• 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 Mark Gordon |
  • August 22, 2014
Bold Decisions

An executive shares leadership lessons from a career spent working with nonprofits. His takeaways apply to the for-profit sector as well.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 19, 2016
Off the floor

When Travis Carlson joined his father, Al Carlson, in the flooring business in 2003 after graduating from college, the construction boom was in full swing.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 14, 2014
Tree glee

A landscaping business on a significant growth spurt, surpassing $2 million in annual sales, tackles some common business conundrums. First up: delegating management-centric tasks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2024
$800M Longboat Key resort welcomes locals for soft opening

The resort, which has been under construction for nearly three years, unveiled the awe-worthy features of the five-star property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 6, 2010
Jobs bill same ol', same ol': subsidies

Maybe it's our cynical nature, but SB 1752 blows.

  • Opinion
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio and Amanda Postma |
  • May 2, 2022
Car condo business revs up for amenities battle as demand powers expansion

The surging exotic and classic car market has driven into a pressing need across the region: more storage space. Several enterprising developers have gassed up to meet the demand.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2010
Ann Grady files for House run

The wife of state Rep. Tom Grady will attempt to succeed her husband.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2010
Bank of Florida offering stock

UPDATE: The Naples bank officially began its stock offering today.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
Sarasota real estate sours

The area's foreclosure picture has worsened over the past year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2011
Fla. consumer confidence drags

Buyers remain pessimistic in November, according to new data from UF.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2013
Cash buyers fueling recovery

If the go-go years of the real estate boom were fueled by debt, then cash is dominating the housing recovery today.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2016
Organization elects board leadership

All current officers were re-elected to serve another term.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 14, 2023
Estate on the Gulf sells all-cash for nearly $14 million asking price

The deal is the highest in Sarasota so far this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 26, 2019
Employee-owned company wired for success

A niche manufacturer seeks to shed its best-kept secret vibe. One challenge is to do that without sacrificing its finely tuned, problem-solver mentality.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 2, 2026
26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2021
Italian company outbids competitor, buys local manufacturer for $4.8 billion

New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Milan-based Ali Holding in all-cash deal valued at $4.8 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2003
Ingredients for Upswing Missing

George Rauch, a resident of Longboat Key, is a former investment banker on Wall Street and now owner of Bradenton-based General Propeller Co.

  • Opinion
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2009
County official creates Web site

Being media savvy is a prerequisite for most successful politicians,. Now one local Manatee County official is hoping to put that “news” knowledge to work as owner of a Bradenton news Web site.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Vesta Equity buys Lakewood Ranch building

Real estate investment fund Vesta Equity in Sarasota purchased a 22,480-square-foot office building on Professional Parkway south of University Parkway for $2.88 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2010
First Watch will add locations

Bradenton-based breakfast-brunch-lunch chain First Watch will soon open five new locations in Central Florida.

  • News
« 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 »
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