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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2022
Bucs linebacker lines up success off the field with tech startup

Carl Nassib has big hopes for Rayze, a social media and nonprofit matching app.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 16, 2021
Marketing executive launches app for reselling dance costumes

With the new app, the entrepreneurial dancer hopes to save performers a little bit of money.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 3, 2024
Foodie-focused company sells Lee County offices for $2.4M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Lakewood Ranch warehouse unit sells for $1.2 million, works starts on the former St. Pete police HQ site, and a Cuban bakery is opening in Ave Maria.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 5, 2024
Utah church pays $20.5 million for Tampa law school building

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a build-to-rent community in Naples sells, a Texas real estate firm moves to Tampa with local talent in tow, and we have a price for the sale of a prominent Sarasota County building.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 12, 2024
Change in rating systems will cost Lee County residents millions

FEMA's downgrade of Lee County and several municipalities means flood insurance rates in the county will rise 25% starting in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 12, 2025
Lakewood Ranch physician develops niche as 'dementia doc'

Dr. Miguel Rivera seeks to not only help his patients directly but also help others, from caregivers to first responders, understand aging cognitive issues.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Corporate Report

Court requires Cryo-Cell board voteCarBiz increases credit line to $112 millionProfessional Employer Plans sold to Oasis OutsourcingStinger Systems says study shows safety of stun gunsTech Data markets XO Communications productsFirst State Financial prepares for lossFox Electronics movesdevelopment to Hong KongNetWolves signs deal with Suburban PropaneWalter Industrieshands out quarterly dividendCSI Enterprises debuts fuel site

  • Industries
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 13, 2020
Food for thought: Restaurant industry leaders ponder their future

Ghost kitchens, automation and third-party delivery are among the many challenging developments Tampa Bay area restaurateurs are grappling with.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 24, 2024
Sprouts makes headway in Florida’s Publix-dominated market

Arizona natural food grocer Sprouts Farmers Market is carving out a niche for itself in the state — even in the shadow of Publix, the 10,000-pound elephant.

  • Florida
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 19, 2020
Tutoring companies remain nimble to keep up with demand amid pandemic

One area tutoring services company nearly doubled its payroll to support the surge.

  • Strategies
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 17, 2022
The sky's the limit for downtown St. Pete's new crown jewel

At 515 feet and 46 stories, 400 Central will not only be tall — really tall — but it'll also set a new standard for design and amenities.

  • Development
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2013
Corporate Report: February 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 21, 2020
Business owner enhances career with voice-over work

On-the-rise entrepreneur — with buzzy a manufacturing business — makes time for a second, and profitable, passion outside of work.

  • Strategies
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 13, 2020
Pipe dreams: Sales software firm sees big potential in area

Pipedrive, a European sales software firm, expanded to St. Petersburg, Florida, choosing the Sunshine City over several other suitors.

  • Technology
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 11, 2020
One direction: Marketing firm's business surges amid pandemic

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Marketing Direction has done well in the COVID-19 crisis, taking on three new clients and seeing 86 percent revenue growth.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 1, 2019
A Crowdfunded Castille

Feldman Equities of Tampa took a distinctly different path --both geographically and in regards to financing -- in making its latest office building acquisition in the St. Petersburg suburban market of Gateway, by using a crowdfunded platform

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Angela Rodriguez, 34

Owner, Space as Art and Angela Rodriguez Interiors

  • Class of 2017
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 20, 2017
Strategic Pivot

Boston-based Farley White Interests has targeted the Gulf Coast as its primary market for acquisitions outside of New England.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • May 15, 2014
How to start your own business

Thinking of going it alone? This check list can help steer your journey.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Total Control

A pair of executives with established Gulf Coast construction firms has taken going independent to new heights. One's already hit $20 million in annual revenues.

  • Entrepreneurs
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