• 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
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 12, 2018
Dr. Violin

A busy Southwest Florida doctor finds solace in a high-pressure musical side gig.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 5, 2018
Pier Review

Eyes will focus on the pier's redevelopment.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
New Guard

Gubernatorial election will dominate headlines in 2018.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
Bold Outlook

Biter says his project will open this summer in Sarasota.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
High Tech

Construction company gets smart with technology.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • January 5, 2018
Dream Come True

Leadership, says one of the region's newest big company CEOs, is knowing how to get the answer — not the answer itself.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
Bug Out

Strong growth set to continue for regional company.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 5, 2018
Pink Reign

New ownership is bringing a bevy of ambitious changes — $50 million worth — to St. Petersburg's storied Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
Drive Time

Hertz finding new ways to stay in the car-rental game.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 5, 2018
Stay on Track

A test track for driverless cars in the middle of Florida is no longer a sci-fi fantasy. If the timeline holds in 2018, the reality is now.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • January 5, 2018
Going Publix

The grocery giant has big plans for fending off fierce competition.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • January 5, 2018
Raving Fans

One of the largest health care organizations in Florida goes into the new year with a new top executive at the helm for the first time since 1999.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
2018: ISSUES TO WATCH

Florida' west coat is primed and ready for the new year.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 5, 2018
Fair Warning

Going behind the scenes of a state fair is a glance at a lesson any business could use: how to remain relevant in a sea of competition.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • January 5, 2018
Big Doings

Between a new major in virtual reality and a $22 million student dorm, there are multiple significant projects on the horizon at one of the region's bellwether colleges.

  • Strategies
« 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 »
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

1
  • February 4, 2026
Darden to transform 4 Bahama Breeze eateries in region
2
  • February 4, 2026
Tampa firm invests $5.5M into Sarasota townhome project
3
  • February 4, 2026
Builder, with $5.3M site purchase, plans 222 homes in Charlotte County
4
  • February 4, 2026
Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million
5
  • February 4, 2026
Sarasota Architectural Salvage closing storefront after 23 years

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