• 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
    • Healthcare
    • 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
    • Healthcare
    • 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

Results for:

  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2010
Obamacare costs region more jobs

The consequences of the federal health-care bill collided with the Gulf Coast in the form of layoffs at one of the region's most respected hospice centers.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2011
Beck adds logistics between local projects

The Beck Group was able to start one major community project on the same day another opened, which created a bit of a logistical project for the Dallas-based contractor's local office.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2010
Forte reaches top of Barron's list

Palm Harbor financial planner Ami Forte, a frequenter of Barron's annual list of the nation's top financial planners, can now hold up her number-one finger with pride.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2010
Multiplying meows, no lawsuit changes

No less than a dozen Florida panther kittens have entered the world in recent weeks, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Understanding economic growth

Economic development is a favorite topic of Coffee Talk but it still may not be all that exciting to the masses, even in a struggling economy.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2011
Orion Bank's Williams indicted

Former leader of the Naples-based bank was indicted on fraud charges.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2012
Firm moves and expands -- without gov't help

The building industry is still mostly in the dumps. But a Gulf Coast firm that supplies aluminum for everything from parking garages to schools to custom homes offers a much rosier outlook.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2013
Three local shopping centers part of $1.46B acquisition

Ohio-based DDR Corp.'s purchases include one in Naples and two in the Tampa area.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2013
Intercoastal Medical Group opening new Ranch office

The price equated to $631,399 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
WCI files for initial public offering

WCI says the Florida real estate market is recovering.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
Private jet firm expands presence at SRQ

Rectrix purchases APP Jet Center Sarasota to continue growth track.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
Sawyer Business Park sold to Sarasota family

The price equated to $35 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2011
Masonite, Malio's reuniting downtown

Masonite International Corp., a Tampa-based door manufacturer, shares a bit of history with Malio's, the city's iconic steakhouse.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
Former hockey star joins Savtira

Kelly Chase racked up 2,017 minutes in the sin bin throughout his career as a hockey player. Now Tampa-based Savtira is bringing in the former bruiser to fight for bigger contracts.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2011
Gemini Real Estate Advisors restructures plaza ownership

A Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC-led investment partnership group purchased the interest of 11 tenant-in-common entities in the Ranch Lake Plaza retail center for $9.51 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2011
Buckhorn remains hypothetical on Rays

When Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn stepped off his plane and headed to the Glazer Children's Museum for an event, he had an idea one topic might come up.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2013
WCI boosts IPO plans

WCI Communities now plans to raise $222 million on the NYSE.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2013
Legislature has business on the docket

The 2013 Legislature theme for the Florida division of the National Federation of Independent Business, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Tallahassee, could be called hyper-focus.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Tampa judge rules that insurance covers seawall damage

The case may be the first to affirm that 'spalling' is covered, attorney says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2013
Fishkind: Lenders opening their vaults

If a banker offers you a loan, back up a truck and rake in the cash, says economist Henry Fishkind. That's what he would do.

  • News
« 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 »
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

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