Month: April 2020

One Liners Polk: Blackton, Heritage Plaza and more

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►The Heritage Plaza parking garage has opened to the public, providing 836 parking spaces, mostly reserved for use by the structure’s investors: the city of Lakeland, Lakeland Regional Health Systems, MidFlorida Credit Union and Aspyre Properties/BKP Five, but with 49 standard spaces and 10 spaces for disabled people to be available to members of the … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: Allegiant Airlines, Sunz Insurance and more

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►Construction of the 6,300-square-foot Veterinary Medical Center, at 15205 Garnet Trail in Lakewood Ranch, has been completed. (Pictured above) ►Firmo Construction, in Sarasota, added new superintendent Andor Keresztes and promoted Stefan Baron, former business development director, to vice president of operations. ►The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation, in Sarasota, established by previous Roper Technologies … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Cogent Bank, Cott Corp. and more

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►Cogent Bank opened its new banking center at 1715 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 150, Tampa. (Pictured above) ►Burr & Forman added Tampa-based associate Sadie Craig to the firm’s consumer finance group. ►Marcus & Millichap Capital, a provider of commercial real estate financing, arranged a $9.75 million conventional loan to acquire an 84-room Hampton Inn & … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: Digital Media Solutions, Station House and more

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►Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of Promenade at Carillon, a 334-unit multifamily asset in St. Petersburg’s Gateway district. (Pictured above) ► The Brian Bill Foundation, a St. Petersburg-based nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic support to active and retired U.S. Special Operations members, added four new members to its board of trustees, including Medal of … Read more

Bobby Harris talks about the beginnings of BlueGrace, finding talent & his love of rescue dogs

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There’s a unique character trait that Bobby Harris, founder and CEO of BlueGrace Logistics in Tampa, looks for in new employees—an affinity, and love, for animals. “It’s typically a person that has a tendency to be more compassionate than others,” Harris told Tampa Bay Business & Wealth magazine during an interview in his home on … Read more

How to redefine and pivot during a crisis

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During the years that I ran stores for large companies like Lord & Taylor, Marshall Fields and Neiman Marcus, there could have been many things that kept me awake at night. However, there was always only one thing that constantly permeated my thoughts. Through the crisis of 2001, and again in 2008 and 2009, this reverberated through … Read more

UBS, Little Greek and more companies showing support to community during the COVID-19 crisis

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This is not a story about what could have been done better, but what is being done right. And you can find what’s being done right by looking to local businesses.

The support and love that lives in the Tampa Bay community is overwhelming. We are blessed to live in a community where people truly want to help, and support, one another. And we at TBBW LOVE to hear, and share, these stories. Keep sharing, keep caring. The feedback from the region has been nothing short of amazing! People are reading, and are ingesting, the positive news: with a sigh of relief.

We are in this together!

We will continue to bring you these “round-ups” of what is being done right here in Tampa Bay!

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FBI warns businesses that email scams are on the rise due to COVID-19

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Fraudsters are using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to steal money, and personal information, from businesses. In the first three months of the year, the Tampa division of the FBI saw about $8 million in losses associated with Business Email Compromise schemes. In comparison, the office saw about $4.5 million in a single week … Read more