Tampa Bay Business News, Companies, Real Estate & Economic Development
Tampa General Hospital and the Tampa General Hospital Foundation have announced that its children’s hospital will be renamed the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, in honor of the large contribution from Pam and Les Muma. Last month, Pam and Les Muma made a transformational gift to TGH, in support of the Children’s Hospital. The Mumas … Read more
Nestled between the bustling cities of Tampa and Orlando, Lakeland, a quaint town in Polk County, might not be the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of fine dining. Traditionally, Lakeland’s culinary reputation has been more closely associated with hearty BBQ joints and comfort food diners than upscale gastronomy. However, the emergence … Read more
Yacht life. It even sounds lovely, doesn’t it? It’s one of those experiences that once you have once, you will want to do it again and again. It’s hard to go back to a boat. Some may say spoiled, I say, appreciating the finer things life has to offer. Sunburst Yacht Charters’ business banks on … Read more
“Innovate or Die.” This challenge keeps many business leaders up at night. The reality of bringing big ideas to life is often more challenging than anticipated. Despite the best of intentions you may not get to the transformative, groundbreaking idea you were hoping for. Day-to-day responsibilities, the proverbial “firefighting,” not knowing where to start and … Read more
In true Phantom of the Opera style, 500 community stakeholders and industry partners gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay to celebrate another year in Tampa Bay tourism and included the appointment of new board chair, board members and advisory board members. In 2023, Tampa Bay achieved its best fiscal year ever with more than … Read more
Project Dynamo, a nonprofit based in Tampa that helps those impacted in disaster areas and conflict zones throughout the world, held its Red, White & Rescued Gala, at Armature Works, in Tampa.
Angel Gonzalez has been promoted to West Florida division president at SouthState Bank. Gonzalez previously was the Hillsborough market president for SouthState Bank. He has been with CenterState, now SouthState, since 2007, when he began his career as a management trainee. He’s served as the Hillsborough market president since April 2017. “West Florida boasts one … Read more
Kolter Urban has selected Moss Construction as the general contractor for ONE Tampa, a 42-story, 225-residence development, in Downtown Tampa. Moss, a general contracting firm, has worked on projects like Cora Water Street Tampa, JW Marriott Clearwater Beach, The Ritz-Carlton Residences Sarasota, St Regis Resort and Residences Longboat Key and Auberge Beach Residences & Spa … Read more
The ReliaQuest Bowl celebrated its 2024 Contract Signing Party, at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa. Louisiana State University and the University of Wisconsin will go head-to-head at the annual college game, scheduled for January 1, at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa. The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m. and be telecast nationally, on ESPN2 … Read more
ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), added four new executives in the West Central Florida Region. ServisFirst Bank Tampa added Kaela Lerner as senior vice president, treasury management sales, and Tiffany Rodriguez as vice president, commercial banking officer. George Nicolopoulos joins ServisFirst Bank Sarasota as vice president, commercial banking. Philip de Freitas joins … Read more