• 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

Tampa Bay–Lakeland

    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2024
Pair of Lakeland storage facilities sold for nearly $2 million

The just-sold self-storage portfolio in Polk County is made up of 257 units across nearly 3 acres.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 27, 2024
Work officially begins to transform long-vacant St. Pete hospital site

Ten years after Edward White hospital closed in St. Petersburg, work has started to convert it into affordable housing for seniors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 27, 2024
Report: Cyber attacks on the rise in critical sectors

KnowBe4, a cyber security firm based out of Clearwater released a report on the latest state of cyber attacks titled "Cyber Attacks On Infrastructure: The New Geopolitical Weapon."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 26, 2024
$190M Clearwater contractor promotes second-gen leader to CEO

After 50 years of running Clearwater-based Creative Contractors, founder Alan Bomstein is handing over the CEO title to his son, Joshua Bomstein.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 26, 2024
Bloomin' Brands names Delta executive new CEO

The Tampa restaurant chain has named Michael Spanos as its new leader replacing David Deno.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • August 26, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Plant City multifamily complex sale for nearly $35 million paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 25, 2024
Builder planning 255 homes pays $6.5M for 265 acres in Pasco

In the week's top commercial real estate news, another Fort Myers Beach property hits the market, a Polk County Chipotle is sold, and a Palmetto apartment community brings $55 million.

  • Florida
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 23, 2024
University of Tampa renames business building after donors

The University of Tampa’s Institute for Sales Excellence is now named the Southard Institute for Sales Excellence after a donation pledged by Mike and Amy Southard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 23, 2024
Report: Tampa leads nation in HOA fee increases

The hike comes as the median condo price is decreasing, reports Redfin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 23, 2024
Tech leader creates statewide women-empowering platform

Raechel Canipe is helping women find their way in technology — one Slack post at a time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 23, 2024
Polk County education exec links employers, job seekers

Naomi Boyer is focused on how to change the way the world looks at skills.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 23, 2024
Developer pushes tiny homes as solution to affordable housing crisis

Dan Dobrowolski has been building small houses for two decades and believes they provide homeowners what they need and are more humane than traditional apartment blocks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 23, 2024
Legoland Florida president sets sights on new ways to grow market share

The newly minted top executive at Legoland Florida takes on the role just as the hyper-competitive $30 billion amusement park industry begins to show a slight dip in what was a post-COVID surge in attendance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 22, 2024
128-unit affordable housing community addresses 'enormous' Tampa need

The complex connects two neighborhoods that are near Busch Gardens and the University of South Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • August 22, 2024
Former state House speaker appointed to Florida Blue board

The organizations are the latest of which the former speaker has been appointed.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
« 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 »
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 6, 2025
St. Pete asks residents to design its next creative neighborhood
2
  • December 5, 2025
Charlotte warehouse developer once jailed over alleged Hamas connection
3
  • December 5, 2025
Report: 4 markets in region among top 10 nationally in home price cuts
4
  • December 5, 2025
Frontier Airlines offers new Virginia flight from Tampa International
5
  • December 4, 2025
450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

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