If you have traveled in the last decade, for work, pleasure or both, you might wonder if manners matter and if courtesy is in question. Great news: Mindfulness matters and kindness is considerate, not overrated. Just because others may seem to have given good behaviors a break doesn’t mean allowing your “best foot forward” approach … Read more
Believe it or not, it’s already the fourth quarter of 2019. With the end of the year approaching, sales professionals in every industry are eager to lay a solid foundation for success in 2020. One of the most common business-related New Year’s resolutions among managers is this: “I will hold more one-on-one coaching sessions with … Read more
More than 400 guests enjoyed “The Art of a Wish” at the 10th Annual Wishmaker’s Ball Tampa, presented by PNC Bank. Hosted at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, guests bid on exclusive auction items and rocked out to a performance by Bret Michaels. In all, more than $420,000 was raised.
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The American Cancer Society’s inaugural Tampa Golf Classic tournament, at Avila Golf and Country Club, raised enough money to fund an American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge suite for a year. The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge provides free housing to cancer patients, and their caregivers, when they are receiving treatment at the Moffitt Cancer Center.
The Tampa Golf Classic plaque dedication ceremony featured a tour of the lodge, including the suite funded for the next year by the tournament.
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The Know Book and Tribe launched in St. Petersburg and Clearwater at Station House. The publication features and connects the area’s top leaders, creators and entrepreneurs. From St. Petersburg to Palm Harbor, women from all over Pinellas County formed a community with the mission to “Lift and Rise.” For more information or to find a complimentary copy of the Book, please visit Theknowtribe.com.
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Lisa Faller is president of FKQ Advertising and Marketing, in Clearwater. Faller’s dad, Bob Faller, started the company in 1961 in Buffalo, New York. When it came time to open a Tampa Bay location, Lisa started at the agency full time. Most of FKQ’s clients are on retainer, with capitalized billings between $75 million and … Read more
Porter Smith serves as Tampa Bay market president for American Momentum Bank, a community bank with total assets of more than $1.7 billion. With more than 15 years’ experience in commercial banking, Smith leads the growth of the bank in the Tampa Bay area. He serves commercial business clients and real estate developers out of … Read more
Altis Cardinal completed the third phase for its latest development, Elements on Third, located on the edge of downtown St. Petersburg’s Historic Kenwood neighborhood. Elements on Third is a 10-acre residential property with six buildings and amenities. The property is enclosed and includes a clubhouse, gym, pool and pet-grooming center. Features of the newly completed phase … Read more
Developer Prevarian Senior Living has broken ground on American House St. Petersburg, a senior housing community, on the corner of Ninth Avenue and 66th Street North. The land, near Tyrone Square Mall, was purchased by Prevarian for $5.18 million. The development will feature 165 units and provide independent living, assisted living and memory care services. … Read more
►La Rocca Creative Cakes (pictured above), based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, launched in 1,265 supermarkets owned by Lakeland-based Publix. ►Lakeland-based Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate brokered a deal for a newly constructed shopping center located in Brooksville, which sold for $3.71 million. ►Florida Surgery Consultants opened its second location in Polk County, at 604 Robin … Read more