►Sarah L. Johnston joined Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman as of counsel in the Tampa firm’s Government and Labor & Employment divisions. (pictured above)
►Health Insurance Innovations, a developer and operator of private e-commerce health insurance marketplaces in Tampa, changed its name to Benefytt Technologies.
►All Seasons Wealth, a Tampa-based wealth management firm, acquired personal finance practices owned and operated by Shelby McGinley in Hagerstown, Maryland, and Liza Campa-Flanagan in Belleair Bluffs.
►Thomas Payant, chairman of Payant Wealth Management in Sun City Center, was elected to the board of St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation.
►Berkadia arranged $17.77 million in acquisition financing for Southern Cove, a 180-unit multifamily community in Tampa, and Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale.
►The Bainbridge Cos., an apartment developer, owner and manager of luxury multifamily communities, was selected to retain management of the Westshore Marina community in Tampa, following the property’s acquisition by commercial real estate investment and asset management firm Starlight U.S. Multi-Family.
►Tampa’s Florida Orthopaedic Institute added five clinics in Florida, increasing its total number of locations to 17.
►Suncoast Credit Union opened a branch at 4340 W. Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa.
►Nancy Erickson joined Colliers International Tampa Bay as executive managing director for retail services.
►Advance, a New York-based company that owns media and entertainment properties such as Conde Nast, acquired Tampa’s Ironman Group in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of $730 million.
►Kforce, a Tampa staffing and recruitment firm, and Feeding Tampa Bay created a national partnership between their organizations to provide necessary food and assistance for individuals in need.
►EventPower, in Tampa, launched a new and improved exhibit selection and management tool.
►Jeff and Penny Vinik granted through the Vinik Family Foundation a gift of $50,000 to the University of South Florida’s USF United Support Fund, an initiative recently created to help provide financial relief to students who are facing unexpected challenges because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
►Tampa-based Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. will open a flagship cafe at the $550 million Midtown Tampa project.
►Bay News 9 anchor Veronica Cintron was named vice president of communications for Tampa International Airport.
►The Realtors Land Institute announced that Jack Koehler, broker associate at Eshenbaugh Land Co. of Tampa, was officially granted membership to the organization.
►Art Fyvolent, Dan Heckman and Allen Clary established Executive Launch in Tampa, a business that seeks to help executives develop and launch their businesses.
►Comprehensive Energy Services, with a full-service office in Tampa, announced the creation of a new value-added partnership with Siemens Building Technologies offering CES customers Building Automation Systems.
►American Landmark, based in Tampa, promoted Rachel Palmer to chief administrative officer.
►ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ: SFBS), named Patrick Ahern as vice president of commercial banking of ServisFirst Bank Tampa Bay.
►Scientists at The Florida Aquarium, in Tampa, became the first in the world to reproduce ridged cactus coral or Mycetophyllia lamarckiana in human care
►Refresco Beverages US, a beverage manufacturer, signed a lease for a 364,084-square-foot warehouse at 5210 S. 16th Ave. in Tampa.
►Colliers International’s statewide Development Services Division has expanded its project management capabilities in Florida with Todd Maklary joining as director of development services and Mike Piscitelli as a project manager.
►Amgen, a biotechnology company, signed a lease amendment to increase its footprint within Corporate Center One, adding 33,101-square-feet of office space in Tampa’s Westshore Business District.
►Dogwood Industrial Properties purchased a 90,037-square-foot industrial property at 1909 N. US Highway 301, Tampa.
