Jo-Lynn Brown 
List price: $14 million Specs: 9 bedrooms | 12 bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms | 12,522 square feet Details: This private waterfront estate, on Oceanview Drive, was custom-built by Alvarez Homes and renovated in 2019. The home’s entry foyer opens to the grand living room with west-facing windows and an adjacent dining room that leads to multiple … Read more
► 3 Daughters Brewing, in St. Petersburg, released a line of vodka-and-soda-canned cocktails, in three flavors, including grapefruit, pineapple and mango. (Pictured above) ► Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group completed the $22.5 million sale of the 134,362-square-foot, 13-acre retail property, at 21800 U.S. Highway 19 N, in Clearwater, to an affiliate of the Philadelphia … Read more
The South Tampa Chamber named Connie Gage as 2023 Citizen of the Year. Gage is a real estate specialist with Smith & Associates Real Estate. She was the 2019-2020 Chair of the Board for the South Tampa Chamber and has previously been recognized by the Chamber as a Community Champion and as the Member of … Read more
Amy Martinez-Monfort is looking to make 2023 an “unforgettable” year for members of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. As the newest chair for the CEO-centric membership organization, she says with the board she has, she’s confident the year will produce valuable resources and events that members will find tremendous value in. She also credits … Read more
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), a recreational boat and yacht retailer based in Clearwater, has completed the acquisition of Boatzon, an online boat and marine digital retail platform, through its recently formed technology entity, New Wave Innovations. The Boatzon platform allows users to browse for financing, purchase and insure a boat, entirely online, according to a statement. … Read more
► Gateway Commons Shopping Center, in Palmetto, has added Pure Barre, Mid-Florida Insurance Group, the Blend Coffee & Cocktails and will soon announce a fast-food restaurant, a wireless provider and a medical group, a statement said. (Pictured above) ► The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority announced Kent D. Bontrager, vice president, engineering at Sarasota Bradenton International … Read more
Rita Lowman, former president of Pilot Bank, now LMCU, has been appointed to the board of directors for Encore Bank. Lowman is a 45-year banking veteran with career highlights including managing 23 acquisitions, including the NationsBank-Barnett merger, in 1997. “Encore Bank is delighted to welcome Rita to its board of directors,” said Chris Roberts, Encore’s … Read more
PBX-Change, a Tampa-based telecommunications company, has rebranded and changed its name to KUDUCOM. Ryan Yaldor, the chief technology officer of KUDUCOM (formerly PBX-Change) says the new name, brand, vision and mission launched on January 3, 2023. “Our company has been providing businesses with voice, Internet and Cloud-based communication services for over two decades, and now … Read more
LunaJoy Health, a Y-combinator-backed company that focuses on mental health for women, announced it has raised $2.4 million in an oversubscribed seed investment. “When we launched our digital clinic one year ago, we wanted to make sure women’s health issues were treated with the care, respect and seriousness it deserved and not dismissed by the … Read more
It’s not the first time we’ve heard this part of the story. In fact, it’s becoming quite the theme. Someone visits the Tampa Bay area, falls in love and, down the road, decides to plant roots and start a business here. Moises Agami is another chief executive officer to have such a story. Born in … Read more
