► The owners of Mullet’s Fish Camp & Market, located at 3901 6th Street South, St. Petersburg, are opening a dessert bar, at 3910 6th Street South, St. Petersburg. (Pictured above) ► Clearwater Marine Aquarium added Marian Goodman and Matt Novak to its board of directors. ► Wealth Care University signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood
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► General contractor Summit Design + Build, in Tampa, began the build-out of Taverna Toscana, a luxury Italian steakhouse and seafood restaurant, in Bradenton. (Rendering above) ► Shutts & Bowen named Amanda B. Buffinton as managing partner of the firm’s Tampa office. ► The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts opened the doors to its new
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Trevor Burgess was the founder and chief executive officer for C1 Bank, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange, in 2014, the same year he was named the American Community Banker of the Year. C1 Bank eventually was sold to the Bank of Ozarks for $402 million, in 2016. That same year, he
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► BSWANKY, a Sarasota luxury handbag brand, was named a finalist, for the second year in a row, in the Design Excellence Awards Competition by The Accessories Council. (Pictured above) ► Ringling College of Art and Design’s varsity esports team, the Ringling Rollers, has opened its dedicated esports arena, which includes 10 gaming stations, a lounge
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► Bank of Central Florida was honored with the George W. Harris, Jr. Success in Large Business Award. (Pictured above) ► Florida Polytechnic University announced a new name for its research building, the Barnett Applied Research Center. ► Berkadia announced it has secured a $53.7 million loan to acquire Lakeside Village, a 460,000-square-foot, open-air lifestyle center,
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► Pura Vida, a Miami-based café, is expanding into Sarasota at the University Town Center and will open a 2,000-square-foot restaurant, in 2024. ► The Sarasota County Commission awarded Art Center Sarasota a $72,855 Tourist Development Cultural/Arts grant to help fund its 2023-2024 exhibition season, which runs through September 2024. ► WUSF Public Media
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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held a Tech Connect: Navigating the Hybrid Workforce, presented by PSCU, KUDUCOM, Source 1 Solutions and The Karla Dorsey Team at Compass. The event was held at the Tampa Bay Wave, in Tampa.The panel discussion was moderated by Robert Hessel, chief executive officer of Source 1 Solutions. This transcript has
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► The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees created a 15-member presidential search selection committee that will work to find the institution’s second president following the announcement that Dr. Randy Avent will be stepping down from his role as president. ► Florida Presbyterian, a retirement community in Lakeland, has agreed to an affiliation with Westminster
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► HEW Parlor & Chophouse, located at the Fenway Hotel, in Dunedin, has completed renovations to its main dining room and private spaces. (Pictured above) ► Pyper, a marketing agency, in St. Petersburg, named Angela Stork as creative director. ► Vogue Society Boutique, a women’s clothing boutique, plans to open at 212 2nd Street North, in
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► The Point Distillery, in New Port Richey, has expanded its bottling lines and plans to add 20 to 25 new jobs to allow the company to take on more clients, obtain additional contracts and expand its reach throughout the country, and internationally. (Pictured above) ► Pasco County Animal Services received a $7,500 grant from
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Steve Frey launched Oasis Corporate Housing during the financial collapse of 2008. By 2018, the company had $62 million in revenue and, by 2022, revenue jumped to $120 million. He is projecting to grow that number to $145 million, in 2023. Bridgette Bello, chief executive officer and publisher of Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, interviewed
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► Proforma, a Tampa-based printer and distributor of promotional products, along with partners at its leadership development event, assembled and packed 180 backpacks filled with school supplies worth more than $10,000. (Pictured above) ► Tampa General Hospital promoted Steve Harris to senior vice president of payor and government affairs. ► Katherine Frazier, a shareholder with
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