Year: 2024

Great Places and Spaces: Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s ‘Rising Tides’ expansion plan

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Clearwater Marine Aquarium has announced a multi-year expansion plan called “Rising Tides: Safeguarding Marine Life for the Future.”  The campaign includes strategies to welcome new wildlife, create habitats and launch global conservation efforts. The campaign is a collective effort to elevate conservation, education, guest experience and community engagement initiatives.  “This expansion embodies our unwavering commitment … Read more

TD Bank appoints North Florida retail market president

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TD Bank has named Boris Ayala as North Florida retail market president, which includes the greater Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona, Lakeland and Melbourne areas. Ayala, who is based in Orlando, will oversee business development activities for TD Bank’s retail banking business and lead a retail bank team of more than 500 colleagues … Read more

Wade Boggs, Lou Piniella and Gary Sheffield to headline annual Baseball, Bourbon and Cigar Event

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The Florida Sports Hall of Fame will hold its annual Baseball, Bourbon and Cigars event, on March 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the JC Newman Cigar Co., in Ybor City. The event will feature Florida Sports Hall of Fame members, and Tampa natives, Wade Boggs (2003), Lou Piniella (1977) and Gary Sheffield … Read more

Habitat Hillsborough brings together 40 business leaders for its CEO Build event (PHOTOS)

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Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County held its 3rd annual CEO Build, with more than 40 business leaders in Tampa Bay, working on constructing two homes. James Nozar, founder and chief executive officer of real estate company East+Main, served as this year’s event chair. Some of the other participating business leaders included: • Jerome Ryans, … Read more

Medical Technology Associates acquires Pittsburgh calibration lab

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Cal-Tec Labs, a full-service calibration lab, based in Pittsburgh, was acquired by Medical Technology Associates, in Pinellas Park. MTA is provider of testing, inspection, certification and calibration and the addition of CTL to its portfolio strengthens both brands’ calibration service offerings, while also expanding capabilities into additional industries. Headquartered in Greentree, brothers George and Jon … Read more

Jami Gold joins M.E. Wilson as managing director M&A and commercial insurance

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Jami Gold has been named managing director of mergers and acquisitions and commercial insurance for M.E. Wilson, a risk management, insurance and benefits firm, in Tampa. Gold was previously with LCG Advisors. Before joining LCG, she spent four years with an M&A-focused boutique investment banking firm, previously held positions with accounting firms Grant Thornton and … Read more

Bern’s Winefest tickets go on sale March 2

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Bern’s Steak House, in partnership with its sister properties Haven and the Epicurean Hotel, will hold its 27th Bern’s Winefest, presented by the Laxer Family Foundation, from April 13 to April 21. Ticket sales go live on Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m., and are available on the Laxer Family Foundation website. The website also … Read more

Tidewater Home & Gift to open second Florida location in Water Street Tampa

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Tidewater Home & Gift plans to open its second Florida location, in Water Street Tampa, this spring. The home and décor boutique is known for its kitchenware and decorative furnishings. Located in Asher, at 1040 Water Street, Tidewater is owned and curated by interior designer Todd Bennett. Tidewater’s other Florida location is in Orlando’s College … Read more

Joe Lopano prepares to leave his legacy at TPA for his next great journey

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It’s 8 a.m. on a Friday, at Tampa International Airport. It’s sunny and the weather is slowly warming up, hour by hour. It started out about 40 degrees, this February morning, and will hit almost 80 degrees later in the day. It’s one of those perfect Tampa Bay days that would have made Joe Lopano … Read more

Exclusive: Shilen Patel discusses his acquisition of West Bromwich Albion Football Club

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Shilen Patel, former chief executive and owner of HealthAxis Group in Tampa, has confirmed to Tampa Bay Business and Wealth that he will acquire the West Bromwich Albion Football Club, a professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. A move that makes him the first Indian American to own a club in … Read more