June 14, 2022 - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

One Liners Polk: Encompass Health, Publix and more

April 2, 2023June 14, 2022 by Jo-Lynn Brown

► Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland announced a $2 million gift from trustee Gary C. Wendt (Pictured above) to support the creation of new leadership initiatives for students. ► Chiropractor Jalen Banks began seeing patients at the Watson Clinic Center for Specialized Rehabilitation on East County Road 540A and Lakeland Highlands Road, in Lakeland. ► … Read more

Getting Real with Julius Davis (PHOTOS)

December 1, 2023June 14, 2022 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Julius Davis is a fourth-generation Tampa native. He grew up in Jackson Heights, went to Chamberlain High School and the University of South Florida … and has worked on some of the most iconic Tampa landmarks to date. Ulele, Sparkman Wharf and projects at Tampa International Airport, projects.

His engineering firm, VoltAir, started with him and a partner in pajamas and now has three offices in Florida, two in Texas, one in Tennessee and one in Atlanta. VoltAir revenue topped $17 million in 2021.

Engaging in an empathetic exchange via email

June 14, 2022 by Debbie Lundberg

You get them—business emails, some you want, some you don’t, some you subscribe to and some that are spamming you. And you write them—business emails, some that people want and some they don’t want. What’s the secret to making yours most welcomed and read? Have empathy and care in how you craft your emails. Yes, … Read more

Great Places and Spaces Home Edition: Dutch Colonial in Hyde Park Village (PHOTOS)

June 14, 2022 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Wendy Garraty, owner of Clayton Gray Home, and her husband, Steve, moved from Atlanta to Tampa, about 20 years ago, and purchased this 1922 Dutch Colonial home just one street from Hyde Park Village. In 2002, they showed the home in the very first home tour and now, 20 years later—for the home’s 100th birthday—they … Read more