• 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 |
  • January 8, 2020
National homebuilder announces community with 472 homes

Models in Sapphire Point are expected to break ground in spring 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2020
Area law firm appoints new managing shareholder

Lori Baggett has been named managing shareholder at the Tampa, Florida, office of Carlton Fields, a law firm that has locations in six states and Washington, D.C.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2020
Wealth management leader names new top exec for region

Linda Flewelling has 33 years of experience at Northern Trust.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2020
Governor highlights some recent accomplishments

Gov. Ron DeSantis also talked about his growing family.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2020
Apartment project, valued at $52M, nears completion

Artistry St. Pete, a $52 million apartment building just west of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, is set to open in May and has opened a temporary leasing office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2020
Homeowners buy community golf course, plan upgrades

Plans at Bonita Fairways Golf Club include a full renovation of the pro shop, café and course.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2020
National insurance provider names new president

Rick Leonard has been with Sunz for nearly 10 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2020
Area builder hires railroad exec for leadership post

John Fall worked for CSX Transportation for more than a decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2019
Ohio firm buys screened enclosure maker

Hartshorn Custom Contracting Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based manufacturer of customized screened enclosures for pools, patios and lanais, has been acquired by Macedonia, Ohio-based Great Day Improvements, a fast-growing residential remodeling company that al

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2019
Skin products company rubs up to national expansion

Specialty retailer of natural-based skin and beauty products strikes agreement to offer bath bombs in 261 Dillard’s department stores.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2019
Rental car giant connected to potential deal

A Wall Street analyst says a Hertz-Avis merger is a viable option.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 5, 2019
Florida remains a hotspot for CRE development

In an annual report, the NAIOP Research Foundation finds that Florida ranked fifth in the nation in 2018 for overall commercial real estate development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2019
Digital health firm awarded $500,000 grant for new technology

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to TAO Connect, a St. Petersburg, Florida, company that specializes in technology designed to improve access to behavioral health therapy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
Insurance, investment firms merge to create $2.7B company

AmeriLife Group, a Clearwater, Florida, company that specializes in developing, marketing and distributing annuity, life and health insurance solutions, has acquired a majority interest in Brookstone Capital Management, a Wheaton, Ill.-based registered in

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2019
Leading area human resources outsourcing firm finds buyer

CoAdvantage, a Tampa-based human resources outsourcing firm, has been sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2022
Builder sells out of 25 homes in million-dollar plus Sarasota neighborhood

The green development was targeted specifically for those relocating to the area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2022
Gourmet ice cream shop chain expands to Tampa

Mayday Handcrafted Ice Creams, a St. Augustine, Florida-based company that has seven locations in Florida, is set to open its eighth store in Tampa’s Ybor City district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2022
Naples real estate giant acquires brokerage and rental business in Pinellas

Firm has long history in Indian Shores area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2022
Fort Myers medical manufacturer’s HQ evolving — again

EmCyte Corp. to renovate engineering space as expansion draws to a close.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2022
County approves $25M in federal funds for $80M bridge project

Construction on the Big Carlos Pass Bridge is expected to begin this fiscal year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
« 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 »
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