• 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 Louis Llovio |
  • December 3, 2025
Oak & Stone to open this month in Lee County

The restaurant chain's new location is its eighth in the state and second in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Downtown guru: Install parking meters Githler pulls the plugKnowing when to hold, fold and sellConference center on the agendaGrrrrrCorrection

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2022
Giant jet boat's debut makes waves

The Bay Rocket, Tampa's newest waterfront attraction, is one of just five vessels of its kind in the United States.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Legal Assisting Program wins approval from American Bar Fowler White hires new litigation attorney George Edgecomb Bar earns professionalism awardStetson to present fourth bankruptcy symposiumPatent attorney

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Legislature: How They Rated

The Florida Chamber of Commerce reviewed each legislator's votes during the session, or sessions as seen earlier this year, and assigned each one a letter grade based on how their votes affect the business community.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
The French way

A neighborhood not known for fancy eateries has a new entree. The first year has exceeded expectations.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
The Daily Grind

John Cauthen found a niche and way to meet it: the ground-up remains of the melaleuca tree.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Sarasota Investment Co. buys Sunshine Sarasota IndustrialMapp, others, buy building, expand businessesInvestors purchase Sarasota fast-food buildingToll Brothers plans 1,000 more Florida homesGroup buys Bloomingdale Woods for condo conversionPhiladelphia group pays $39 million for complexMobile home residents buy Largo park for $60 millionHotelier buys Quality Inn in Fort Myers

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 9, 2005
Entrepreneur 2005: Judges Choose Finalists

It was a struggle, but the field of top executives has been narrowed to 10 for the 2005 Entrepreneur Award. Take a look at the finalists for free.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Developers start second phase at Academy Park VillasBlackburn Point Marina Village underwayDevelopers start second phase at Academy Park VillasBullseye Properties plans Clark Road retail center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 9, 2018
Get the most out of a trade show

How to be prepared when it's time to showoff.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 4, 2024
$14M Naples golf club renovation has big support — and fans

Countryside Golf and Country Club has pulled off an impressive feat: keeping residents happy during a major renovation project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
Mortgage Vacuum

Mortgage brokers are closing their doors as the credit crunch claims more victims. Banks may reclaim their status as residential lenders.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Senior Market

Allen McMurtry sells senior housing developments across the country and says demographic changes favor this industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Concession Developers prepares for fall start on golf courseTown & Country Developers starts Villas at Oak TrailMcClain buys land for fourth SonicsUnited Bank buys landon State Road 70

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: The leaders at the Sarasota/Manatee campus of the University of South Florida are going to stick with that slogan - "yes, we are a university townSo, how does this help affordable housing?Worthy distinction

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 2, 2022
Homebuilder, after a 20-year absence, returns to firm where he was president

David Hunihan has some big plans to build processes at Lee Wetherington Homes.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 1, 2019
Close to home: Builder attributes fast growth to focus on local market

By carving out a niche and sticking to it, Riverview-based, privately held Homes By WestBay is one of the fastest-growing builders in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 29, 2024
Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward

The Bradenton City Council approved a purchase and development agreement that will allow for the sale to close in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2022
JMX Brands digs deep into its new environmentally friendly store with a new hire

Amina Hammou has already been staying busy collaborating with venders to create sustainable products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
« 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 »
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