• 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

Results for:

  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2021
County to negotiate sale of administration building

Sarasota County Commissioners approve negotiations with six developers bidding on county admin building; amount offered "spit in a bucket" one commissioner says

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 4, 2021
Motor Enclave

Developed by former entertainment lawyer Brad Oleshansky, the $100 million Motor Enclave facility in Tampa, Florida, will be a dream come true for well-to-do gearheads.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 8, 2021
For busy health care executive, paintball provides welcome break

Sarah Kitlowski got into paintball about two years ago when a friend — ironically an OSHA safety manager — encouraged her to come play with a group of people.

  • Executive Diversions
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2020
Senior housing considered a well-positioned sector

Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa-based senior housing team believes the sector will continue to experience long-term growth thanks to the nation’s demographics

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 28, 2020
Survey highlights business damage, anxieties about ending shutdown

The topic of when to reopen is a hot one among business owners and executives.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2019
Fort Myers appraisal company defining the evolving industry

Technology-driven data collection and valuation models have dramatically changed the appraisal business in the past decade

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: Cybersecurity guru defies conventional wisdom

Stu Sjouwerman, founder and CEO of Clearwater, Florida-based cybersecurity firm KnowBe4, doesn’t buy into the en vogue concept of failure being a virtue. He also doesn’t believe entrepreneurs should embrace their mistakes and be content with “failing upwa

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 23, 2018
Secure foundation: Safety firm builds on founder's military, tech background

Robert Hessel, founder and CEO of Source 1 Solutions, shares his insights about what has catapulted the Clearwater, Florida-based security company to big success in just seven years.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 8, 2019
Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 6, 2018
Icon Residential has one audacious goal

Icon Residential is growing fast thanks to hot selling townhome projects in Tampa, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Atlanta, and hopes to generate $150 million in sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 19, 2022
Tacos & Tequila owner cooks up major multi-state expansion plans

Kelly Musico also has some creative ways to attract and retain employees during the labor shortage crisis.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 3, 2016
Productive class

The Regional Economic Research Institute won't be used as a tool to raise taxes, its director promises. More research to help entrepreneurs and companies is in the pipeline.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 19, 2016
Open ranch

A decade after developer Syd Kitson completed one of the biggest land deals in Southwest Florida history, Babcock Ranch has started development. The developer and investors will have spent $300 million by 2019.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 3, 2015
Green space

A developer has a bold plan for an environmentally friendly residential community in Southeast Lee County. The project could become a model for the future.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 23, 2015
Real software

Software developer Refindly is building a system for residential real estate agents to make it easier to manage prospective customers as buyers and sellers shift to the Internet.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 3, 2015
Billions served

Wasmer, Schroeder & Co., with a growing reputation as a superior bond manager, recently surpassed $5 billion in assets under management. It aims to double that figure.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2015
'One more step'

The voice within your head goes a long way toward shaping your leadership skills. A skilled combat veteran shows how it's done.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Unfriendly fraud

Online retailers lose nearly $12 billion annually in credit card chargebacks. A Clearwater firm found a solution, and turned it into a fast-growth business.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2025
Anthony Solomon: Walking away from a deal is often the smartest move

“Your job is to solve puzzle. That’s how I look at what we do. Putting the puzzle together.” –Anthony Solomon, The Ronto Group

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 9, 2025
Luxury Naples restaurateurs plan exclusive Japanese, French concepts

Corinne Ryan and Veljko Pavicevic have found Naples to be an ideal fit for their luxury restaurant concepts. One key, says a co-founder: "We stopped hiring and started recruiting."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
« 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 »
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