• 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 |
  • March 21, 2024
Lakewood Ranch collectibles firm to buy autograph business

Certified Collectibles Group seeks to meet demand for autograph authentication.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Owner of real estate company faces 20 years in prison for money laundering

Pasco County man pleads guilty for using bank accounts to wash money from international boiler room scam

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Clerk carries a big hammer

Smart lawyers already know this: Be nice to the courthouse clerks

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 26, 2021
SCF goes all in on innovation and entrepreneur hub

A college enters the innovation hub space — with funky robots, drones and cool gear in tow.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2021
Digital securing firm opening office in region, adding 500 jobs

Virginia-based ID.me to open an office in Tampa and begin hiring for 500 jobs by the end of the year

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 19, 2023
Window manufacturer hires first apprentice out of high school program

The program is part of a push to find more local talent for the manufacturing industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2021
Single-family rental project obtains financing

Soltura at the Forum, a planned single-family rental project in Fort Myers, lands $26 million construction loan.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Mark Hindley, 32

Vice President, Treasury Management Officer, IberiaBank

  • Class of 2014
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 7, 2022
Multifamily developer buys 70 acres in Fort Myers for nearly $22 million

Fort Lauderdale-based Elevate Partners buys property approved for 355,000 SF of commercial use.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Tampa hotel owner expands into Mississippi, Kentucky

Liberty Group snatches three Fairfield Inn & Suites once part of a 26-hotel portfolio owned by Goldman Sachs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2020
Sailing company docks new boat builder

There are close to 400 Colgate 26 boats sailing and racing worldwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 2, 2019
Pinball wizard targets industry revival

Can pinball machine manufacturing be a growth industry?

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 11, 2023
Downtown Sarasota condo project with units starting at $3.7M nears sellout

There are six residences remaining.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2022
Homebuilder relocates to Waterside Place

M/I Homes is expected to open their new office this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Implications of Schiavo

Four attorneys talk with passion about their involvement in the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2022
Minnesota buyer pays nearly $50 million for Fort Myers low-income units

Dominium, which specializes in affordable housing complexes, has bought a 320-unit complex in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 7, 2014
The service of servers

Hivelocity grew from four guys working out of a garage to a 30,000-square-foot facility. With more working capital, the company looks to expand even more.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2017
Firm appoints new CEO

Murphy Business and Financial Corp. selects Tom Coba to lead firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Taylor Morrison buys home lots in Oyster Harbor for $10 million

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taylor Morrison purchased 100 home lots in the planned 1,000-home community of Oyster Harbor for $10.74 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Broker goes outside region for $10M sale

Many commercial real estate brokers live and die by the “know thy market” ethos — that the best way to a long career in the business is to become a local expert.

  • News
« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 »
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