Influx of resident, affordability impacts Florida market

By Brandy McAdams, a principal with NAI Skyway National Partners  The current Florida and Tampa commercial and retail real estate climate remain dramatically different from what many other sections of the country are experiencing, starting with a 20-30% increase in year-to-year retail sales and vacancy rates consistently dropping below the 10% level across the board. … Read more

TBBW Tries Things: Fitlife Foods (Episode 2) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, in partnership with Fitlife Foods, presents its first in a new video series – TBBW Tries Things.

Fitlife Foods sent the TBBW team a ton of food, including some new menu items, to try.

Thank you again to Fitlife Foods, Press Marketing and Maureen Famiano with MEFMedia, who edited these videos for us! Now, let’s eat!

TBBW Tries Things: Fitlife Foods (Episode 1) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, in partnership with Fitlife Foods, presents its first in a new video series – TBBW Tries Things.

Fitlife Foods sent the TBBW team a ton of food, including some new menu items, to try.

Thank you again to Fitlife Foods, Press Marketing and Maureen Famiano with MEFMedia, who edited these videos for us! Now, let’s eat!

Former CEO of Church’s and Friendly joins Tampa real estate tech company

Ideal Agent, a Tampa-based real estate technology company that connects home sellers with agents across the United States, added GHS Holdings to its investor list, which is led by Chairman Harsha V. Agadi. Agadi is a serial entrepreneur of multiple public, and private, companies such as Church’s Fried Chicken, Friendly Ice Cream, Krystal, Little Caesars … Read more

Gasparilla Bowl gears up for Thursday night game

The circumstances surrounding Thursday night’s Gasparilla Bowl are a far cry from last year. That is a good thing. Last year’s Gasparilla Bowl, between South Carolina and UAB, which would have been the first with title sponsor Union Home Mortgage, was canceled due to virus issues with the Gamecocks. This year, the game between the … Read more

Mental health during the Holidays – A time for empathy and support

The holidays are supposed to be a special time of year where family and friends come together in the spirit of celebration and tradition. For those struggling with their mental health, and the threat of the pandemic ever present, this year is looking to be another challenging year for millions of people. Here are a … Read more

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay embraces the holiday season

During the holidays, the community embraces the spirit of giving. One such local charity, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, is on a mission to help sick children, and their families, in need. Most people know about RMHC as a national charity that provides a home-away-from-home for families that have children receiving treatment … Read more

Exclusive: The incoming chair for the Tampa Bay Chamber shares his vision for the next year

Andy Mayts is in the process of officially starting his tenure as chair of the Tampa Bay Chamber. “As we start off the new chamber year, we’re going to be committed to several different initiatives that are in works,” Mayts says. Leadership development, supporting active military, spouses of military and veterans, were a few of … Read more

Developing ‘workforce ecosystems’ to help deal with a worker shortage

We spoke with CareerSource Tampa Bay’s (CSTB) Chief Impact Officer, Michelle Zieziula, to discuss ‘workforce ecosystems’ to deal with a shortage of available workers. CSTB focuses on bringing workers and employers together through education, training and partnerships. Michelle Zieziula has 32 years of experience serving private, education and public sectors through manufacturing, university, economic and … Read more

CEO Connect with the candid Scott Fink

Scott Fink has amassed an auto empire in the Tampa Bay area—the Fink Auto Group. Fink Auto Group includes Genesis of New Port Richey, Volkswagen of New Port Richey, Hyundai of Wesley Chapel, Genesis of Wesley Chapel, Mazda of Wesley Chapel and Chevrolet of Wesley Chapel. The crown jewel is Hyundai of New Port Richey, … Read more