►The University of South Florida ranked 25th among public universities for research spending – a metric used to chart the level of research activity at American institutions – according to a new report by the National Science Foundation.
►Atlas Professional Services purchased a 6,470-square-foot building at 3415 W Horatio Street in Tampa for $1.45 million.
►ReliaQuest, a Tampa-based cybersecurity company, has opened its first international office in Dublin, Ireland.
►Cushman & Wakefield’s Florida Multifamily Group negotiated the sale of SkyHouse Channelside, a 320-unit, trophy apartment community in downtown Tampa.
►HCP Associates in Tampa named Robert Allen Jr. vice president of the firm.
►SynDaver, a Tampa biotech firm that manufactures synthetic human and animal bodies for medical and veterinary training, named Bill Wright president.
►Maria del Carmen Ramos, a Tampa partner at Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, will serve as a faculty member for the American Immigration Lawyers Association Education Department web seminar entitled “Perfecting the Job Description: A Modern Artform,” to be held on February 21, 2019.
►Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa named Maria Muller executive vice president, chief philanthropy officer and foundation president.
►Studio+, an integrated services design firm in Tampa, has been awarded the American Institute of Architects “Tampa Bay Firm of the Year” award.
►Pain Relief Centers opened a new interventional pain management clinic in Sun City Center with Dr. Hector Cases serving as the primary physician for the clinic.
►Eshenbaugh Land Company’s President William Eshenbaugh and Principal Ryan Sampson, both received the National Association of Realtors National Commercial Award for 2018.
►Sandra Claudio joined Adams and Reese as the firm’s litigation business development manager, based in Tampa.
►Medical marijuana retailer Curaleaf opened its 17th medical marijuana dispensary at 6241 North Florida Avenue in the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa.
►The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center created an online kennel, a new online system, ADOPT, that increases the amount of information available to prospective adopters.
►Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union was the first financial institution in Tampa to receive the Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance) designation.