Jo-Lynn Brown 
The Florida Sports Hall of Fame will hold its annual Baseball, Bourbon and Cigars event, on March 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the JC Newman Cigar Co., in Ybor City. The event will feature Florida Sports Hall of Fame members, and Tampa natives, Wade Boggs (2003), Lou Piniella (1977) and Gary Sheffield … Read more
Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County held its 3rd annual CEO Build, with more than 40 business leaders in Tampa Bay, working on constructing two homes. James Nozar, founder and chief executive officer of real estate company East+Main, served as this year’s event chair. Some of the other participating business leaders included: • Jerome Ryans, … Read more
Cal-Tec Labs, a full-service calibration lab, based in Pittsburgh, was acquired by Medical Technology Associates, in Pinellas Park. MTA is provider of testing, inspection, certification and calibration and the addition of CTL to its portfolio strengthens both brands’ calibration service offerings, while also expanding capabilities into additional industries. Headquartered in Greentree, brothers George and Jon … Read more
Jami Gold has been named managing director of mergers and acquisitions and commercial insurance for M.E. Wilson, a risk management, insurance and benefits firm, in Tampa. Gold was previously with LCG Advisors. Before joining LCG, she spent four years with an M&A-focused boutique investment banking firm, previously held positions with accounting firms Grant Thornton and … Read more
Bern’s Steak House, in partnership with its sister properties Haven and the Epicurean Hotel, will hold its 27th Bern’s Winefest, presented by the Laxer Family Foundation, from April 13 to April 21. Ticket sales go live on Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m., and are available on the Laxer Family Foundation website. The website also … Read more
Tidewater Home & Gift plans to open its second Florida location, in Water Street Tampa, this spring. The home and décor boutique is known for its kitchenware and decorative furnishings. Located in Asher, at 1040 Water Street, Tidewater is owned and curated by interior designer Todd Bennett. Tidewater’s other Florida location is in Orlando’s College … Read more
It’s 8 a.m. on a Friday, at Tampa International Airport. It’s sunny and the weather is slowly warming up, hour by hour. It started out about 40 degrees, this February morning, and will hit almost 80 degrees later in the day. It’s one of those perfect Tampa Bay days that would have made Joe Lopano … Read more
Shilen Patel, former chief executive and owner of HealthAxis Group in Tampa, has confirmed to Tampa Bay Business and Wealth that he will acquire the West Bromwich Albion Football Club, a professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. A move that makes him the first Indian American to own a club in … Read more
Greenlane, a drive-thru salad concept that debuted in Tampa, in June, has plans for a new location on Dale Mabry Highway, in West Tampa, and another on Fourth Street, in downtown St. Petersburg. Greenlane launched in Tampa Bay, in 2023, with a drive-thru location on Gandy Boulevard, in Tampa. The two new locations are expected … Read more
Neptune Flood, a St. Petersburg-based provider of private flood insurance, launched its excess flood insurance product for residential, commercial and condominium properties. According to a release, a Neptune excess flood policy provides coverage above the maximum limit available through the National Flood Insurance Program, allowing customers to keep their NFIP policy if they have yet … Read more
