WEDU’s Paul Grove talks about a higher mission than just producing television

Paul Grove, president and CEO of WEDU, the west coast of Florida’s Public Broadcasting affiliate, lives according to the same values as the company he serves: a lifetime of learning, and discovery, through innovation. For Grove, a graduate of the University of Florida school of broadcast journalism and telecommunications with more than 35 years’ media … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services, Feeding Tampa Bay and more

► Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services was at Corbett Preparatory School, in Tampa, to cut the ribbon to its Tomlin Family Application Lab. (Pictured above) ► Feeding Tampa Bay plans to build a 181,440-square-foot distribution warehouse at 4000 Causeway Blvd., Tampa. ► Kim Hill was named vice president for university communications and marketing, and … Read more

The Good Life: BSWANKY debuts American Alligator Luxury Tote

Sarasota-based luxury design house and atelier, BSWANKY, known for their attention to quality and iconic handbag designs, has partnered with a South Florida alligator farm operation, Alligators International, which practices a “Marsh to Market” mentality.  Gretchen Bauer, founder of BSWANKY, says she became inundated with requests for special order alligator accessories from both trophy hunters and enthusiasts. Bauer … Read more

Introducing TBBW’s inaugural class of Apogee Award finalists

What does “apogee” mean? That’s a question we have heard a lot since we began seeking nominations for Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first signature event. Simply put, the apogee is the highest point of development in something. If your career was a mountain, the top of it is the apogee. These awards were created … Read more

Exclusive: Jason Caras talks IT Authorities’ big acquisition

IT Authorities, a Tampa-based managed service provider and managed security service provider, recently announced that it has been acquired by WidePoint Corp. (NYSE American: WYY), a publicly-traded company that provides trusted mobility solutions, telecom lifecycle management, and access, and identity management services to government entities and Fortune 100 companies. WidePoint serves the Department of Defense, … Read more

The Residences at 400 Central opens gallery, reservations (Renderings)

Red Apple Real Estate, the developer of The Residences at 400 Central, launched sales of condominiums, offering private appointments for buyers at its sales gallery at 465 Central Avenue, in downtown St. Petersburg. Potential buyers can browse floorplans and select the residence type, floor, view direction and design with pre-construction pricing. The tower is anticipated … Read more

How Scott Fink became the head of an auto empire in Tampa Bay

Scott Fink has come a long way, in a lot of ways. He was raised in the projects of Brooklyn, New York, and through what he calls “being opportunistic,” has amassed an auto empire here in the Tampa Bay area—the Fink Auto Group. Fink Auto Group includes Genesis of New Port Richey, Volkswagen of New … Read more

BREAKING: Morgan Auto Group acquires Reeves Import Motorcars

Tampa-based Morgan Auto Group has reached an agreement to acquire Reeves Import Motorcars, also based in Tampa. The acquisition is the largest in Morgan Automotive’s history and doubles its footprint in the luxury market, according to Brett Morgan, CEO of Morgan Auto Group (pictured above). In a recent mailing to Reeves customers the Reeves family … Read more

Mandola’s opens second location in Tampa

Mandolas Italian Kitchen has opened in Carrollwood, at 14703 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. It’s the second location and follows the successful opening of Florida’s first-ever location in Riverview in 2020. The Carrollwood location has close to 8,000 square feet, with a seating capacity of 185 guests.  Customers order from a menu board and select … Read more