One Liners Hillsborough: ReliaQuest, American Landmark and more

Current Rocky Point, a special-purpose entity affiliated with Tampa-based Caspers Co., has purchased The Current hotel, an Autograph Collection property by Marriott, at 2545 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, for $85 million.

Fast co-founder and chief executive officer Domm Holland, joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as an executive committee member and will serve on the EDC’s board.

Avedis Kotchounian

Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch, in Tampa, added lawyer Avedis Kotchounian to its civil litigation department.

Verdex Construction, in Tampa, named Toby Johnson vice president and managing director of their Florida West Coast team.

Capital Wealth Advisors, based in Naples, promoted James Love to the position of senior vice president of private wealth management, serving the Tampa market area.

Shumaker announced that partner Jonathan Ellis, a partner in Tampa, was appointed to serve as chair of the firm’s Community Associations Business Sector; a team of lawyers representing community associations throughout Florida.

Builders FirstSource, a supplier of building products, prefabricated components and value-added services, leased a 104,247-square-foot industrial space, at 1820 Massaro Blvd., in east Tampa.

The Tampa office of Adams and Reese moved from the Bank of America Building to 100 N. Tampa St., where it will occupy more than 13,000 square feet comprising the entirety of the 40th floor, atop the Regions Building.

Colby Robertson

American Landmark, a Tampa-based multifamily home owner-operator, promoted Colby Robertson to the role of executive vice president of Eastern operations.

Tampa-based cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest, opened a location in Pune, India.

Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus President Paige Niehaus was appointed to serve on the HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital board of trustees.

HCI Group reached an agreement to acquire the personal-lines insurance business of United Insurance Holdings in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, adding some $90 million in annual premiums to its portfolio.

Bank of America awarded a $1 million grant to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, in Tampa.

Gale Healthcare Solutions, a Tampa-based health care technology firm, received a $60 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital.

Bill Merchant

Quest, an organization that specializes in developmental disability services, named Bill Merchant as its new senior director of philanthropy for the Tampa area.

Tampa-based Buddy Brew Coffee launched an events and catering division and will rent out cafes after hours for corporate and private events for 12 to 100 people.

Franklin Development, a Tampa-based commercial and residential developer and general contractor, named Tara Matheny chief development officer and Rhett Mullins chief construction officer.

Kareem J. Spratling was elected managing shareholder for Bryant Miller Olive PA’s Tampa office.

Atlantic Digital, a specialized information technology company and solutions provider for government, plans to expand its Tampa presence with the addition of 120 new jobs over the next three years.

Plummer Associates, a water engineering firm headquartered in Texas, acquired Watermark Engineering Group, a Tampa-based integrated water resource engineering firm.

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