Month: February 2023

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Whitacker Lofts and more

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► Whitaker Lofts, at 1400 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, a commercial property that will house a complex of high-end apartments and retail space, has sold for $1.7 million. (Pictured above) ► Mike Migone, senior investment adviser for SVN Commercial Advisory Group, managed the sale of a property for Whitaker Lofts, at 1400 N. Tamiami Trail, … Read more

The Etiquette of Enthusiasm

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Have you ever had an idea so strong you felt like you could not wait to share it? It seems most of us will agree, publicly at least, that we don’t like a “Donnie Downer” (surely you can appreciate the reason we don’t say “Debbie Downer”…), and yet very rarely do we think our enthusiasm … Read more

One Liners Pasco: Moffitt Cancer Center’s Speros, Tunnel to Towers and more

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► Moffitt Cancer Center, a Tampa-based cancer research center, unveiled Speros FL as the name of its planned 775-acre global innovation center in Pasco County. ► The San Antonio Lumber Company, in San Antonio, Fl., is celebrating its 100th Year in business.  ► Gulfside Elementary, in Holiday, launched telemedicine services, the first within Pasco County … Read more

CEO Connect: Digging deeper with Carrie Charles

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Carrie Charles is the chief executive officer for Broadstaff, a staffing firm in Tampa, which specializes in communications in the technology space. She hosts a podcast 5G Talent Talk, in partnership with RCR Wireless News. She’s a former life coach and a dedicated Christian.  In 2022, Broadstaff reached $33 million in revenue. The company has … Read more

Black Dog Venture Partners and Raze to provide new opportunity for entrepreneurs raising capital

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Black Dog Venture Partners announced a new partnership with Raze Fintech, a private fundraising platform, that will expand fundraising services to help entrepreneurs and businesses raise capital. As part of the partnership, Raze and Black Dog Venture Partners will host a webinar titled “Raze with Revenue,” on March 29, at 1:00 p.m., to explore how … Read more

The William Stanley CFO Group launches in Tampa Bay

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Michelle Delker, a chief financial officer, has launched a new financial services firm, The William Stanley CFO Group, in Tampa. Delker has nearly twenty years of experience in key finance roles and has spent nearly a decade in both publicly traded and private companies. She has worked with Bloomin’ Brands and Granite Services, a GE … Read more

Rich Man, Poor Man: A Tale of Two Athletes

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By Michael Carr  The numbers are overwhelming. Currently, the average Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Basketball Association players’ salaries range from $3.26 million to $8.32 million, annually. The average career is 2.7 years for a MLB player, 2.5 years for an NFL player and 4.5 years for an NBA player. Yet, we … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Elizabeth Dvorak

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Elizabeth Dvorak is the chief executive officer for Workscapes. She began her career in commercial furniture in 1991, with a top furniture dealership in Atlanta, Georgia. Nearly six years later, she decided to go out on her own and founded Workscapes. She and her husband, Richard, purchased a dealership in Orlando and relocated there with … Read more