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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2012
Bolt Jolt

A national insurance company that shunned Florida now wants in on the sunshine. The company — which targets small business customers — has an aggressive attack plan that starts with the Gulf Coast.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2012
Game On

Sam Vrinios is a decidedly unordinary teenager. For one, his business is approaching $500,000 in total sales — and he's only 15.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 6, 2012
Bud is back

Bud Nocera led Florida's tourism efforts in the 2000s. Now, he's returned to Lee County where his career began.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2020
Food blogger starts product line for area retailer

Alexis Beall Taylor has been busy creating a new line of cookware for Bealls as well as a cooking video series for kids to watch while at home during COVID-19.

  • News
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • March 3, 2017
Twin tank

Brothers with a knack for product development hope to score big with their latest invention — an affordable desktop jellyfish tank.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 7, 2017
Will to survive

Floridians are used to preparing for hurricanes and tropical storms. But a Sarasota business owner has taken preparation to otherworldly proportions. Think zombies.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 12, 2014
Gold rush

Matt Orr sought a change of pace after a decade on the Gulf Coast. He found it on another west coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 14, 2024
100 Florida retail jobs in jeopardy as Salt Life stores hit auction block

Delta Apparel, which owns Salt Life, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given Florida notice that it could lay off nearly 100 workers and close stores.

  • Florida
  • 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 Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2024
PGT Innovations receives unsolicited bid that beats previous $3B offer

A national manufacturer has made a third bid to acquire Venice-based PGT Innovations, the largest publicly traded company in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 14, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
'Mark of the Beast'

A former telecom investment banker and a techie with an eye for good finds prove that buying stuff on the cheap isn't always bad business.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2011
Corporate Report: Mar. 11

The latest news from Walter Energy, Radiation Therapy, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 25, 2023
Tampa seeks downtown concierge workers

The city of Tampa is hiring "walking concierges" who don't mind the toasty temperatures.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2023
CRA approves $14 million for downtown Tampa theater

The money will go toward the second phase of a renovation that will, among other things, add a second screening room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 2, 2022
Dallas developer to build almost a million square feet of industrial space near Lakeland

Dalfen Industrial plans for two buildings on property just off State Road 559 and I4.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2022
More than 300 workforce apartments coming to Tampa

An Arizona developer is building the units on a property near I-75, close to the jobs corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2022
Tampa Bay sports teams shuffle schedules in response to Ian

Rowdies have pulled the plug on their Sept. 28 match; Bucs’ Oct. 2 home game vs. Chiefs could be moved.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2022
Miami company buys local industrial property as part of statewide deal for 255,500 square feet of space

Basis Industrial spent nearly $30 million for the properties, including the 70,000 SF building on 23rd St. N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2022
Logistics company opens Tampa office, will create about 200 jobs

Austin-based Arrive Logistics has moved into space near the Westshore district as it continues to expand nationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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