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► Del Webb Bayview, in Parrish, opened its amenity campus, including a 22,500-square-foot clubhouse, the Driftwood Club. (Pictured above) ► IMG Academy, in Bradenton, was sold to a Swedish global private equity group EQT, in partnership with its portfolio company Nord Anglia Education, in an all-cash deal, for $1.25 billion, according to Endeavor Group Holdings, the … Read more
► Clearwater Marine Aquarium broke ground for its Manatee Rehabilitation Center which will allow CMA to accept manatees in need of restorative care. (Pictured above) ► The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota-based company that develops and operates private membership-based high-amenity indoor pickleball facilities throughout Florida, plans to open a pickleball club in Pinellas Park. ► Sam and … Read more
►Next Level Brands, a partnership between restaurateur Jeff Gigante, real estate entrepreneur Andrew Wright and attorney/investor Joseph Guggino, celebrated the opening of its third culinary concept, Union New American, at Westshore City Center, in Tampa. (Pictured above) ► Jim Marshall and Clint Babcock, from Sandler Tampa Bay, were honored with the David H. Sandler Award … Read more
Lisa Holland was appointed as chief executive officer of the nation’s largest privately owned aviation services and real estate network a few weeks before COVID-19 shut down the world and while dealing with the unknowns of a global pandemic that essentially grounded air travel until the world adapted. Meanwhile, she was finding her foothold as … Read more
► BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, a six-story, 320,000-square-foot health care facility, has officially opened, at 4501 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Wesley Chapel. (Pictured above) ► Angeline Academy of Innovation, a magnet school in Pasco County, plans to help provide additional options to its students and to address the talent gap through its Artificial Intelligence coursework. … Read more
► Advisors from SVN Commercial Advisory Group managed the $4.09 million sale of a mixed-use retail development site in Parrish, at 12055 U.S. Highway 301. (Pictured above) ► Area podiatrist Alissa Zdancewicz was elected president of the Florida Podiatric Medical Association. ► Bayan Sabermanesh was named executive assistant manager and director of operations for rooms for … Read more
► Procure by The Women’s Creative, a retail shop that sells gifts, accessories and skincare, opened a location in Hyde Park Village, in Tampa. (Pictured above) ► The Straz Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2023-24 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz season, with shows scheduled including Beetlejuice, Funny Girl, Company, Girl from … Read more
► Purify: An Urban Sweat Lodge, founded and first opened on South Pineapple Avenue in Sarasota in 2018 by Samantha Albano, opened a location in Little Falls, New Jersey. ► Toasted Yolk, a breakfast, lunch and brunch concept, has taken the place of the former Tampa-based Irish 31 pub at 3750 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. … Read more
► Middleburg Communities, a developer based in Virginia, is building Mosby Avalon Park, a 338-unit apartment complex, in Wesley Chapel, near State Road 54. ► The Pasco Economic Development Council announced the relocation of Gary Plastic Packaging, based in New York City, to the North Pasco Corporate Center which is currently under development by Harrod … Read more
Rick Brandt is chief executive officer and president of family-owned, Brandt, a manufacturing company and supplier of agriculture products, born in Illinois and now headquartered in Tampa. The company had revenue of $30 million in 1995, when Brandt stepped in as CEO, at 29 years old, and, in 2022, had more than $800 million. Growth … Read more
