• 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
  • May 31, 2019
Fulfillment company to set up shop in Central Florida airport

Amazon reached agreement for air freight facility at Lakeland Linder International Airport. Company plans to invest $100 million seven-jet cargo hangar and support facilities

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2019
Two sentenced in grant fraud case

Naples woman faces 10 years in federal prison after being convicted for duping Lee County of nearly $5 million in economic development grant funds.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2019
Bloomin' exec, fresh off national award, shares leadership tips

Liz Smith says embracing failure, more than a great teacher, shows humility.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2019
Massive population surge headed to Lee, Manatee counties

Florida's growth train — in people, at least — shows no signs of slowing down.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 31, 2019
Millennium Apartments trades for $62 million

BH Properties of Los Angeles has purchased the Millennium Apartments in Ft. Myers for $62 million, after completing a 99-year-ground lease involving the 298-unit complex.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • May 31, 2019
PWC expands, takes entire MetWest III building

Accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will occupy the entire 10-story MetWest III office tower when it is completed in Tampa's Westshore Business District later this year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2019
Home sales trending positive in regional market

Board of Realtors data shows nearly 13% overall gain in April over 2018 and a 20% jump in condo sales.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 31, 2019
Fresh move: Specialty grocer jumps on home delivery bandwagon

The Fresh Market is the latest grocery chain to jump on the home-delivery train, and thanks to a partnership with Instacart, it’s rolled out the service at every one of its 161 stores nationwide, including its Gulf Coast, Florida, locations, just in time

  • News
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • May 31, 2019
Title fight: Ex-boxer aspires to create world's healthiest office

The Ring, a new 18,000-square foot co-working and business incubator space in downtown Clearwater, Florida, has some big aspirations: To start with, it aims to be the healthiest office in the world.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2019
Nonstop flights to Philadelphia on major airline to become daily

The Philadelphia service at SRQ will change to daily starting Dec. 18.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2019
Resort names new general manager

Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club is a boutique hotel with 37 two-bedroom suites on Anna Maria Island.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2019
Credit union grows leadership team with new hires, promotion

Tampa, Florida-based GTE Financial has promoted Jennifer Maxfield to chief strategy officer, in in addition to hiring Pedro Diaz as chief experience and Gary Montemurro as vice president of project and program management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 30, 2019
New town adds ninth homebuilder to portfolio

Divco Custom Homes will offer luxury design/build homes in Babcock Ranch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2019
Construction begins on solar power plants

Each of the 10 new solar plants FPL is building this year is expected to create approximately 200 jobs during peak construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2019
Area vet clinic lands deal with Walmart

Largo, Florida-based Essentials PetCare last week opened a walk-in veterinary clinic in a Walmart Supercenter in Kaufman, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
« 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 »
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 18, 2025
Kolter, Casto buy 19 acres in Parrish
2
  • December 18, 2025
Tampa Museum of Art director to retire
3
  • December 18, 2025
ESPN report: Naples' Hoffmann family buying NHL hockey team
4
  • December 18, 2025
4-acre entertainment district to be built in downtown Tampa
5
  • December 17, 2025
Sale of former Big Top Live property canceled amid complications

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