► The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence awarded Polk County’s Fleet Management Division with its highest honor, the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence. ► The Miller Planetarium, the final building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, is undergoing a massive restoration on the exterior and, upon completion, will be
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Mickey Mouse Classic Blend from Joffrey’s Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company, a Tampa-based coffee roaster that is the official specialty coffee of Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, and Disney Vacation Club, has launched its newest addition to the Disney Specialty Coffee Collection—the Mickey Mouse Classic Blend, a smooth, medium-roasted blend of 100 percent Arabica
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The Blake, a new mixed-use high-rise building, is being planned for downtown St Petersburg, at the site of the former Masonic Temple, at 114 Fourth Street S. The project will be built to be LEED Silver certified and will have advanced energy, and safety, innovations designed to appeal to working professional homeowners in a post-coronavirus
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► St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve $700,000 in funding for the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, which is being designed by New York City-based Huff and Gooden Architects and local firm Wannemacher Jensen Architects. ► Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped St. Petersburg lawyer, and businessman, James Holton for a seat on the
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Kevin Hourigan was CEO of Bayshore Solutions, in Tampa, before its big merger with Spinutech, which he is now president of. The newly combined companies, which operate under the name Spinutech, are projected to have revenue of $33 million in 2021. Hourigan has been recognized as leader of the year by the Tampa Bay Chamber
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Quality Distribution, a privately held global logistics and transportation provider in Tampa, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Quality Carriers business to CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX). Quality Carriers, which operates the largest liquid bulk chemical trucking network in North America, will become a standalone entity within CSX and remain headquartered in Tampa,
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► Buddy Brew Coffee opened a new café, at Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., in the Heights Public Market. ► The University of South Florida board of trustees voted unanimously to elect Will Weatherford as its new vice chair. ► Franklin Street arranged the sale of Georgetown Apartments and Cynthia Gardens, two adjacent
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TampaBay.Ventures, a newly established venture capital firm, launched its first $20 million seed fund with a goal to support the growing tech scene in the Tampa Bay region. The fund, founded by Marcus Adolfsson, Andreas Calabrese, Tom Frederick and Wesley Barnett, is focused on investing in 20 companies over the next five years. “Tampa Bay
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So, you want to have a guest speaker? You want to bring value to guests of a work, or social, event by livening it up? As an author, and speaker, I track requests and have a procedure in place for processing inquiries, and for those of you who are asking, you may benefit from this
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Hue Jackson, a former NFL Coach, and Derrell Spann, CEO of Grand Leyenda Tequila, hosted an exclusive tequila tasting at The Westshore Grand in Tampa.
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Specs: 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4,623 square feet Listing price: $1.95 million Details: Water views and sunsets are yours to enjoy every day as the new owner of this classically beautiful waterfront residence behind the gates of Hawk Island. There is a half-acre of rare, dual-sided, water frontage, offering private protected dockage on
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Ybor City is associated with many monikers. The cigar capital of the United States, the place to get the best Cuban sandwich, home of the roosters and one of the oldest restaurants in Florida. It’s also rich with history, beautiful architecture and an impassioned community, some of whom have connections to the city that date
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