Clearwater Gas System moved into a new facility, at 777 Maple St., near downtown Clearwater. The new facility includes 45,000 square feet of operations, administration, sales and warehousing space, complete with a showroom to display technologies to new customers. The former facility, at 400 N. Myrtle Ave., was home to the company for more than … Read more
Salt Palm Development, based in St. Petersburg, is planning to begin its next project, called The Royal. Its first project, The Sabal, began in 2018 and was completed in early 2019. This new project will be located at 545 Fourth Ave. S. It will have 13 units that will range between 1,800 and 3,100 square … Read more
SPCA Tampa Bay hosted its Hooray For Hollywoof Fur Ball at the St. Petersburg Coliseum. The event, chaired by Rhonda Shear, took guests back in time to the days of old Hollywood glamour. Guests enjoyed auction items, adoptable pets and dancing. The event raised more than $100,000 for SPCA Tampa Bay. Photos by Barry Lively … Read more
Maya Mouis, a St. Petersburg photographer and makeup artist, was invited to one of the events during Paris Fashion Week held in the Hotel Ritz Paris in the fall. Designer Odalys Marino, from Tampa, invited Mouis to take photos of her most recent fashion collection. “She messaged me and asked, ‘Would you like to see … Read more
Embracing Life Wellness Center, a local mental health treatment facility, celebrated five years of supporting and strengthening the mental health of the community and spotlighted its new transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for patients with major depressive disorder. The center expanded in 2019 to include NeuroStar Advanced Therapy TMS, a noninvasive, nondrug option that uses magnetic pulses … Read more
You already know the importance of setting goals for the New Year—certainly, you’ve completed yours—but does it make sense to also reflect on the successes and setbacks from 2019? Here are four suggestions on how you, as a leader, can use insights and learnings from the year that just ended to shape your organizational growth … Read more
Michael Lundy is co-founder and managing partner at the Older Lundy & Alvarez law firm in Tampa, which was established 15 years ago. The firm now has 12 full-time family lawyers and several more lawyers practicing in other areas. There isn’t an area of law someone at the firm can’t handle. The firm is on … Read more
The Tampa Bay area is booming with women in sports leadership roles, which was the topic of discussion for this installment of Women of Influence, held at the Adventhealth Training Center at One Buc Place. The panel was moderated by Bridgette Bello in front of a live audience. The below transcript has been edited for … Read more
A group of Hispanic business leaders, in various industries, gathered to discuss their professional experiences and what drives them. The event was held at Five Labs in Tampa and was moderated by Julio Esquivel, a partner with Shumaker. Below is a segment of that discussion, which has been edited for brevity and clarity. The panelists … Read more
While looking ahead at the 2020 calendar, consider carving out quality “me time.” Jan. 28 is “National Plan for Vacation Day,” so, get your calendar and plan something special this year, maybe even a splurge-worthy yachting experience. As a travel writer for about 20 years, I have always dreamed of a taking a trip with … Read more
