► Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners, a real estate development firm, secured a $92 million construction loan for phase one of Marina Pointe, a waterfront development along Tampa Bay. (Pictured above) ► Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. named Stephanie Bisogne executive chef and Ivan Puente director of food and beverage at the Sal y Mar Rooftop Bar,
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Construction for the new SkyCenter One broke ground in late 2019. While the global pandemic has changed, and derailed, a lot in the world, this project is still on track to open this summer. VanTrust Real Estate, a privately held commercial development group based in Kansas City, is the developer of the SkyCenter One project.
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“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” — poet Mattie Stephanek Collaboration is empowerment. Collaboration is not giving up something. Collaboration is a way to move forward, move ahead and move beyond challenges with input, perspective and insight. When you collaborate, you focus on what is best instead
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Paul Huszar is retired from 23 years of active duty military service, including four combat tours in Iraq, one unaccompanied tour in Korea and operational deployments to Thailand, Bolivia, Honduras, Panama and Haiti. He relocated to South Tampa upon his retirement from military service and began his tenure with VetCor, a restoration company that hires
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Tampa Bay Business & Wealth had its CEO Connect with Harry Hedaya at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. View the photos from the event in the gallery below. The transcript of the discussion between Hedaya and TBBW Publisher and CEO Bridgette Bello will run in the April 2021 edition of the magazine. Sponsors of
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With Women’s History Month being celebrated in March, FKQ Advertising + Marketing’s 60-year anniversary holds a special significance. FKQ Advertising + Marketing, a full-service, independently-owned agency, was founded in 1961 during the heyday of the “Mad Men” era of advertising. “We are so proud to mark 60 years in the advertising and marketing industry where,
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The Altman Cos., a developer of rental apartment communities, opened Altís Grand Central, a residential development in the Hyde Park neighborhood at 504 W. Grand Central Ave., Tampa. The 314-apartment homes have panoramic views of downtown, and the Tampa Bay area, from the apartment tower’s rooftop pool and sky lounge. The community has amenities including
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A year ago, we were all told to stay at home for the foreseeable future but this year events are starting to happen again. And boy are we ready to get out. They may look different. You will probably be wearing a mask. But we are lucky to have weather that allows us to get
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Kevin Hourigan has one of those stories that, at first glance, might feel like you’ve heard it before. Born and raised in the Northeast, once he found his way to sunny Florida, he never looked back. Hourigan had an idea, ambition and drive and found success, after years of hard work and constant determination. Sounds
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United Way Suncoast has named Ernest Hooper as its vice president of communications, effective March 1. Hooper was previously the communications director for the American Cancer Society’s southwest Florida division. Before joining ACS, Hooper was a columnist, editor, sportswriter and ambassador for the Tampa Bay Times. “We are excited to have Ernest join the United
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► Halfacre Construction Company, a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, began construction on Bayside Community Church’s permanent North River Campus in Parrish. (Photo above) ► The-Offices-at-Ringling-Plaza-Rendering-scaled Ringling and Orange LLC engaged Ian Black Real Estate to manage leasing for a new Class A office property, The Offices at Ringling Plaza, coming to Sarasota. ► Premier
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There’s a new state-of-the-art, COVID-designed, $70 million boutique condominium development planned for Clearwater called Serena by the Sea. “Serena by the Sea is Valor Capital’s latest pride and joy,” said Regina Sotomayor, chief organizational officer at Valor Capital, in a statement. “It’s an evolution of design that takes into account the need to prioritize our
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