One Liners Hillsborough: Ideal Image, Tampa General Hospital and more

► Lake Michigan Credit Union was a finalist in the 2023 Tampa Bay Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisers’ Deal of the Year Award for its merger with Pilot Bank. (Pictured above)  ► Patrick Liang has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School.  ► Sharon Leite, previously … Read more

CEO Connect: Moises Agami talks about rough weather, both in life and in real estate

Moises Agami is the chief executive officer of Valor Capital. His company is the development force of Serena by the Sea, in Clearwater, which is still under construction but completely sold out. And now, he’s setting his sights on expanding his vision to St. Petersburg, and beyond. His company had revenue of $70 million in … Read more

The Good Life: DKNY Sport, Boondocks Bourbon Whiskey and more (PHOTOS)

Boondocks 18-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey Royal Wine Corp. has released Boondocks 18-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey (MSRP $279.99), the latest in Boondocks’ Signature Series Collection. This cask-strength bourbon will have a limited production of just 1,620 bottles, each individually numbered. This limited edition is created by David Scheurich, a 45-plus-year industry veteran and winner of the … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Lauren Weiner

Lauren Weiner is the founder and former chief executive officer of WWC Global, a federally focused management consulting firm serving the U.S. departments of defense, state agency for international development, Homeland Security and other federal agencies. She previously worked in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, before starting WWC Global. In 2022, she … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Joeanne Toledo

Joeanne Toledo received her professional of human resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and, later, obtained the certified professional designation from the Society for Human Resources Management. She is currently the vice president of human resources for Port Tampa Bay. She is an active member of the national and local Tampa chapters of … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Lori Larsen

Lori Larsen is chief strategy officer for Celestar Corp. Larsen was commissioned into the U.S. Army, as an intelligence officer, in 1998. Her military experiences include time spent as a military intelligence officer and a graduate of both airborne and air assault schools. She went on to serve as a division artillery intelligence officer and … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Ana Cruz

For more than 30 years, Ana Cruz has worked with presidents, senators, community-based organizations and local health care clinics focused on HIV treatment and prevention. She also worked with Fortune 500 companies on projects such as behavioral health and emerging technology.  She is currently managing partner, in Tampa Bay and Washington D.C., for Ballard Partners. … Read more

Bay Stage Live acquires AVSS

Bay Stage Live, a live-event production and audio/visual company, has acquired AVSS (Audio Visual Support Services), both based in Tampa. The acquisition comes as new owners Danielle Justo Sherwin and Nicole Justo Idziak purchased the family-owned business from their parents, Brian and Yvonne Justo, in 2022, making them the third-generation owners since the company’s inception … Read more