Tampa Bay Business News, Companies, Real Estate & Economic Development
Bromley Companies revealed renderings of the first office tower in the Midtown Tampa project, Midtown One. The seven-story, 140,000 square-foot Midtown One tower will connect to an adjacent parking deck with a 100-foot, covered pedestrian skybridge on the second level, and the ground-floor retail will integrate into Midtown Tampa’s $500 million, 22-acre master plan. Construction … Read more
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is investing $400,000 in Metropolitan Ministries, over the next two years, to help the organization build 112 new affordable housing units called SabalPlace, in Brandon. The project will be the second phase of a residential development project being completed by Blue Sky Communities. “We wanted to find property in a stable … Read more
In Plant City, a place where time seems to stand still, it’s no surprise that the same commissioners who voted to approve construction of a new courthouse in January 2009 were present at October’s meeting to approve advancement of construction on Gary Sheffield Sports Village, which is expected to have its $50 million investment completed … Read more
Vaco is a management consulting firm in Tampa. The company, founded in 2002 by Jerry Bostelman, provides recruiting services across the United States. Vaco recently completed a major renovation. Here are the details: How long has Vaco been in the space? Five years What were the reasons for the remodel? The reason we decided to … Read more
Photos by Michael McCoy When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, a young Brian Murphy had it all figured out. “I was going to go to Florida State University, I was going to major in accounting and I was going to be in business,” Murphy says as he laughs earnestly. “My … Read more
►Tracy Mullins, senior planner for the Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division has earned the Certified Park and Recreation Professional credential. ►Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is running “Chagall: Stories into Dreams,” an exhibition of the work of Mark Chagall, until Jan. 6. ►Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate sold 12 … Read more
►Regions Bank opened its new concept store, Nexus, at 1400 S. Pasadena Ave., South Pasadena. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) sold Twin Brooks, a 39-unit apartment property located in St. Petersburg for $2.475 million. ►Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi, an Orlando-based chain of quick-casual, pan-Asian restaurants, has opened its first Tampa Bay area location at … Read more
►Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources has earned accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, joining only 22 other agencies in Florida to earn the same honor. ►Apple Spice Box Lunch Delivery & Catering Co. has opened a location at 1447 Tallevast Road, in Sarasota. ►Gulfside Bank, a new community … Read more
►Stonehill, a Tampa-based management consulting firm, appointed Troy Atlas its new president. ►Brian Sparks joined Gunster’s private wealth services team in Tampa. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) sold the five-story, 86-room Hampton Inn Tampa-Airport North for $12.6 million. ►Westshore Hotel Owner, an affiliate of Ontario, Canada-based Westmont Hospitality Group, purchased the 243-room Embassy Suites at … Read more
The holidays are upon us and the season of giving is here. Part of the mission of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth is to highlight the giving that is done by our cover CEO’s – as well as those we write about throughout the pages of the magazine. It is our belief that by doing … Read more