One Liners Pinellas: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, PODS and more

► 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)

One Liner Hillsborough: Compass, BKN Creative and more

► 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

CEO Connect: Trevor Burgess unmasked (sort of)

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

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: New College, BSWANKY and more

► 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) ►

One Liners Polk: Bank of Central Florida, Publix and more

► 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

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: WUSF, Bank of America and more

► 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

Tech Connect: Navigating the Hybrid Workforce

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

One Liners Polk: Empath Hospice, Southern Homes and more

► 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

One Liners Pinellas: SEDCO, HEW Parlor & Chophouse and more

► 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

One Liners Pasco: TD Bank, HCA Florida and more

► 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

Steve Frey: Lessons in business and being a dad

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

One Liners Hillsborough: JW Marriott, Proforma and more

► 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