⊲ Pennsylvania-based Voodoo Brewing Co., a punk rock-themed brewpub, opened at 220 4th Street North, in downtown St. Pete, serving craft beers, seltzers, cocktails and pub fare, in a 7,300-square-foot building formerly home to Orange Blossom Catering.
⊲ Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have selected BayCare Health System as one of the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, BayCare’s fifth time being named to this list.
⊲ Achieva Credit Union, in Dunedin, named Renee Grauer as its new president of retail sales and service.
⊲ St. Petersburg-based Velera expanded its partnership with HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union to provide debit card processing services, alongside continued credit card processing support.
⊲ Pinellas Education Foundation announced Power Design’s new storefront, at Enterprise Village, in the Stavros Institute, offering hands-on learning in free enterprise and trade industries for fifth-grade students.
⊲ Clearwater’s HMC Hospitality Group, the founders of the Hooters concept, signed a licensing deal with Tacos & Tequila Cantina for expansion within Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, as well as The Villages.
⊲ Engel & Völkers Madeira Beach announced that Jeff Sassano recently joined this boutique-style real estate brokerage, located on Gulf Boulevard.
⊲ Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, in St. Petersburg, ranked as the top children’s hospital in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
⊲ Dallas-based EoS Fitness is opening its first St. Pete location, at 2830 54th Avenue South, replacing the former Bealls department store with a 39,600-square-foot gym, in Seville Square, joining tenants like Publix, Bank of America and Truist.
⊲ The Speer Dream Foundation continued its support for St. Petersburg College by increasing their funding for the First Step Scholarship, which was designed to help students pursue workforce certificates in high-demand fields, enabling them to gain the skills necessary for rewarding careers.
⊲ PTM Partners and DoveHill Capital Management opened Solidcore, a 1,400-square-foot high-intensity, low-impact workout studio at the Moxy by Marriott Hotel, in St. Petersburg’s EDGE District, located at 1234-1246 Central Avenue.
⊲ Code Wiz, a children’s coding and robotics education center, celebrated the grand opening of its first St. Petersburg location, at 956 62nd Avenue North, with a community event featuring hands-on coding activities, local businesses and a donation drive.