As a recruiter, my first go-to candidate is someone who has depth, personality and has navigated some real-life experiences. Many times though, they have little-to-no college experience. This begs the question: Should a job requirement for an executive assistant be a college degree? It’s crazy to me that so many job descriptions read like this: … Read more
Fred Lay is incredibly open and honest about his early experiences. He admits to his mischievous nature. He’s actually just a pretty transparent guy, in general. He runs his business, Construction Services Inc., very much the same way. CSI is a Class A general contractor, based in Tampa. In Lay’s career, he has worked on … Read more
► Tampa General Hospital’s Dr. Peggy Duggan, executive vice president, chief physician executive and chief medical officer, was recognized on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “180 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officers to Know” for 2024. (Pictured above) ► J.D. Power named Fifth Third Bank No. 1 for Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction, in Florida, as … Read more
► Kolter Multifamily, an affiliate of Delray Beach’s The Kolter Group, broke ground on Alton Lakewood, a 350 unit multifamily development, located at 14750 FL-64 in Bradenton. ► Grimes Galvano, a 102-year-old multi-practice law firm, is expanding into West Palm Beach, which will be the firm’s third office location in Florida, adding to its original Bradenton … Read more
► Dr. Sanna Siddiqui, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, has been awarded a prestigious CAREER award of $536,110 by the National Science Foundation. ► Alain Douge has been named the new principal of Lakeland Senior High School, effective this summer when current Principal Arthur Martinez retires. ► Amonie Jo’s International Coffee … Read more
► GL Homes’ Valencia Del Sol, in Wimauma, donated $10,000 worth of gently used furniture from its production homes to Habitat for Humanity of East and Central Pasco County. (Pictured above) ► WOB Bar & Kitchen opened a location in Odessa, at 13430 Pine Gap Spur. ► NVGTN hosted the grand opening of its new … Read more
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More than 500 attendees gathered to support the Habitat mission at the sold-out Glow Gala, presented by Crown Automotive Charities and the Hawkins Family Foundation. The event, at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort, in St. Petersburg, illuminated the night celebrating the Habitat mission. Thanks to the support of the Glow Gala sponsors, and supporters, a record … Read more
Wingspan Development Group and ABC Capital Corp. announced the sale of Jade at North Hyde Park, a 192-unit luxury apartment community, with 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space, in Tampa’s North Hyde Park neighborhood. Hamilton Zanze acquired the property, which was 97% leased at the time of the sale. The property was brokered by … Read more
Michael Poole has been named chief financial officer of Port Tampa Bay. Poole has 37 years of professional experience managing accounting, finance, information technology and risk management, with the last 27 years being in the Maritime industry. Poole most recently was the CFO for the Canaveral Port Authority. In his new role, with Port Tampa … Read more
