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► On Ideas, a branding and advertising agency headquartered in Jacksonville, with offices in Sarasota and Charleston, has been selected by Chiles Hospitality as its agency of record. (Pictured above) ► The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation awarded $100,000 to Sarasota Audubon in support of the rewilding project at Celery Fields. ► Sarasota florist Beneva … Read more
► Designed by Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Fire Station 61, in Dunedin, was selected by AIA Florida Architects as a distinguished example of public safety architecture in the state. (Rendering above) ► St. Petersburg College announced a partnership with the nationally recognized veterinary program Blendvet to present its “Exploring a Future in Veterinary Technology” workshop, a … Read more
Like Father, Like Daughter with Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams The historic identity the Columbia Restaurant has made, in Ybor City, is undeniable. It’s a story told, over and over, but the succession plan, and the dynamic between the current leadership, is yet a new story and one Tampa Bay Business and Wealth was … Read more
► TriGate Capital, a Dallas real estate investment firm, purchased The Shops at Wiregrass, in Wesley Chapel, for $70.5 million. (Pictured above) ► Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson has sold a 21-acre property, at 21210 U.S. Highway 98, in Dade City, to Cal-Maine Foods, a national egg producer, for $11 million. ► LIV Development, a … Read more
► Philip Tavill, chief executive officer of Children First, was honored by the National Head Start Association with the Sargent Shriver Excellence in Community Service Award. (Pictured above) ► Wisconsin-based Menard, which owns more than 300 Menards stores across 15 states, closed on the agricultural land in Myakka City, paying $10.3 million. ► The Sarasota … Read more
► Lakeland Linder International Airport received the 2023 Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives General Aviation Airfield Project of the Year Award for the construction of a new CAT III Instrument Landing System. (Pictured above) ► Centex, a division of national homebuilder PulteGroup, opened its latest Polk County community,Lake Alfred Pines, at … Read more
► Taylor Sam’s opened, at 312 Third St. S., in the Camden Pier District apartment tower, in St. Petersburg. (Pictured above) ► A second Red Mesa Mercado location is being planned for 6001 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg, where Two Graces and Reading Room formerly operated. ► Admiral Leasing, based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, bought … Read more
t he Galati family relocated from Westchester, New York, to Hollywood, Florida, in the late 1960s. The family ended up on Anna Maria Island, which is where the family’s business, Galati Yachts, is still based today. With the passing of Michael Senior (the patriarch), in 1992, the business was passed down to his five children, … Read more
► Metropolitan Ministries celebrated the groundbreaking for the redevelopment at its Holiday campus. (Rendering above) ► Turner Arbour was awarded Workforce Development Professional of the Year at the Florida Economic Development Council Leadership Award Dinner for his creation, and work, on the Workforce Connect platform and his role on the CareerSource Pasco-Hernando board of directors. … Read more
►RHI Magnesita, a global supplier of refractory products, systems and services, opened its North American headquarters, at 1150 Assembly Drive, Tampa. (Pictured above) ► The National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy announced that Port Tampa Bay has become the first port in the country to become accredited through the academy’s Maritime Security Accreditation and Digitization Program. ► … Read more
