Tampa Bay Business News, Companies, Real Estate & Economic Development
Trevor Burgess, chief executive officer of Neptune Flood Insurance, and his husband, Gary Hess, have donated $1 million to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic and launched a challenge for the community to, collectively, match their gift. In gratitude of the gift from Burgess and Hess, the SPFC volunteer program will be renamed the Gary Hess … Read more
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport was awarded a $6 million Federal Aviation Administration Discretionary Grant for its Airport Terminal Project. The total project cost is estimated at $119 million and the airport has secured funding through grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Transportation, in addition to airport funds. … Read more
Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has named Steve Grimes as the organization’s chief marketing officer. In the role, Grimes will lead all advertising, promotions, marketing, market intelligence, digital, communications and social media efforts for the Visit St. Pete/Clearwater organization. Grimes has more than 20 years of marketing experience. Throughout his career, he has developed integrated marketing campaigns … Read more
As an entrepreneur, I understand the critical role that financial literacy plays in our world today, and while I’m trying to do my part to provide the information, resources, and connections to help budding entrepreneurs through my nonprofit organization, Action Zone, I also realize that I’m only a small part of a much larger equation. … Read more
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg has begun construction on a major expansion of its downtown campus, in St. Petersburg’s Innovation District. Orlando Health purchased Bayfront Hospital St. Petersburg, in 2020. In late 2022, Orlando Health announced the first major facilities’ expansion of Bayfront, since its takeover, with the announcement of Institute Square, a new medical complex … Read more
Penny Preville Medallion Collection It’s been almost forty-five years since Penny Preville launched her designer collection. Enchanted by jewelry from a young age, Preville loved playing with the pieces in her grandmother’s jewel box. By the 1970s, she began her professional foray in jewelry with a collection of simple, beaded pieces accented with feathers. In … Read more
The Valspar Championship, marketed as “The Most Colorful PGA TOUR Tournament in the World,” is scheduled to take place March 18 to March 24, at Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort, in Palm Harbor. Each year, the nationally televised golf tournament draws some of the best golfers in the world. It also provides a week-long roster … Read more
On the ground floor of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, in downtown St. Petersburg, is a cozy little restaurant space that previously was home to Ceviche Tapas Bar & Restaurant, for 25 years. It was a popular spot for celebratory dinners, including a pre-prom dinner circa 2001, for yours truly. Ceviche moved to a new location, … Read more
PSCU and Co-op Solutions, two leading credit union service organizations and financial technology service providers, have closed a deal to combine operations. As of January, PSCU and Co-op began operating as one company, which is based in St. Petersburg and led by Charles E. “Chuck” Fagan, who was previously president and chief executive officer of … Read more
Paradise Ventures, a St. Petersburg-based commercial real estate firm, has announced plans for improvements to the Keene Plaza Shopping Center, in Largo. The development plans include the demolition of approximately 35,500 square feet of existing retail space, at the northeast leg of the center, to make room for two new retailers. Sprouts Farmers Market and … Read more