• 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 Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Economic Trifecta

People who know Roy McCraw say he's real good at working with others. He'll need to be, as he's a big part of several Florida economic development agencies.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Dipping into Success

Bob Johnston and his brothers turned around The Melting Pot 10 years ago by remaking the restaurants,fine-tuning the menu and focusing on the customer experience.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
Corporate Report

Urine Off lands European distributorsTampa Electric meets climate standardsSource Interlinkhires Ninja for mobilityAmerican Strategic Insurance expands to LouisianaTeltronics buys communication retailersTigris Pharmaceuticals studies anti-tumor drugWilde Automotive exclusive Smart dealershipOswald Trippe, Co. buys N.C.'s Glasgow Hicks

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Struggle for Control

The estate of entrepreneur Paul 'Duke' Smith has spun out of control amid a bitter family dispute.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

39-Development LLC buys Cornerstone Cancer CenterBay Villas to undergo condo conversionIllinois group buys Sunset Trail ApartmentsDevelopers buy condos as part of the resort projectHospital rehab center sold to 1839 Building LLC Dillard's to open at The Shops at WiregrassTampa Bay builders donate $15,000 to children's charity

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 8, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Dubai Investment Group acquires multifamily propertiesThe Sembler Co. buys St. Petersburg propertiesWilder Corp. buys Ameri-Life Towers in ClearwaterResponse Mail Express obtains$2.5 million mortgage La Risa Development LLC buys property for condosMarket Street MortgageCEO named to UM boardFreemarr Homes buys 23 lots to build single-family homesElliott Ross sets record year for salesFleischmanGarcia wins architectural awardPalm Harbor Development LLC obtains $29.46 million mortgagHotel Detroit and Bishop Hotel to undergo improvements

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Jacaranda Beach Villas sold for $19.3 millionKinderCare Learning Centers obtain $10.7 million mortgageAlexan at Legacy Crescent Place bought for $40 millionFranklin Street condominiumfoundation work beginsHilton Hotel at Redington Beach obtains refinancing mortgageFirst Tampa Development Corp. buys land in St. PetersburgECI Group of Georgia buys Champions Point apartmentsRottlund Homes buys lots from Covered Bridge TownhomesWal-Mart closes deal on purchase of land for Tarpon Springs centerRogers Beach Development buys apartment building in Clearwater

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
University Corridor:Big Dream, Bigger Obstacles

Dear YPGers, Keep dreaming. And keep the chatter going. Something good will come of it. But this idea of creating an exciting university corridor between the Ringling School of Art & Design and the USF/New College campuses is a far-far-fetched dream

  • Opinion
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Year Ahead

An informal survey of Tampa Bay area law firms shows lawyers are optimistic about 2004. More hiring is expected.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2004
Wall Street Bound

What's behind the biggest bank merger in five years? For one, Bank One CEO Jamie Dimon will returnto New York take on his former mentor.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sembler Co. develops S.R. 64 Eckerd storeWalters family buys Bradenton's Globe TrailersThree Najmy brothers buy Sand Pebble ApartmentsSunset Automotive Group buys Mitsubishi land, franchise

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
Hi Hat Goes Ranchette

Sarasota Countyis 2050 plan envisioned new-urban villages on the Turner familyis 10,000-acre Hi Hat Ranch. But why do that when thereis a waiting line for five-acre estates?

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Burke Tries for Clerk

A Seminole law firm administrator says he has better credentials to turn around the Pinellas County court clerk's office than his more recognizable primary foe.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Kodiak Capital Partners buys Edwards Systems buildingNew hotel planned next to RenaissanceManatee Glens, Nelco Cos. buys space in PinnacleWagner Realty plans Manatee Avenue officeCNC Investments buys Sunchase apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 28, 2011
Line in the Sand

Illegal immigration continues to be a drain on local governments. Florida and many other states are pushing reforms in the absence of an adequate federal response.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2010
Medical Momentum

The medical billing industry is on the cusp of colossal shift. Susan Coles, who built a 25-employee firm from her bedroom in less than a decade, wants in on the action.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 19, 2011
Foreign Capital, Local Jobs

A Tampa-Sarasota partnership's investment model finances development projects backed by foreign investors. The payoff: an expedited path to citizenship, if enough jobs get created.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 10, 2022
Slide rule: Investors flock to innovative insurance exec's latest venture

Investors are flocking to Slide, innovative insurance executive Bruce Lucas's latest venture. The company has already raised more than $100 million in venture capital.

  • Insurance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2017
Economic Forecast 2018 - Fort Myers and Naples

Retail, construction, real estate and more are on the move.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Ted Carter |
  • September 30, 2016
Air up there

Punta Gorda Airport's deep discount approach is a winner with carriers. Is the strategy sustainable?

  • Strategies
« 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 »
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