One Liners Hillsborough: Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa International Airport and more

► Tampa Bay Lightning and Fast launched Fast Checkout, a new, in-arena, fan experience that uses QR codes to allow consumers to find, and buy, Lightning merchandise with one click without the hassle of navigating through multiple sites and online payment fields. (Pictured above) ►Tampa International Airport debuted Blue Express Curbsides, dedicated exclusively for passengers

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Two leaders from Valspar share lessons learned from 2021 and what’s to come in 2022

The Valspar Championship, Tampa Bay’s PGA TOUR event, is a major economic driver to the region and generates millions in charitable contributions every year. The tournament’s charitable initiatives come through the sponsoring organization, Copperhead Charities. Copperhead Charities has generated nearly $47 million for charity since 1977, through the sponsorship of professional golf tournaments in the

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TBBW Tries Things: Fitlife Foods (Episode 2) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, in partnership with Fitlife Foods, presents its first in a new video series – TBBW Tries Things. Fitlife Foods sent the TBBW team a ton of food, including some new menu items, to try. Thank you again to Fitlife Foods, Press Marketing and Maureen Famiano with MEFMedia, who edited these

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TBBW Tries Things: Fitlife Foods (Episode 1) (VIDEO)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth, in partnership with Fitlife Foods, presents its first in a new video series – TBBW Tries Things. Fitlife Foods sent the TBBW team a ton of food, including some new menu items, to try. Thank you again to Fitlife Foods, Press Marketing and Maureen Famiano with MEFMedia, who edited these

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Former CEO of Church’s and Friendly joins Tampa real estate tech company

Ideal Agent, a Tampa-based real estate technology company that connects home sellers with agents across the United States, added GHS Holdings to its investor list, which is led by Chairman Harsha V. Agadi. Agadi is a serial entrepreneur of multiple public, and private, companies such as Church’s Fried Chicken, Friendly Ice Cream, Krystal, Little Caesars

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Exclusive: The incoming chair for the Tampa Bay Chamber shares his vision for the next year

Andy Mayts is in the process of officially starting his tenure as chair of the Tampa Bay Chamber. “As we start off the new chamber year, we’re going to be committed to several different initiatives that are in works,” Mayts says. Leadership development, supporting active military, spouses of military and veterans, were a few of

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CEO Connect with the candid Scott Fink

Scott Fink has amassed an auto empire in the Tampa Bay area—the Fink Auto Group. Fink Auto Group includes Genesis of New Port Richey, Volkswagen of New Port Richey, Hyundai of Wesley Chapel, Genesis of Wesley Chapel, Mazda of Wesley Chapel and Chevrolet of Wesley Chapel. The crown jewel is Hyundai of New Port Richey,

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On the Scene: Cristal for a Cause benefiting the Children’s Dream Fund (PHOTOS)

Taylor and Sonya Ranker, of Questmont the Virtual Family Office, invited guests into their home for a private fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Dream Fund. Guests were treated to a VIP champagne tasting with Louis Roeder Cristal, catering by Eddie V’s and a performance by Sandra Joseph and Ron Bohmer, two of the original cast

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The Good Life: Hublot and Louis Vuitton

Gold Crystal Hublot Hublot has mastered a unique technique allowing natural crystallization to be reproduced almost exactly. By heating the purest 24-carat gold to its melting point of 1064.18 degrees Celsius, its atoms are vaporized into a gaseous mixture before interlocking, as the temperature is lowered, forming an open angular structure. Thousands of small crystals

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One Liners Pinellas: Amazon, Big Storm Brewing and more

► Bolay Fresh Bold Kitchen is opening a location, at 1330 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg. ► Megan Wessel, of St. Petersburg, was awarded the American Cancer Society Partner of the Year Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in recognition of her efforts to help make cancer a national priority. ► Sab

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Hands Across the Bay Donation and Empowerment Center celebrates VIP grand opening today (PHOTOS)

Hands Across the Bay is hosting a VIP grand opening of its first Donation & Empowerment Center tonight at 13247 38th Street N., Suite A, Clearwater. This event is a VIP private grand opening but the center said it will host private tours for whoever would like to visit the center after it opens to

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Joy Gendusa against the world

Joy Gendusa says she was a ‘ne’er-do-well’ young person. This self-deprecating style of humor couldn’t be more genuine, or endearing, than it is coming from her. With her perseverance, and tenacity, it’s hard to believe it was ever true. Nevertheless, it certainly couldn’t be attributed at this point in her life. Gendusa used her wits

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