One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Resilient Retreat, CBIZ and more

► Resilient Retreat, in Sarasota, received a $4,500 grant from the Church of the Redeemer/Episcopal Thrift House. (Pictured above) ► The finance lab at the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus is getting an upgrade this summer as the school prepares to open a second lab in Tampa. ► Hodges Soileau came to Palm Avenue Fine … Read more

The Importance of Community Health Centers – Celebrating National Health Center Week

By Elodie Dorso, CEO and President of Evara Health Every August, we celebrate National Health Center Week, a time to recognize the invaluable role Community Health Centers (CHCs) play in our communities. Leading Evara Health for twenty-five years has shown me the profound impact our services have on the greater community. Community Health Centers, including … Read more

Construction begins at St. Pete Beach hotel

Construction has started on the $7.5 million renovation of The Hotel Zamora, in St. Pete Beach. The 72-key, boutique hotel will be repurposed into a 4-star luxury hotel. The Hotel Zamora is situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, offering private dock access and boat slips for guests and public use. The hotel features Castile Restaurant & … Read more

LCG Advisors name new managing director of investment banking

LCG Advisors, a Tampa-based financial services advisory firm, has named John Pilson as managing director of LCG’s investment banking division. Pilson started his career in investment banking at Bank of America Securities, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has more than 20 years of finance and advisory experience. Most recently, Pilson held the position of managing … Read more

On the Scene: Visit Tampa Bay’s National Travel and Tourism Lunch (PHOTOS)

Visit Tampa Bay, and more than 500 of its partners, honored the impact of unsung heroes in Tampa’s hospitality industry during their National Travel and Tourism Week Luncheon, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. Eleven members of the Tampa Bay community were recognized for the role they play in shining a spotlight … Read more

CAN Community Health’s battle to eliminate HIV and sexually transmitted diseases

Imagine a world without HIV, Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and sexually transmitted infections. These health challenges can be difficult to speak about. However, this does not lessen their significance in the community.  For many years, numerous transmitted diseases were an automatic death sentence. Fortunately, with breakthrough medical advancements, people who have been diagnosed with … Read more