• 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 Mark Gordon |
  • May 21, 2010
Vine Ripened

One Gulf Coast marketing and branding firm took a tough stance against the downturn. The results have been a 69% growth in annual revenues.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Aug. 6 - Aug. 12

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Feb. 11 - Feb. 17

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 18, 2016
Home run

A Sarasota firm recently more than doubled its money with a Tampa office project. Not bad for less than three years of ownership.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2023
ESPN blasts empty stands at Tampa Bay Rays playoff games

The team, which plans to build a $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg, drew fewer than 21,000 fans for each of its two playoff games, setting a more than 100-year low.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 6, 2026
93K square feet of light industrial space opens in Lakewood Ranch

Two new buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard represent “the most amenitized warehouse project in Florida,” James Peek of Tavistock Development says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

It's a new world: Twelfth Circuit Court Administrator Walt Smith is among those who object to a long-awaited report's conclusion that court records should be available on the Internet, as long as precautions to protect privacy are taken.Roy's gets neighborly with Fleming's: Break out the pineapple, Outback Steakhouse has signed a contract for Roy's to lease about 7,000 square feet in the Fleming's building at 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota.Another community bank: Is there really room for another bank in Fort Myers? What impact fees?: Just days after homebuilders learned school impact fees would likely double, you'd think the Lee County Schools superintendent wouldn't want to face a hostile crowd.Another warning: Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove pooh-poohs affordability indices, which show skyrocketing home prices far outpacing tiny increases in personal income.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2024
Norman Love Confections names new CEO; founder to stay with firm

While founder Norman Love aims to slow down, the company he founded nearly 25 years ago has big-growth goals in mind. "This company has been chomping at the bit to grow," says Love.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Drew Northport Investments buys 514 acresSarasota developer buys School Avenue landHoward Johnson owners acquire portion of existing landRe/Max expandsHealth Care Property to buy CNL PropertiesNaples' Stock Development chosen for Murdock VillageNaples Lumber, Supplyinvests in Fort Myers siteOffice SpaceRedstone buys former Winn DixieFirst Industrial Realtybuys 19 buildingsOak Bend buys Buccaneer Plaza

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2011
Government Digest: Jan. 21 - Jan. 27

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 1, 2011
Gulf Coast growth to outpace state

A study projects 1.9 million more residents to call Gulf Coast home by 2040. Hillsborough, Lee and Pasco counties lead the way.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bank hunts for new CEO: Less than six months after opening, Liberty Bank has lost its president and chief executive.State gets Holder bill: Lawyers for Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory P. Holder, who was subjected to a recently concluded judicial ethics hearing, have delivered an invoice for their services.Rollercoaster ride: Cary Frounfelter and his 10-year-old daughter were enjoying Busch Gardens last summer when he was told to get off the Montu, an inverted rollercoaster.Name change is official: Just when Tampa Bay area residents thought they could stop asking: "What's a Fifth Third?"You've got to believe: Tampa attorney Scott Tozian, who specializes in the defense of lawyers accused of wrongdoing, is defending Richard Albritton, a circuit judge in Panama City.All in all, Florida's OK: We always look forward to the Taxpayers Network's annual booklet ranking the nation's states on such characteristics as demographics, taxes, government, economy, education, public safety and health and welfare.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Bradenton developer plans surgery centerOsprey investor buys Myakka agricultural landPlaza Hotel bound for Burns SquareForeign investor buys Tuscany ReserveCenterco Properties company buys Applebee's in EsteroTalk of the Town Diner buys Mel's Diner in Fort MyersCastriota dealership expands to Port RicheyRyan Cos. buys, begins developing in Telecom ParkPasco County School District buys land for new high school

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2011
Community loaned $84M in '10

Bradenton's Community Bank made $84 million in new loans in 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
Nestle expands Park Tower lease

A Tampa-based Nestle subsidiary signed a seven-year lease worth $5.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2010
Bernstein new METI CEO

As planned, Michael Bernstein is the new CEO at Sarasota-based METI.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2010
InterContinental names director

James Horsman is the new managing director at the Tampa hotel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Senate reverses support for Enterprise Florida's 'tie'

After more discussion, the Florida Senate decides not to fund the organization's new marketing campaign.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2013
Conditioned Air expands

Conditioned Air opens an office in Fort Myers and names a new president.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2011
First Watch adds two locations

The Bradenton firm opens restaurants near Jacksonville and Cleveland.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
« 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 »
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