• 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 Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2010
Returning flippers going cheap

We all know the flippers are back, snapping up cheap homes in crash markets like Cape Coral and reselling them for a small profit after they clean them up.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2013
Golf heaven? Look no further

We all know there's plenty of golf available in Southwest Florida.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2011
Tampa home prices down 12%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater home prices fell 12% over the year in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2011
Sarasota condo sales pick up

Condo sales are up 8% through the first seven months of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2011
Ft. Myers home prices climbing

The median sale price for November is up nearly 25% over the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 16, 2012
You have a tech idea?

Here's what to do next.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Fla. foreclosure rate at 12%

Florida's rate is nearly four times greater than the national average.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2020
Airport's passenger traffic up 54% in February

The airport is also up 54% for the first two months of 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2018
Contractor adds senior official

Gates Construction hires 30-year veteran Tom Rife.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2017
Final home site in community sold

All 825 home sites at Neal Communities' Central Park in Lakewood Ranch have sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2014
Commission scandal may broaden

Fort Myers political insiders are all atwitter about who might become ensnared in a scandal that already claimed one Lee County commissioner.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
December construction activity falls

Commercial construction was down in 2013 for the Tampa Bay area, while residential construction continued to climb.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Naples investor Capricornio buys four apartment buildings

A purchase company led by Monica Coariti De Salazar of Naples purchased four multifamily buildings for $1.63 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2014
Ronco, Kohl's form new retail partnership

The department store chain will sell the Ready Grill in all of its stores starting this holiday season.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2015
Homebuilder delves into luxury market

Medallion Home had more than $100 million in annual sales in 2013.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Corporate Report

Non-Beall named CEO of Bradenton retailerTexas public company buys Fireline RestorationRegus Group opens in Courthouse CentreBeasley Broadcast Group buys Las Vegas' KDWN-AMCay Clubs Resorts purchases Phoenix Law PartnersChamber leader wins statewide awardHealth Management sells psychiatric hospitalsTampa company unveils real estate forecasting siteFirst Advantage Corp. buys Single Source ServicesSWFI ranked in top 10 among small airportsRadiation Therapy Services acquires Bel Air centerVerizon opens FiOS to more areas of PascoTollgrade reduces costs, closes Sarasota office

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 10, 2024
No American left behind: The life of Tampa rescue guru Bryan Stern

Bryan Stern leads an A-team of global operators on life-and-death missions to get Americans out of harm's way. His leadership mantra: Don't be a spectator.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2025
Plant City approves 3.4M-square-foot, 410-acre industrial project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a land company buys a new Lakewood Ranch HQ, questions linger about Foot Locker's St. Pete HQ move, and a new Naples shopping center is full.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 19, 2025
Real estate agent goes viral with racy jokes, Trump impersonations

Bidets, big trucks and everything in between. Not much is off limits for broker Breanna Banaciski as she carves out a comedic cult-following in a competitive field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 2, 2009
Review & Comment

Two epochs defined our 'Spirit of America'

  • Opinion
« 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 »
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