Altura Bayshore Tower Planned for South Tampa

Ronto Group has announced plans for Altura Bayshore, a new 22-story tower near the intersection of Bayshore and Bay-to-Bay boulevards. Designed by Tampa architects Curts Gaines Hall Jones, the tower

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Great Places and Spaces: Dali Museum expansion

St. Petersburg’s Salvador Dalí Museum submitted a capital-projects funding request to the county’s Tourist Development Council in hopes of receiving $17.5 million in public funding to construct a $38.6 million

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Economic Development: A Roundup of News

PINELLAS St. Pete Area EDC Revamps Digital Guide for Local Employers  The Greater St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corp. released Version 2.0 of its digital workforce platform, the Workforce Resource

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A candid discussion with Vick Tipnes

Vick Tipnes is the CEO of Blackstone Medical Services, a national medical device company headquartered in Tampa. The company has made the Inc. 5,000 list for the last two years,

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20 Questions With … Lynda Remund

Lynda Remund serves as the president and CEO for the Tampa Downtown Partnership. She manages and coordinates its daily operations including organizational structure, management and vision, company policies and supporting

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Heart Ball

The American Heart Association held its Heart Ball at the Tampa Marriott Waterside, previously named the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina. The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest

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Building Tampa Bay

Building Tampa Bay was an invite-only event, mainly for owners of successful, established businesses, that was held at Jackson’s Bistro in Tampa.

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One Liners Sarasota/Manatee

►Cresswind Lakewood Ranch, an adult community developed by Kolter Homes, has opened. ►CareerSource Suncoast was recognized as an outstanding business partner by Manatee Technical College. ►Roper Technologies (NYSE: ROP), based

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One Liners Polk

►Polk County Fire Rescue, in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, completed department-wide active-shooter training for emergency response personnel; the division supplied active-shooter safety equipment, including ballistics helmets, vests

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One Liners Pinellas

►The Crafty Squirrel in downtown St. Pete launched a new menu, after opening its doors in September with a limited menu, featuring a wide variety of American fare including sandwiches,

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One Liners Hillsborough

►Tampa’s Pamela Muma was honored with the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award and visited the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary. (Photo Credit: NYSE) ►Quarles

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Suit up: How Marcia Alvarado is engineering inclusive style

Marcia Alvarado has been working as a licensed professional engineer designing vertical structures for the past 14 years. Currently she is a structural project manager, at TRC Worldwide Engineering in

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