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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Healthy Restraint

The Gulf Coast region's commercial real estate industry is well positioned for growth. Expect to see many new homes.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
North Port's Transformation

Residential growth has finally reached the critical mass to attract large-scale commercial development.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
'We all have to eat'

The legal community and insurance industry await a decision by the Florida Supreme Court on a challenge to insurance tort reforms enacted in 1986.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Krafting Relationships

Kraft Construction Co. - one of the area's largest contractors - expects the Sarasota division to experience explosive growth in the next few years.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2005
Biotech Across Borders

Sarasota has a new player in the biotech market o Worldwide Biotech and Pharmaceutical Co.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

ovland, investors buy Greyhound warehouseNorth Carolina company plansFort Myers 'green' asphalt plantClarke's Quality Care buys Crestwood ManorFreedom takes overthree parcels from K2MLargo investor buys Castilian Lake ApartmentsRoth Investment Realtybuys Masonite warehouse

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 24, 2009
Doubling Down

Of the 233 community development districts along the Gulf Coast, 42 are already in default on $1.1 billion in debt to bondholders. That number could double in coming months.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Pushing Uphill

Economic development, insurance, education reform, renewable energy and health issues are just some of the priorities Gulf Coast legislators are focused on this legislative session in Tallahassee.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 12, 2009
Cracking the Code

While legislators look for a science-based, politically acceptable plan for oil drilling, new technology for extracting natural gas is aligning with state and federal energy policy to potentially unlock Florida waters and the eastern Gulf.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 25, 2009
Backward economics

The productive trend toward regionalism is being undermined by the protectionism of local preference ordinances hoped to keep more tax dollars circulating within communities. The trade-off is higher costs and lower quality for public projects.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 16, 2010
Property Tax Pressure

Real estate values continue to trend down, but at a slower rate, as some county governments look to increase property tax rates in economic uncertainty.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 30, 2010
Shaken, Not Deterred

Beachfront resorts and tourism groups in the lower Gulf Coast counties take on the economic challenge posed by oil, while legislators tackle what matters most.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 1, 2011
Born to Lead

Freshman State Rep. Jim Boyd's legislative roots extend to his grandfather and uncle, who both served in the Florida House, but now the Palmetto native is making his own mark on a path to House leadership.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2012
The Louisiana Purchase

An ambitious Gulf Coast startup insurance firm will wage a fight for new business in several states, yet Florida isn't in the mix — a knock against the state's regulatory disorder. The move has already begun to pay off.

  • Industries
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 26, 2021
Manufacturer moves into bigger, better space

Moving manufacturing plants, even a small distance, could be a big hassle. At Harmar it helps when employees have an all-in spirit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 27, 2021
Championships aren't just about trophies, they're a chance to make money

Sports is big business and when you win, like Tampa Bay's teams have, it's even bigger. Companies big and small in the region have found different ways to capitalize on the success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 2, 2021
Taste test: Food company faces new challenges in market it helped define

Tampa, Florida-based FitLife Foods faces a competitive landscape reshaped by the pandemic and a proliferation of meal-delivery services.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2016
Taste the feeling

Startup or billion-dollar business? In Troy Taylor's world, he runs a bit of both. The lessons he's learned in that balance should resonate with any executive.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 31, 2014
Loans with a click

Online lender OnDeck is touring the country to pitch to small businesses that can't get loans from a bank. As the company approaches servicing $1 billion in loans, CEO Noah Breslow says building trust remains a challenge.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
Engine started

The executive at the helm of one of the largest redevelopment projects in Florida brings a no-ego approach to leadership.

  • Entrepreneurs
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