• 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 |
  • July 24, 2021
Naples pioneer and real estate entrepreneur dies at 92

Earl Frye owned 11 RE/MAX franchises from Marco Island to Tampa, in addition to other accomplishments.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2021
Six employees on leave following code enforcement favoritism allegations

The employees were placed on administrative leave Sept. 2 in connection with an ongoing investigation led by Manatee County's inspector general

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Sonya Kristie, 38

Caldwell Trust Company, vice president and trust officer

  • Class of 2021
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Denise Federer |
  • April 8, 2021
Five steps every family business should take for a successful succession

In going from one generation to the next in a family-run company, there are a lots of minefields to avoid. A big one: Don’t rule from retirement.

  • Advice
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By A.G. Lafley |
  • April 16, 2021
Want a glistening factory? First kill the snakes.

A global manufacturing executive behind several multibillion-dollar brands reflects back on some core decisions — and how Florida can be a manufacturing hub.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2021
Radio industry icon, founder of $200M company dies at 89

George Beasley was in the radio industry for six decades.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2021
EDC names new interim leader

Move comes as organization faces scrutiny from some public officials.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 2, 2021
USF announces new partnership to give students access to 93 teaching hotels

USF and McKibbon Hospitality have teamed up to attack an industry-wide issue: an acute talent shortage.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2022
Economic forecast: Confidence, optimism, flows

Strong projections on a solid 2022 comes from a variety of sectors and businesses.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 5, 2020
Bank's new HQ includes high-end kitchen

FineMark National Bank & Trust's new headquarters in Fort Myers is expected to open in December.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 24, 2020
New restaurant owners build brand around tacos, margaritas

With so much out of their control, upstart restaurant operators look to put a tight grip on challenges right in front of them. Like constant brand improvement.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2020
A Natural Fit

At Marcus & Millichap, David Bradley has morphed from agent to manager and teacher.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 5, 2021
Entrepreneurs launch cowork space, confident in their counterintuitive timing

Collier Capital Club has expanded into 900 square feet of additional space at Wilson Professional Center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 31, 2020
What They're Saying: JLL

Tampa Bay’s office market hasn’t been greatly impacted by COVID-19 as yet, but the CRE brokerage firm remains cautious about the future of the secto in the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2020
Car service company motors on amid obstacles

The pandemic dented Longboat Limousine's plans for a big 2020.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 4, 2020
LandQwest revives "recovery" division

Fort Myers-based LandQwest Commercial has assembled a team to handle court-appointed receiverships in the event COVID-19 pushes properties into default.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 10, 2020
Bank finds opportunity in industry upheaval

A fast-growing Central Florida bank brings its relationship-driven focus to Southwest Florida.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2020
q&a | Larry Silvestri

St. Petersburg attorney Larry Silvestri, president of Silvestri Law P.A., advises tenants and landlords to be flexible during pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 16, 2020
NAI affiliate focused on thunderous entry into the market

Tampa-based NAI Thor Commercial Group brokerage hopes to differentiate itself through corporate structure and its network affiliation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 6, 2019
Museum, education center prospers outside of city control

The Southwest Florida business community supports the IMAG History & Science Center.

  • Strategies
« 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 »
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