Sarasota restaurant gets a new look

Tableside Restaurant Group, based in Sarasota, has been working to update two locations of Libby’s Café & Bar. The two locations include Southside Village, at 1917 S. Osprey Ave., and

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Girl Power: Catherine Stempien powers up the Tampa Bay area

Catherine Stempien, Florida state president of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is proud to lead a company that has a positive impact on people’s lives every day. She points to the

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Catherine Stempien
Copperheads Are Gearing Up for the Valspar Championship

Golf fans rejoice! The 2019 Valspar Championship is just around the corner. The week-long event kicks off with the Copperhead 5k on Sunday, March 17 and runs until Monday, March

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Tracy West
Ben Heldfond’s Road to Redemption

Photos by Michael McCoy Ben Heldfond’s most prized possession is a book, one that resonates with the story of his life. A first edition of The Big Book of Alcoholics

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ONE LINERS Polk

►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, sold Bonny Apartments, a 200-unit apartment property located in Lakeland

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Watson Clinic’s Credentialing department earned accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
ONE LINERS Sarasota/Manatee

►Sarasota architecture and design firm Clifford M. Scholz Architects has named two new partners — Rick Oswald and Daniel Shaffer. ►Walters Financial Services has purchased a 4,400-square-foot office condominium from

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►With the support of a grant of $10,000 last year from SunTrust Foundation, Goodwill Manasota has unveiled an app called “Show Me the Good Money,” which will help users develop the skills needed to successfully manage personal finances and transition from poverty to economic independence.
ONE LINERS Hillsborough

►Recognized for its philanthropic contributions to the Tampa Bay region, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award

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►The University Area Community Development Corp. was awarded a $48,000 grant for its Get Moving! Program from the Simply Healthcare Foundation.
ONE LINERS Pinellas

►BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening a new store in Clearwater this spring, located at 2699 6 U.S. Highway 19 N. ►The Oldsmar Flea Market, located at 180 Race Track Road,

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►The Warehouse Arts District broke ground on Rise St. Pete, a monument and park that will serve as a tribute to 9/11 first responders that’s made from a steel beam from the World Trade Center, given to the owners of American Freedom Distillery.
Happy 2019

We are so excited to start this new year with each of our readers, partners, sponsors and advertisers.  A new year is a great time for resolutions and we are

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Bridgette Bello
Workscapes sells Miami office, focusing on Tampa operations

Workscapes sold its Miami office to WRK Lab Inc., and will move its corporate headquarters to Tampa, effective January 1. Workscapes, owned by Elizabeth and Richard Dvorak, will continue to

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Courtesy of the City of Tampa
The Art and Science of Leadership Team Building

True success cannot be achieved alone.  Great leaders recognize the importance of building highly effective teams that better position the organization to achieve the results they desire.  Powerful teams develop

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Stahl & Associates has acquired an Orlando insurance agency

Stahl & Associates Insurance has reached an agreement to acquire Orlando-based Morse Insurance Agency. The addition of Morse Insurance Agency will expand Stahl & Associates’ footprint in Florida, a statement

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