► Buddy Brew Coffee opened a new café, at Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., in the Heights Public Market.
► The University of South Florida board of trustees voted unanimously to elect Will Weatherford as its new vice chair.
► Franklin Street arranged the sale of Georgetown Apartments and Cynthia Gardens, two adjacent apartment communities in Plant City, for $10.1 million, or approximately $97,100 per unit.
► The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay announced a partnership between the Urban League of Hillsborough County, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network and Knack that will encourage ULHC clients with a desire to return to education or training to do so with the help of an initiative called Complete Tampa Bay.
► CI Group promoted Gilbert Broco from vice president of culture and design to chief operating officer.
► REI Co-Op, an outdoor specialty retailer, opened a 23,000-square-foot store in Midtown Tampa.
► Pfizer announced plans to open a global capability hub, in Tampa, to bring together its multidisciplinary, professional services, such as finance, human resources, digital and sourcing, into a consolidated structure.
► Birtcher Anderson & Davis, in a joint venture with Belay Investment Group, purchased the eight-building Sunstate Business Park at the intersection of West Waters Avenue and Sunstate Street in Tampa for $17.1 million.
► The Dental Boutique Westchase opened at 10909 W Linebaugh Ave, Suite 100, in Tampa.
► Dow Electronics, an independently owned electronics and technology services distributor in Tampa, has changed its name to Dow Technologies.
► The Epicurean Hotel, in Tampa, named Shawn Routten general manager and Adam Hyatt chef.
► Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns added Ryan A. Weiss as a member of the construction litigation team in the Tampa office.
► The Airports Council International recognized Tampa International Airport as one of North America’s most hygienic airports in its annual Airport Service Quality awards.
► Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik launched Backing the Bay, via his Vinik Sports Group, a program that will provide free marketing services for locally owned small businesses in the Tampa Bay region.
► DemiSar Workspace, a provider of flexible office space, opened at 2701 W. Busch Blvd., Tampa.
► OncoBay Clinical, a full-service boutique contract research organization specializing in cancer therapies, appointed Anna Averitt as OncoBay Counsel and chief privacy officer.
► Marcía L. Alvarado was named WGI’s new Tampa structural market leader.
► Fresh Kitchen opened at 8648 Hunters Village Road, in Tampa.
► Greenberg Traurig expanded its Tampa office’s labor and employment practice with the addition of Jennifer W. Corinis as of counsel.
► Marketing Direction, in Tampa, promoted Traci Tucker to vice president of client service and added Michelle Holguin as a lead marketer, and Alex Germain, as marketing coordinator.
► Patrick Kelly, a regional managing partner for Franklin Street, was appointed as president of the board of directors for Westshore Alliance.
► DataLink Software, a Tampa-based health care technology company, named Lynn Mettler as chief technology officer.
► Andrew Davies was appointed CEO of Syniverse, a Tampa technology company.
► The V Foundation for Cancer Research awarded a $200,000 Constellation grant to the Moffitt Cancer Center for research that physician Vincent Lucas is conducting on immunotherapy.
► Martha VanCamp, a nationally recognized online weight loss coach, was appointed as official health adviser to WFLA-TV NewsChannel 8 and will have weekly segments on both the Daytime television show, on weekdays at 10 a.m., and Bloom television, weekdays at noon.
► Christopher Bentley, a partner at Johnson Jackson, was named board chair of the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce for 2021-22.
► The Bank of Tampa has agreed to acquire Plant City-based Hillsboro Bank.
► Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield announced it arranged the sale of Meridian 589, an 11-building office park located in Tampa, for $35.8 million.
► Bloomin’ Brands named Lori Malcolm senior vice president of human resources.
► Atlas Professional Services, an IT support services provider in Tampa, achieved Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II compliance.
► Christopher Bentley, a partner at Johnson Jackson, was named board chair of the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce for 2021-22.
► United Way Suncoast named Howard Wheeldon vice president of major gifts.
► CrossBorder Solutions, a technology-driven tax services provider, relocated its corporate headquarters from Tarrytown, New York, to St. Petersburg.
