On the Scene: The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship

The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship was held at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort, in Palm Harbor. The 2021 Valspar Championship final leaderboard was headed by winner Sam Burns, who won his first PGA TOUR this season. Burns won the $1,242,000 winner’s share of the $6,900,000 purse.  [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”12050,12051,12052,12053,12054,12055,12056,12049″]

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CEO Connect with Greg Celestan (PHOTOS)

Greg Celestan is CEO of Celestar Corp., in Tampa, which is a global government contracting agency that provides intelligence services, operational support, training and advisory services. It serves customers in more than 12 countries, including areas that are designated as “high-threat.” The company had $18 million in revenue, in 2020, and Celestan projects it could

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20 Questions with John Flanagan

As CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay, Flanagan works closely with business, government and educational entities to find workforce solutions for the more than 1.5 million Hillsborough County residents and businesses. In the first year as CEO, he launched a youth summer jobs program, dubbed Summer Job Connection, which placed 560 youth into paid work experience

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Dugout Mugs hits a home run

Randall Thompson owes a lot of his major life moments to a baseball field. Born and raised in Orlando, Thompson grew up near a field, an intentional decision on his father’s part. He wanted his son to play ball. Once he stepped onto the field, he realized that it was where he would spend his

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Tampa Bay Pro Combine pre-draft basketball event moving to the Tampa Bay area

The Tampa Bay Pro Combine Presented by Florida’s Sports Coast, a professional basketball pre-draft event, will take place June 3-5 at AdventHealth’s Sports Arena at Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County. A group of professional basketball players, from the Tampa Bay area, have spearheaded the event with the intention of putting their hometown region

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Outback Bowl 2022 announces New Year’s Day kickoff

Outback Bowl officials confirmed that their 2022 game, which hosts teams from the Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference, will be played on Saturday, January 1 at Raymond James Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m., on ESPN2.  It will continue its tradition as a January bowl for the 35th consecutive year. “We

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Video recap: CEO Connect with Holly Tomlin and Ali St. Cyr

Here are a few scenes from TBBW’s May CEO Connect with Holly Tomlin and Ali St. Cyr from Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services. The event was held at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in downtown Tampa. Presenting sponsors were SouthState Bank and Pbx-Change. TBBW’s AV Sponsor and creator of this video is Diamond

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SeacatLine expands service to Port Tampa Bay 

SeacatLine will add a second vessel to its Costa Rica – Tampa container service, increasing the frequency from fortnightly to weekly. The M/V Univision will join the M/V Juice Express on the service from Puerto Moin, Costa Rica and is scheduled to make her inaugural call at Port Tampa Bay in mid-June, according to a

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Ready for a road trip? AAA reports gas prices in Florida on the decline ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Florida gas prices are declining as more than 2 million Floridians prepare to travel for Memorial Day. AAA is forecasting that the majority of those (1.9 million Floridians) will take a road trip of 50 miles or more. Floridians are currently paying an average price of $2.87 per gallon. That’s 2 cents less than a

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Moss Construction to build second phase of J.W. Marriott Clearwater Beach

Moss Construction has been awarded a contract for the second phase of construction of the J.W. Marriott Clearwater Beach. Developed by Dr. Kiran Patel, the 450,000 square foot J.W. Marriott Clearwater Beach will include 162 hotel rooms and 36 furnished residential units, according to a statement. The amenities include an elevated 11th floor swimming pool

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20 Questions with Charles Williamson

Charles Williamson’s experience includes more than 20 years leading, and growing, some of the industry’s most successful institutions. He is an avid CrossFit athlete and an ex-triathlon competitor, as well as a strong supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which provides and teaches those with physical disabilities to use sports gear or equipment. Vault is

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One Liners Sarasota: Architecture Sarasota, Goodwill Manasota and more

► Sarasota Architectural Foundation and Center for Architecture Sarasota will merge as a single entity to be called Architecture Sarasota and will be led by Anne-Marie Russell as executive director. ► Certified Collectibles Group purchased a 20,809-square-foot standalone office building at 6802 Energy Court, Sarasota, for $4.4 million. ► PGT Innovations, a window and door

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