Kahwa Coffee announces new St. Petersburg location

Kahwa Coffee is opening a new location, in the Tyrone area of St. Petersburg. The new location will be at 4850 N. Park Street, St. Petersburg and is expected to open by end of 2021, a statement said. This will be the 14th location for the St. Pete-based coffee franchise. Founded in 2006, by Sarah

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Nominations open for the 35th Annual Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame

The Florida Council on Economic Education will hold its 35th Annual Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Hilton Downtown Tampa. The 2020 inductees included Jack Harrell of Harrell’s, Dwayne Hawkins (in memoriam) of Crown Automotive Group, Pam Iorio of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Tom Wallace

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USF Interim President Rhea Law honored with Governor’s Business Leader Award

Rhea Law, interim president of the University of South Florida, was honored with the Governor’s Business Leader of the Year Award at the Fall Meeting of the Florida Council of 100. The Governor’s Business Leader Award honors a Florida business leader who is a model leader for the state and has excelled in business, civic

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Soma Global’s $22.5M investment named Deal of the Year

The Alliance of M&A Advisors Tampa Bay Chapter has named Soma Global’s massive investment the organization’s 2021 Deal of the Year. Soma Global, a public safety provider company based in Tampa, received a $22.5 million investment from Weatherford Capital, a Tampa-based private firm, in January. Other finalists for Deal of the Year included Dow Sherwood

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-owner lists estate (PHOTOS)

Specs: 10 bedrooms | 10 bathrooms | 3 half-bathrooms |28,893 square feet Listing price: $8.95 million Address: 706 Guisando De Avila, Tampa Details: Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz and her husband, Joel Kassewitz, listed their Tampa estate, which sits on close to six manicured acres within the gated country club community of Avila.

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Pendry Hotels & Resorts bringing hotel, residential development, to Tampa’s Riverwalk (RENDERINGS)

Pendry Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with Two Roads Development, have announced plans for Pendry Tampa, a hotel and residential development on Tampa’s Riverwalk. The property will include 220 guestrooms and 207 Pendry Residences, according to a statement. Pendry Tampa will offer a “modern coastal California meets Florida” design aesthetic, with floor-to-ceiling windows offering expansive

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Get to know the Philanthropist of the Year finalists

The Tampa Bay community has no shortage of philanthropists, both large and small. Some roll their sleeves up and help lift heavy boxes, some write checks that help keep an organization’s lights on and some provide valuable knowledge on boards and committees. The companies, and individuals, you are about to read about here do all

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One Liners Pinellas: Icon Central, Tampa Bay Watch and more

► Mangosteen, a tropical Asian-inspired restaurant, opened at 656 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg. (rendering above) ► Stoneweg U.S., based in St. Petersburg, announced the sale of Tuscan Reserve Apartments, the company’s first development project located in Palm Coast, with a sales price of $32.75 million. ► Robin and Jack King, owners of Three Birds

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Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services expands into Venice market with acquisition

Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services, one of the top producing brokerages in Hillsborough County, has acquired Gulf Shores Realty, based in Venice. The partnership will result in a combined 89 agents responsible for $376 million in sales and 783 transactions annually, according to a statement. Tomlin St Cyr, founded in 2016, produced $107 million in sales volume in 2020.

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The Good Life: Memorable corporate gifts from William Dean Chocolates

The intense flavors and stunning presentation make a box of chocolates from William Dean an ideal corporate gift. Your most discriminating clients, vendors and influencers will delight in a unique presentation box that fans out to reveal four layers of delicious art. Exclusive flavors such as crème brulee, matcha with yuzu, pear and ginger and

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Nipesh Shah has ambitions of creating a better world through humility and vigor

Photos by Michael McCoy This is a story of a little boy who was born to a large family in India and had large ambitions for success. After seizing any, and every, opportunity to pursue education, he found himself in the United States … with only a few hundred bucks in his pocket. That little

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UPDATED: Vaco named winner in TBBW’s Halloween spirit contest (PHOTOS)

UPDATE: Vaco Wins! We will be reaching out on information about your prize this week. Congrats! And thank you to everyone who sent it photos! Tampa Bay area businesses began sharing some of their costume photos with Tampa Bay Business & Wealth on Friday. Scroll down to see submissions. More to come! (New photos will

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