• 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

Strategies

    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 28, 2014
The Wawa way

Convenience store chain Wawa is moving aggressively into Florida, creating new loyal fans with its good food and low prices.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
Corporate report

Marriott names Epicurean Hotel Opening of the Year; Lakewood Ranch's iHeart Repair merging with Jupiter repair firm; Raymond James named Investment Bank of the Year; Amzur Technologies releases Energy Dashboard; Vir-Sec moving HQ, lab to Clearwater, investigating sites; Lufthansa offering Frankfurt flights at TIA

  • Strategies
    By
  • Cheryl O'Neill
  • November 27, 2014
When to find a new bank

Small business owners and banks can have a love-hate relationship at times. How to navigate lending to get the most for your business.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 21, 2014
Plumb for success

A small plumbing-supply business in Cape Coral offers lessons in overcoming adversity to achieve success.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Corporate report

SRN, Atlanta's D-Unity Group agrees to barrier reselling deal; Vology raises $40 million in new financing; St. Petersburg's Uptown Title joins Florida Agency Network; and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 21, 2014
Buzz worthy

The office of one area executive is a testament to a brave life well lived.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 21, 2014
New links

The family that owns Johnsonville Sausage opened its first retail store in Naples, taking special care not to compete with the grocery stores that carry its famous brats.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 21, 2014
Lawyers' lawyers

Even lawyers need attorneys to defend them. Holland & Knight has a whole team dedicated to doing just that.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 14, 2014
Healthy plans

Marion County doctors created their own health-insurance plan in 1981, and its popularity is spreading to other areas of the Gulf Coast. Such plans could be the cure for spiraling premiums.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2014
Corporate report

Infusion Brands' Dualtools saw chosen for This Old House top 100 list; Centerstone, Manatee Glens sign letter of intent to affiliate; Motorworks Brewing's Vienna Lager wins Great American Beer Festival bronze; Pasco-Hernando State College starts search for new president; Tampa Downtown Partnership announces Urban Excellence Awards winners; CPA Sansbury name partner in charge of Mauldin & Jenkins' Bradenton office

  • Strategies
    By
  • Traci McMillan Beach
  • November 14, 2014
Overthinking Millennials

BlueGrace CEO Bobby Harris believes companies spend too much time worrying about millennials. If firms focus on creating a good work environment, the right employees will notice.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 14, 2014
Lightning fast

A national company with a counterintuitive view on the Florida insurance market has big plans for growth. It aims to move quickly.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • November 14, 2014
Long-term growth

Richard Pitbladdo and a group of Fort Myers investors have been buying agencies that specialize in long-term care insurance. They're about to get much bigger.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 14, 2014
United they stand

Growing a business littered with customer confusion isn't for the weak. T. David Lewis hopes to lead his firm through the upheaval.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • November 14, 2014
Create a plan for behavior

Does your staff get anything out of setting annual goals? A behavior business plan may help create a more tangible plan of action to improve performance.

  • Strategies
« 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 »
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 10, 2025
Tampa youth program shutters, 144 employees laid off
2
  • December 10, 2025
Owners invest $2M into Englewood gym
3
  • December 10, 2025
Officials deny east Manatee grocery store, storage facility proposal
4
  • December 10, 2025
Benderson buys Clearwater center with Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Target
5
  • December 10, 2025
Federal court bans Pasco County pharmacist from filling opioid prescriptions

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