Jo-Lynn Brown 
Studio@620 has named Erica Sutherlin as the incoming artistic executive director, as a part of the planned transition for when founder Bob Devin Jones steps down from the role, in June of 2024. Jones has led the arts organization for 20 years. Sutherlin spent nine years teaching at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts, … Read more
Individuals, companies and foundations were honored for their philanthropic work at Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s Philanthropists of the Year Awards, at Armature Works, in Tampa. Presenting sponsors for the event were the Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Duke Energy, LMCU and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa. The event was sponsored by Valspar Championship | Copperheads … Read more
TD Bank has appointed Mike Nursey, based in Tampa, as the North Florida commercial market president to support continued growth efforts in the region, which includes the greater Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona, Lakeland and Melbourne areas. Nursey will lead a team of three regional vice presidents and oversee growth of TD’s local … Read more
Tampa’s CoreX Legal has joined with Bochner, an international law firm based in New York City. Bochner serves startups to Fortune 500 companies, both nationally and globally. This move expands Bochner’s reach into Florida for the first time. CoreX Legal offers legal services to entrepreneurs, startups and technology companies of all sizes, focusing on the … Read more
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its November CEO Connect with Cliff Scott, chief executive officer of Career Match Solutions, at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Presenting sponsors for the event included CI Group, CLA and Shumaker. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed Scott in front of a live audience. Photos by … Read more
Thomas Financial and Johnson, Kendall & Johnson have entered into partnership to bring personal and commercial property and casualty services to the Tampa Bay area under the umbrella of Thomas Financial’s existing life, health and wealth portfolio of services. JKJ, based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, specializes in creating insurance programs for businesses, while also working with … Read more
BSWANKY, a purse brand owned by Gretchen Bauer, and TWEEDS, a bespoke menswear brand owned by Donald Carlson, have announced a collaboration for three new handbags. The handbags incorporate vintage flattened pearled Parisienne gold leaf ostrich, metallic finished lizard from a boutique family tannery in Spain, and BSWANKY’s 24kt gold hardware and statement chain. The … Read more
Real estate developer Related Group broke ground on the second phase of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Tampa Tower II, a condominium development on Bayshore Drive. The Residences is the Tampa debut for the Ritz-Carlton brand, with architecture by Arquitectonica and interiors by the design boutique Meyer Davis. Tower I of The Residences is sold out. Tower … Read more
St. Petersburg College has added two new credentials – a Prekindergarten/Primary Education Bachelor of Science degree and a Training and Development Advanced Technical Certificate. The credentials were added to help meet workforce demand for preschool teachers and training and development specialists. SPC previously offered the Prekindergarten/Primary Education bachelor’s degree, but enrollment was paused while the … Read more
The Pasco Economic Development Council hosted its 35th Annual Awards, at the Pasco Hernando State College Instructional Performing Arts Center. The evening was presented by AdventHealth, Florida’s Sports Coast, USF Corporate Training & Professional Education and Greater Tampa Realtors.
