Jo-Lynn Brown 
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its June CEO Connect with Richard Gonzmart and Andrea Gonzmart Williams, owners of the Columbia Restaurant and the 1905 Family of Restaurants. Presenting sponsors included The Bank of Tampa, Nperspective, CLA (CliftonLarsenAllen) and the Sunshine State Economic Development Corp., or SEDCO. Bridgette Bello, CEO and publisher of TBBW, interviewed … Read more
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay honored John Tomlin, chief executive officer of Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate, as one of eleven recipients of its national award for volunteerism. Tomlin was chosen from more than 247,000 volunteers in the United States, according to a statement. Junior Achievement’s Gold Leadership Award honors volunteer excellence, presented in recognition … Read more
Dupré Logistics, a Louisiana-based transportation company, has acquired Interstate Transport, a logistics company based in St. Petersburg. Dupré Logistics is a privately held transportation company that provides logistics solutions through its three business divisions, Onsite and Private Fleet Services, Strategic Capacity Brokerage Services and Energy Distribution Services. Interstate Transport, which has been in business for … Read more
The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an early-stage tech incubator located in St. Petersburg, has opened the application process for its next accelerator program, which will focus on startups developing products that simplify collecting, analyzing or monetizing large sources of data. The program will serve early-stage founders that are working with, and gaining insight from, large … Read more
Jennifer Zales, a real estate professional with Coldwell Banker Realty, affiliated with the company’s Westshore office, was listed on the 2023 Real Trends The Thousand, as featured in The Wall Street Journal. Zales was ranked no. 56 on the list of the top individual agents in the United States based on achieving $224,139,110 in closed … Read more
The Tampa Bay Chamber has announced the semi-finalists of its 2023 Small Business of the Year Awards. The list includes: Outstanding Business Leader Robert J. Clark Jr./Tampa Steel Erecting Company Outstanding Business Leader Kim Farmer/Mile High Fitness and Wellness Outstanding Business Leader Elaine Myrback/EMS Consulting Outstanding Business Leader Greg Zolkos/Atlas Professional Services Startup Business Category … Read more
The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, a tech hub for startups, in St. Petersburg, has subleased to Point Chaud Coffee & Crepes. The ARK Innovation Center, at 1101 4th Street South, will house tech startups and innovation partners in a purpose-built, 45,000-square-foot facility. The new café expects that it will be open from 7 am to … Read more
Pendry Residences Tampa, a luxury hotel and residential tower being built in downtown Tampa, has residential sales now exceeding $200 million. Pendry Residences will offer homeowners a private residential lobby, elevator and rooftop pool. Residents will have full access to hotel services and amenities, including a dedicated residential staff. “Construction activity on site will move … Read more
The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County has named Erin Silk as president and chief executive officer. Silk officially assumed the role on June 15. Lisa Krouse, who led the agency since August 2021, has retired. In the fall of 2022, following a search for a new CEO, Silk was selected to succeed Krouse by … Read more
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees has approved a plan for financing an estimated 35,000-seat facility that is scheduled to open by fall 2026. The estimated cost for a new stadium is $340 million. The approval by the board authorizes the USF Financing Corp. to issue a debt of $200 million that the … Read more
