► Philip Tavill, chief executive officer of Children First, was honored by the National Head Start Association with the Sargent Shriver Excellence in Community Service Award. (Pictured above) ► Wisconsin-based Menard, which owns more than 300 Menards stores across 15 states, closed on the agricultural land in Myakka City, paying $10.3 million. ► The Sarasota … Read more
► Lakeland Linder International Airport received the 2023 Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives General Aviation Airfield Project of the Year Award for the construction of a new CAT III Instrument Landing System. (Pictured above) ► Centex, a division of national homebuilder PulteGroup, opened its latest Polk County community,Lake Alfred Pines, at … Read more
► Taylor Sam’s opened, at 312 Third St. S., in the Camden Pier District apartment tower, in St. Petersburg. (Pictured above) ► A second Red Mesa Mercado location is being planned for 6001 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg, where Two Graces and Reading Room formerly operated. ► Admiral Leasing, based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, bought … Read more
We love dogs at Tampa Bay Business and Wealth magazine. Except for Hanna Gade. She likes cats, which is OK. We have a trend where our cover story subjects are surprised to find their fur babies highlighted on the table of contents page, the month their story runs. We love meeting their pets because a … Read more
t he Galati family relocated from Westchester, New York, to Hollywood, Florida, in the late 1960s. The family ended up on Anna Maria Island, which is where the family’s business, Galati Yachts, is still based today. With the passing of Michael Senior (the patriarch), in 1992, the business was passed down to his five children, … Read more
► Metropolitan Ministries celebrated the groundbreaking for the redevelopment at its Holiday campus. (Rendering above) ► Turner Arbour was awarded Workforce Development Professional of the Year at the Florida Economic Development Council Leadership Award Dinner for his creation, and work, on the Workforce Connect platform and his role on the CareerSource Pasco-Hernando board of directors. … Read more
They’ve smashed glass ceilings and hurdled obstacles in male-dominated industries. When there are no seats at the table, they craft their own and pull out a chair. Women of independent wealth, leaders in their fields or corporate queens — these are the Tampa Bay area women of wealth and power, gathered in one, exclusive circle. … Read more
Rolex Updates Cosmograph Rolex is presenting its new-generation Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, which has been updated across the entire range. The singular design of the case, and face, has characterized the chronograph since its launch and has now been revisited with subtle refinements to a number of details. The dial receives new graphic balance and … Read more
►RHI Magnesita, a global supplier of refractory products, systems and services, opened its North American headquarters, at 1150 Assembly Drive, Tampa. (Pictured above) ► The National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy announced that Port Tampa Bay has become the first port in the country to become accredited through the academy’s Maritime Security Accreditation and Digitization Program. ► … Read more
The Spring of Tampa Bay held its annual Handbags and Happy Hour fundraising event at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC, in Tampa.
