St. Petersburg College receives $7.2 million in state funding for workforce training

St. Petersburg College’s Midtown Center hosted Governor Ron DeSantis’s press conference where he announced a $7.2 million investment into the college’s workforce development and infrastructure program through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund and the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant. SPC was awarded $3.2 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund and $4 million … Read more

Two real estate firms acquire multi-family properties in Lutz

Argyle Real Estate Partners, a real estate investment firm in the Southeast and Texas, partnered with Sembler Investments Real Estate Partners and acquired two residential multi-family properties in the Tampa area. The properties include Sage at Cypress Cay, a 324-unit community, and Lantana at Cypress Cay, a 252-unit community, centrally located in Lutz.   Both … Read more

Truist names Val Perez as market president for Southwest Florida

Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) has appointed Val Perez as the market president for Southwest Florida to oversee commercial banking for Truist. Perez enters the role with more than 35 years of banking experience across retail and commercial banking teams. He has held roles leading customer experience, sales strategy, small business and commercial teams at numerous regional banks. … Read more

Mega Service Solutions to host inaugural MeGala benefiting entrepreneur veterans and military spouses

Mega Service Solutions, a second-generation family-owned and veteran-run facility management and commercial cleaning company, presents its first annual MeGala event. The gala will take place on November 8, at 8 p.m., in the ballroom of the Cuban Club, in Ybor City. All proceeds from the event will benefit Action Zone, a nonprofit organization dedicated to … Read more

Tampa Bay Wave launches HealthTech Accelerator

The Tampa Bay Wave announced the selection of 15 companies for its 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator. The participating companies include:● Bioniks – Karachi, Pakistan● Definition Health Limited – Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom● EXO Technologies – Chapel Hill, N.C.● Grapefruit Health – Chicago● Joberfer Inc. – Calgary, Alberta● Liife Inc. – Warren, N.J.● MediMint – Philadelphia● … Read more