Chatting with Mrs. Fix It: Mentoring, self-talk and being a mother

Valeri Marks has run eight businesses in her career including in the telecom, data communications, online real estate, recruitment and health care industries. She has been the CEO of Medical

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Brian Miles joins the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Brian Miles has been named vice president of human resources and administration for Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. In this role, Miles will oversee the Authority’s human resources, risk management and

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation adds two trustees in meeting

Vick Tipnes, president of Blackstone Medical Services, and Brandon May, president of Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, were inducted to Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation Board of

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The Good Life: Hublot Watches, Montblanc and more

Hublot & Oetker’s Eden Rock collaboration Hublot Watches and the Oetker Hotel Collection have partnered with two new Classic Fusion watch models, for the Eden Being collection, featuring exclusive custom-made

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20 Questions With … Sarah Combs

Sarah Combs is the chief executive officer of the University Area Community Development Corp. She joined the organization in 2010, and under her leadership the organization has more than tripled

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Great Places and Spaces: Grand Central Brewhouse

A new microbrewery and restaurant is planned for the former Taco Bus location in St. Petersburg. Located at 2324 Central Avenue, the 0.41-acre lot was purchased for $860,000 by Grand

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Natural gas is America’s most resilient fuel

Americas natural gas utilities embrace a commitment to be stewards of our environment as we look to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to boost our economy so it continues to thrive

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Women in Power: Three leaders of electric companies in Tampa Bay share tales of working in a man’s world

In what is traditionally an extremely male-dominated industry, the Tampa Bay area breaks that tradition. With three local electric companies being run by women, this edition of the “Women of

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Marriage bliss … disrupted (part II) – Dementia

In our last article, we covered dealing with the death of a spouse. Now we are discussing a spouse developing dementia, which primarily happens later in life, but can happen

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Moving up the Publix corporate ladder

Meriann Metz, a longtime in-house lawyer for Publix, was promoted to vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2019. She says that one of the perks to her new role

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St. Petersburg’s coffee dynasty is brewing its next chapter

Before you enter the roasting headquarters of Kahwa Coffee, in St. Petersburg, your nose will know you’re there before you do, in the most delightful way. Brewing since 2006, Kahwa

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20 Questions With … Jim Eisch

James “Jim” Eisch joined Pinch A Penny in 1992 as chief financial officer and executive vice president. In 2001, he became chief operating officer. He is a certified public accountant

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