Diamonds Direct held their Holiday Party in their retail space at 117 2nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg. It was catered by Parkshore Grill. Photos by Barry Lively. [image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7383,7382,7381,7380,7379″]
►Summit, a Lakeland workers’ compensation insurance company, is planning to build a 135,000-square-foot, nine-story building at the northwest corner of Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. ► Curry Mango, an Indian restaurant with two tandoor ovens and seating for 130 indoors and 40 on a patio, opened at 6625 Florida Ave. S., Lakeland. ►The Central Florida … Read more
► Children First, in Sarasota, has received a six-year, $1.251 million grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, to amplify family strengthening services. ►Centennial Bank provided a $20 million loan for construction and permanent financing to a joint venture composed of Casto Group, a real estate services firm, and Shawn Kaleta, a local, real … Read more
►Franklin Street arranged the sale of Shoppes on Fourth, a newly built, 9,030-square-foot shopping center at 1300 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg, to Fleming Island-based Reinhold Corp. for $6.7 million. ► Community Action Stops Abuse, or CASA, received a $1 million gift from the Virginia and David Baldwin Foundation to address domestic violence in Pinellas … Read more
►Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 756,038-square-foot office portfolio in Tampa for $156.9 million, which includes 501 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa, and four buildings in the Westshore District, Westshore Corporate Center, Cypress Center I, Cypress Center II and Cypress Center III. ►Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the law firm Shumaker, … Read more
Small business debtors have continued to struggle to reorganize effectively under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code. In August, President Donald Trump signed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 into law in an effort to address some of the problems. The act aims to make small business bankruptcies faster and less expensive. Generally, the act … Read more
For too many years, the Tampa Bay political, business and community organizations did not work collaboratively or effectively in attracting, retaining and supporting business. The cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa, as well as the counties of Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota were virtual competitors if not in name, certainly in fact. It … Read more
Southshore Yacht Club’s clubhouse is under construction. The new amenity center will include a clubhouse, modern fitness center, swimming pool and dog park. The dog park is open and the additional amenities are expected to be finished by the summer. New homes at Southshore Yacht Club begin in the $400,000s and include upgraded features such … Read more
Specs: 16 bedrooms | 13 bathrooms | 21,758 Sq. Ft. | Price: $13.9 million Details: Pure privacy, grandeur and breathtaking views await behind the walls of this expansive 3.5-acre resort property with 304 feet of waterfront. The main house is more than 16,000 square feet with 10 bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and five half-baths. There’s … Read more
Valeri Marks has run eight businesses in her career including in the telecom, data communications, online real estate, recruitment and health care industries. She has been the CEO of Medical Technology Associates for six years, which was on track to do $24 million in revenue in 2019. She’s an avid mentor and is a member … Read more
