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UPDATED: Vaco named winner in TBBW’s Halloween spirit contest (PHOTOS)

| Jo-Lynn Brown

UPDATE: Vaco Wins! We will be reaching out on information about your prize this week. Congrats! And thank you to everyone who sent it photos!

Tampa Bay area businesses began sharing some of their costume photos with Tampa Bay Business & Wealth on Friday.

Scroll down to see submissions. More to come! (New photos will appear at the bottom of the post.)

 

 

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