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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2020
New restaurant opens at area art museum

Bistro at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College launched Oct. 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2020
Prominent restaurant entrepreneur witnesses deadly crash

Richard Gonzmart saw the crash while driving along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa on Jan. 9.

  • News
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 7, 2020
Tampa continues to surge in national survey

Strong demographics and job growth throughout Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are fueling investment and residential development throughout the metro area

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2020
Area small business leader pleads for government leaders to act on crisis

Mike Harting, CEO of 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, says elected officials need to act now to save small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2020
Eatery does whatever it takes to survive

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Little Greek Fresh Grill has switched to takeout and delivery service and even started selling grocery items to survive the COVID-19 crisis.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2020
Fine-dining steakhouse chews on pandemic survival strategies

Steakhouse co-founder shares his strategy for staying in business as a fine-dining restaurant amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2020
Companies in region lay off, furlough 5,000 employees

Some companies say they hope jobs will return, others aren’t so sure.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2020
Real estate executive doesn't mask the truth about reopening

Some industries are roaring to go.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2019
Bank learns harsh lesson in shuttering beloved branch

Bank told customers in a June 13 letter the last day of the Fidelity office will be Sept. 13.

  • News
  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 21, 2022
Transactions: March 15-21

Downtown Bradenton hotel sale for $26 million highlights week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 8, 2019
Institutional buyer purchases Sarasota shops

New York Life Insurance Real Estate Investors' purchase of the Whole Foods Market-anchored Shoppes at Sarasota Row, in downtown Sarasota, marks the first regional deal for the institutional investor.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2019
National retailer puts a heart on Sarasota with glossy catalog

Sarasota architecture plays starring role in J. McLaughlin spring catalog.

  • News
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 15, 2018
Polk County market has "strong outlook" for commercial real estate

CBC Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty believes Polk County's commercial real estate market has a "strong outlook" going forward

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 2, 2018
Fyzical Education

How does a fast-growing franchise company manage a big leadership transition? In part, by building in some overlap.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Create effective internships

Samantha Scott wanted to help the next generation of public-relations professionals. So the president of Pushing the Envelope Inc., a Fort Myers-based marketing communications firm, began to offer internships at her company.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2017
In Memoriam

Nathan Bisk, 1940-2017

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2017
Senator gets elevated role

If he wins re-election, Galvano will be the next Senate president.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2017
This is no time to cut Visit Florida's funds

Consumer products giants know they must keep advertising or lose market share.

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2018
In Memoriam: Gil Waters

A forceful advocate for progress in the public and private realm, Gil Waters shared his vision with Sarasota in a variety of capacities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 19, 2018
Tax reform expected to boost CRE profits, investment

Tax Cut and Jobs Act will help investors and landlords alike.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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