Jo-Lynn Brown

CBRE facilitates sale of office asset in Tampa for 14.5 million

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CBRE has arranged the sale of Tampa Oaks II, a Class A, 104,080-square-foot office building, located at 12906 Tampa Oaks Boulevard, in Tampa, for $14.5 million. “Investor interest in this asset was driven by the property’s exceptional quality, tremendous transportation connectivity and direct proximity to The University of South Florida,” said CBRE senior vice president … Read more

Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect with Richard Forsyth (PHOTOS)

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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its 42nd CEO Connect at The Colony Grill, in Midtown Tampa, earlier this week. The number 42 is important to remember. During the event, before Richard Forysth’s live interview, Tamela Perdue, senior vice president of compliance with Sunshine Health and board chair for Volunteer Florida, addressed guests and encouraged … Read more

Tampa Bay Wave receives $2 million, three-year grant

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Tampa Bay Wave was awarded $2 million for a three-year grant, from the United States Economic Development Administration. The grant will support the Wave’s project, “Tampa Bay Cyber/Finance & Healthtech Accelerator Innovation Network” as part of EDA’s 2022 Build to Scale grants program, according to a statement. The U.S. EDA awarded a total of 51 … Read more

Go inside Tampa’s first five-star ‘experience’ (PHOTOS)

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Tampa Edition, a five-star hotel in the Water Street area of downtown Tampa, is planning to celebrate its global launch this month. The dual property, which has a hotel with 172 guest rooms and 38 private residences, was created by Ian Schrager, in collaboration with Marriott International. The property was designed, concepted and programmed by … Read more

20 Questions with Chris Rolle

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Chris Rolle serves as executive vice president, regional president of West Florida for Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida. The region consists of markets from Lakeland down to Naples. In this role, he leads the bank’s commercial banking growth strategy in the market. As a former executive at Synovus Bank and BB&T, Rolle has a history … Read more

The Good Life: Gucci’s pet collection and Gabriel & Co.

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Gucci Pet Collection The Gucci Pet Collection is a selection of items designed for dogs and cats that combines high-quality materials, and craftsmanship, with innovation and many of the House’s signature motifs. The offering includes collars and harnesses in plain leather, canvas, Web stripe, the Herbarium or all-over geometric G print and embellished with details … Read more

One Liners Polk: Polk State College, Lakeland Electric and more

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►The Shoppes at Lakeland Square Mall, a 44,375 square-foot multi-tenant neighborhood center anchored by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, located at 4000 U.S. Highway 98, in Lakeland, was sold to Carrera Family Investments for $7.1 million. (Pictured above) ► Thrive, a provider of next-generation managed services, acquired DSM, a Lakeland-based provider of managed IT services to state, … Read more