacturer aims to go big in China

St. Petersburg-based Plasma-Therm will work with a Taiwan-based distributor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Chico's quarterly profits fall 18%

Women's apparel retailer Chico's FAS says customer traffic and sales dropped.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2013
Tame inflation in Tampa

Despite the flood of easy money and a more buoyant economy, inflation remains surprisingly tame on the Gulf Coast.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2013
Southwest adds new Fort Myers nonstops

The discount airline adds three nonstop routes to Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2013
United Insurance Holdings appoints CIO

Andrew Swenson will take over in the newly created position.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2013
Architecture firm names new president

WBRC Architects • Engineers has clients in 23 states and Canada.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2013
Officials earn high scores

The Florida Chamber of Commerce's 2013 Distinguished Advocates list, elected officials whom it says champion a pro-business agenda in Tallahassee, leans toward the Gulf Coast.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2013
eDiets.com thinning down

As Seen On TV sells off meal delivery business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2013
Tampa-area construction employment surges 11%

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region gained 6,000 jobs in July.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2013
Punta Gorda Airport adds 20th nonstop destination

Allegiant will begin nonstop service to Long Island, N.Y., in December.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2013
WCI is condo shy

WCI Communities was one of the condo kings during the real estate boom, with 21 residential towers under construction in mid-2006.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
Multifamily developer names new regional VP

Jay Curran will handle Florida and Georgia for Crescent Communities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
Lee business climate index dips

Lee County's business index fell in August, but executives remain upbeat.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2013
PGA Pro buys Lee Road land for future Alico Family Golf Center

The price equated to $41,501 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
« 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 »
The best of Business Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

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

Sign Up

Latest News

1
  • December 17, 2025
Sale of former Big Top Live property canceled amid complications
2
  • December 17, 2025
19 layoffs coming to Fort Myers as window installation hub closes
3
  • December 17, 2025
$35M community center opens in east Tampa
4
  • December 17, 2025
Builder to bring 1,200-home community to Lakewood Ranch
5
  • December 16, 2025
Report: Tampa No. 2 retail real estate market nationwide

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 © 2025 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