• 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 6, 2006
Corporate Report

Gevity opens new Chicago officeTIB Financial Splitting StockHillcrest Bank Florida starts retirement branch expansionCarbiz plans store expansion, targets FloridaFort Myers site for new GMC dealershipProgress Energy pushing for efficiency programsSarasota Memorial tops healthcare consumer choiceSchifino Lee Advertising produces Networking ViewsIA Global appeals de-listing from AMEXNeoGenomics introduces new Genetic Pathology servicesSarasota Ritz to host government healthcare conference

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 21, 2011
Ready to Launch

Many Space Coast companies see gloom as the shuttle program comes to an end. Carol Craig sees opportunity as she starts a new venture.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Fighting Fakes

From Rolex watches that look like the real thing to 7FAM jeans, companies stop copycats the only way they know how: in court. That puts IP law in a growth mode.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 30, 2012
All in the Family

With the single-family homebuilding market in full swing, builders are starting multifamily housing again.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 8, 2020
Restaurant embraces new options to meet market demand

The pandemic has put a dent in the large events Michael’s On East is known for. And while sales remain down overall, there are some bright spots.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2011
Robb & Stucky gets liquidated

Hudson Capital and Hyperams will acquire the Fort Myers-based retailer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2011
Rib City hits Virginia Beach

The Fort Myers firm opens its 17th location, in Virginia's largest city.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Fort Myers home prices up 3%

The area's home values are up 3.3% over the past year, a research firm says.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2011
Flinn out at LWR Communities

Milt Flinn, the SMR subsidiary's president, resigned from his position.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2011
Neal posts record sales in Nov.

The Sarasota-area home builder is on track for a record-breaking year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2012
Psoria-Shield raises $1.5M

The Tampa-based manufacturer attracted capital from 23 investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2012
Kforce to sell division

The Tampa staffing firm plans to sell its clinical research division for $50 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2017
First-in-market hotel opens

Hyatt Place has opened a 122-room hotel in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
The New Checkers

With value pricing, new menu items and new restaurant designs, Rick Silvais trying to make Checkers the top choice in quick-serve restaurants.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By John Haughey |
  • August 9, 2019
Improbable global business lands new opportunities

Lakeland entrepreneur took Bob Knight has come a long way since 1984.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 15, 2022
Mentorship program paves way for students after coding academy

The partnership with S-One works with the software engineering bootcamp at SCF.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Entrepreneur reels in success

Local real estate broker and CPA-turned-fishing-and-hunting entrepreneur Larysa Switlyk has made what once was a hobby into a Hollywood reality.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2021
Demand for tech-sector employment rises while salaries lag

Florida tech jobs pay well inside the state. Nationally, not so much.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 22, 2023
Logistics company increases number of Tampa layoffs eightfold

Companies have posted 1,470 layoffs to Florida’s jobs database since Aug. 14, a potential sign of trouble for the state’s economy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 18, 2020
Firm brings pioneering transportation invention to market

After a hefty investment — $2 million over seven years — the inventors of a unique way to move shipping containers from place to place face a new, more standard challenge: sustainable sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
« 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 »
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