• 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 |
  • August 15, 2011
New blog tracks Ponzi schemes across U.S.

Seems like there are blogs for everything these days. But Tampa attorney Jordan Maglich was surprised to learn no one, far as he could tell, monitored Ponzi schemes nationwide.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2018
Retailer announces new chain focusing on home items

Bealls Inc. is launching a new chain of home stores called Home Centric.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2025
Report: Build-to-rent homes in Florida up more than 300%

The state has seen a 304.7% increase in the number of single-family homes built as rentals in the past five years.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 8, 2026
Tervis acquires Nashville drinkware company

The drinkware manufacturer plans to expand its market footprint with the acquisition.

  • 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 Mark Gordon |
  • May 7, 2023
Venice trust company founder dies at 89, leaves legacy of persistence

Roland Caldwell often challenged people to find greatness.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2022
David Habib of Yo Mama's Foods reflects on a year like no other

The Clearwater company had a banner year in 2022, but threats — inflation, for one — loom on the horizon.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2024
Florida exec finds new life purpose after being confronted by gunman

John Miles accomplished quite a lot in business and the military before he turned 50. Those wins are mere pit stops as he executes on his next big life mission: helping others find their purpose.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 16, 2026
40 years after first hotel sale, 'Queen of Clearwater Beach' is still making deals

Local commercial real estate broker Gi Gi Gillis keeps selling hotels along the Pinellas County beaches as her firm looks to grow.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 8, 2026
Closet design firm exec catches big wins while fishing

Taylor Rinehold loves the thrill and strategy of the chase while fishing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 21, 2024
Sarasota Memorial inks $160M software deal

The health system contracted with software developer giant Epic to handle its electronic medical records.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Artist behind $1,800 mailboxes delivers on ambitious expansion plans

Forced to move by redevelopment, pipe-bending entrepreneurial artist Scott Gerber finds a new home.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2023
Mobile suit shop opens first brick-and-mortar in Sarasota

Tweeds Suit Shop has been on the road since 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2010
Prospect of new trains helps Tampa bond rating

Tampa's municipal bond ratings may be getting propped up by efforts to add high-speed and commuter rail.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2011
Community bank provides app 'spark'

One Tampa-based institution is promoting its financing deal for an innovative smart-phone application created by one of its local customers.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Oil bust helps Florida contractors

The sudden collapse of oil prices has done more than cut fuel costs: It's also helping to reduce Florida's labor shortage in the construction trades.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 13, 2025
Pasco County man gets prison time for nearly $800K mortgage scam

The Wesley Chapel man had pleaded guilty last year to a quit claim deed fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 9, 2009
Schoolhouse ROCKED

When the Legislature shifted school construction dollars to cover operating expenses it rocked a school construction industry already on its heels, and may now add to districts' borrowing costs if they can sell bonds at all.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 20, 2022
First home in new affordable housing project in Tampa completed

The city program awarded lots to developers who agreed to build affordable housing for local residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • December 30, 2016
'Like family'

A major acquisition opens growth possibilities for a Polk County architecture firm. One lesson from the integration of the two firms — set stronger expectations, earlier.

  • Entrepreneurs
« 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 »
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