Jan 30, 2025 · The Business Observer is the leading provider and most authoritative source of business and economic information affecting the Florida Gulf Coast from Tampa Bay to Naples.

Jan 1, 2025 · Thrive in 2025. The big issue with condo regulations that Florida lawmakers will look at this year pits two realities against each other. One is the fact that condo buildings, especially ones built more than 30 years, require expensive and consistent maintenance.

Oct 31, 2024 · Mathes stipulated the first 400 housing units constructed that are rented or sold will include at least 20 attainable housing units; the first 450 at least 50 attainable units; and the first 750 at least 85.

Jan 6, 2025 · That a Florida citrus grower is getting out of the business is not terribly surprising. Since the 2003/2004 season, Florida land planted with trees that are at least three years old and are mature enough to produce a crop has declined at an average rate of 3% year, according to report last year from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Dec 30, 2024 · 3. The future of the deal for the new stadium, which was expected to break ground early this year in order to be completed by 2028, is at best uncertain.While the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County have voted to issue bonds to pay for half the $1.3 billion ballpark, the team is balking.

Jan 2, 2025 · Video-sharing and cloud services platform Rumble, which is based on Longboat Key and aims to provide access to uncensored content, has entered into an agreement with a cryptocurrency company for a strategic investment of $775 million.

Nov 16, 2024 · Developers broke ground Friday on a 4-acre lagoon in Parrish that will establish the first “lagoon community” in Manatee County. Seaire is being created by Metro Development Group, a Tampa-based land development company with a portfolio worth more than $4 billion that has made lagoons its signature feature.

Oct 29, 2024 · Martin Marietta, the international building supply company based in North Carolina, has bought nearly 2,000 acres in Lee County. The company, according to county records, paid $620 million for the land in two separate transactions — one for …

Sep 30, 2024 · The terminal expansion project at Southwest Florida International Airport will launch its second phase Oct. 1, marking the start of what officials expect will be a three-year process.

Nov 24, 2024 · Tommy Bahama, a long-time mainstay of St. Armands Circle, has announced it will open a new combined restaurant, bar and retail space in the popular Sarasota shopping destination next year.