Jo-Lynn Brown 
► Pet Paradise, a resort-style pet daycare, opened its 47th location, at 16030 Redstone Way, Odessa. (Pictured above) ► Tampa-based BRP Group (NASDAQ: BRP) will acquire California-based Westwood Insurance Agency for $385 million. ► Hillsborough Community College received $1.58 million, allocated through the Department of Educations’ Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Grant, … Read more
Leadership Tampa, a program of the Tampa Bay Chamber, celebrated the graduation of 46 members of the class of 2022 on June 1, 2022, at the Steinbrenner Field, in Tampa. The 2022 class marks the 51st class to graduate from the leadership program, established in 1971. Members of Leadership Tampa are local business leaders who … Read more
List price: $7.6 million Specs: 5 bedrooms | 5 full bathrooms; 1 partial bathroom | 6,388 square feet Details: This custom private residence has integrated indoor/outdoor living with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors in the great room, living and dining rooms with Sutherland Bayou views, a tile hearth gas-burning fireplace, exotic tigerwood hardwood floors and … Read more
One of the benefits of living in Florida is that you can leave your “home” paradise for a new, different, paradise when the mood strikes you, easily. And you only need a few hours to do so. With that in mind, Naples presents a wonderful option. Only 2½ hours south of Tampa Bay, you’ll find … Read more
Shumaker Partner M. John Burgess has been named president of the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council, for its 2021-2022 season. Burgess has also served as second vice president of FWCEBC since 2019. FWCEBC provides an educational, and networking, forum for employee benefits professionals in the Tampa Bay area. Focused on employee benefit plans, Burgess … Read more
Bunker Labs is hosting a live Veterans in Residence Showcase, featuring over 400 entrepreneurs across 23 cities. The biannual event celebrates military-affiliated entrepreneurs launching startups, or growing their businesses, after six months of participating in Bunker Labs’ Veterans in Residence program. Bunker Labs is an organization that provides community, programs and resources to help Veteran … Read more
The dictionary definition of a father is as follows: one who loves, supports, guides, encourages and inspires his child or children. Sam Ellison, patriarch of the Ellison family, checks all those boxes and more. His eldest son, Casey Ellison, established EWI Construction, in Tampa, in 2007. His younger son, Cory, joined big brother as the … Read more
The Tampa Bay Bowl Game will be played on Monday, January 2, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:00 p.m. and telecast nationally on ESPN2 TV. The Bowl will match teams from the SEC vs either the Big Ten or ACC. The game also generates tens of millions of dollars … Read more
The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be played at Raymond James Stadium on Friday, December 23, with a kickoff time to be announced at a later date. The game, owned and operated by ESPN Events, will air on ESPN. “We’re still feeling the excitement from this past season’s sold-out crowd at Raymond James Stadium … Read more
Tommy Del Zoppo, one of the founders of New Hotel Collection, has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the company, which is currently working on a major expansion of the historic Cordova Inn, in downtown St. Petersburg. Del Zoppo, who previously served as chief investment officer for New Hotel Collection, succeeds Alex Hodges … Read more
