Next Net Media, a global holding company with a variety of internet businesses, including The HOTH, FreeUp and Copymatic, has named Marc Pickren as president. In this role, Pickren will enhance the company’s growth and monetize its position as a leader in search engine optimization, digital marketing technology and generative artificial intelligence for businesses small … Read more
Vistra Communications has named Chris Zarreke as its new chief financial officer. A Florida Certified Public Accountant, and a double Florida State University alumnus, Zarreke steps into the position previously held by Zoe Gustafson, who recently retired after seven years with Vistra. He began his career as an auditor and consultant with PwC, also known … Read more
A common belief of a persevering mindset is, “Where there is a will, there’s a way.” Brad Beatty, inspired by his daughter’s dire struggle with Cystic Hygroma, founded The Lillian Bay Foundation, in 2022. The groundbreaking nonprofit organization leverages the power of cryptocurrency and digital assets through Lillian Finance to expedite funding in support of … Read more
I’ve spent years managing large teams, serving on boards, chairing committees and being a “leader” in professional circles. For the most recent four and a half years, I only had a partner and an editor – a team of three. And, while we were often overwhelmed with the number of hours we worked or big … Read more
► 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
