Shumaker Partner M. John Burgess has been named president of the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council, for its 2021-2022 season. Burgess has also served as second vice president of FWCEBC since 2019. FWCEBC provides an educational, and networking, forum for employee benefits professionals in the Tampa Bay area. Focused on employee benefit plans, Burgess
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Bunker Labs is hosting a live Veterans in Residence Showcase, featuring over 400 entrepreneurs across 23 cities. The biannual event celebrates military-affiliated entrepreneurs launching startups, or growing their businesses, after six months of participating in Bunker Labs’ Veterans in Residence program. Bunker Labs is an organization that provides community, programs and resources to help Veteran
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The dictionary definition of a father is as follows: one who loves, supports, guides, encourages and inspires his child or children. Sam Ellison, patriarch of the Ellison family, checks all those boxes and more. His eldest son, Casey Ellison, established EWI Construction, in Tampa, in 2007. His younger son, Cory, joined big brother as the
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The Tampa Bay Bowl Game will be played on Monday, January 2, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m. and telecast nationally on ESPN2 TV. The Bowl will match teams from the SEC vs either the Big Ten or ACC. The game also generates tens of millions of dollars
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The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be played at Raymond James Stadium on Friday, December 23, with a kickoff time to be announced at a later date. The game, owned and operated by ESPN Events, will air on ESPN. “We’re still feeling the excitement from this past season’s sold-out crowd at Raymond James Stadium
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Tommy Del Zoppo, one of the founders of New Hotel Collection, has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the company, which is currently working on a major expansion of the historic Cordova Inn, in downtown St. Petersburg. Del Zoppo, who previously served as chief investment officer for New Hotel Collection, succeeds Alex Hodges
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The Morgan Automotive Group has acquired Kia of Clermont from the Fuccillo Automotive Group. “We’re happy to bring a new option to Clermont for shopping and service,” said Brett Morgan, Morgan Automotive Group chief executive officer, in a statement. “Clermont is a wonderful, growing community that we’re excited to be a part of.” Kia of
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Sales are now open for Motocave, St. Petersburg’s first car condo community, a storage concept designed for car enthusiasts looking for storage space. Located at 2051 Gandy Boulevard, Motocave will feature 43 car condominium units, arranged in five buildings, totaling approximately 55,000 square feet. Units will range from 918-1,591 square feet and are customizable. The
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The Tampa Museum of Art will name its new education center the Vinik Family Education Center, in honor of a $5 million gift made by Jeff and Penny Vinik to the Museum’s $100 million Centennial Campaign for Renovation and Expansion. The education center opened on May 16 and will serve as the temporary entrance to
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For the third year in a row, the city of Dunedin will show support for the Alzheimer’s Association with its Paint Dunedin Purple” fundraising event and is expanding to include Safety Harbor. The event, which invites local businesses to host their own fundraisers to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, will be held in conjunction with Safety
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CoinFlip, a financial services and cryptocurrency company based in Chicago, has announced plans to open a new office in Water Street Tampa. The nearly 8,000-square-foot space will be part of Sparkman Wharf and is slated to open in Summer 2022, according to a statement. The company has plans to open a Crypto Experience Center, which
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The Tampa Bay Bowl Association has announced that R. Troy Atlas has been elected as chair of the Board of Directors of the New Year’s Day college bowl game, in Tampa. Atlas is president and chief executive officer of Home Safety Solutions, in Oldsmar, which provides and installs hurricane protection products for homes and businesses.
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