The 10th Annual Cars & Couture Collector’s Gala, presented by Luxe Fashion Group, is scheduled for November 14 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Rutland Farley Mansion. The event will have a silent auction, live jazz band, fashion show, food, cocktails and a selection of luxury and exotic vehicles. Guests are encouraged to
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The DeMarcay, a luxury residential condominium project by GK Real Estate, in downtown Sarasota, has begun removal of two on-site structures after receiving its demolition permit from the city. In 2019, the company began the process of preparing the historic facades of the DeMarcay Hotel and Roth Cigar Factory for preservation and will continue the
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Let Jackie do the shopping for you Jackie, an online shopping service with a boutique in Bradenton, was one of the many businesses owned by Amber Duncan, one half of TBBW’s cover duo from September. The process starts by applying to join the membership. When accepted, you will have your stylist work to curate a
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►The Terrace Hotel, in downtown Lakeland at 329 E. Main St., was purchased for $7.25 million by a group of five local investors that include former city commissioner Edie Yates, her husband, David Henderson, as well as their two sons and John Grieger. (Pictured above) ►The Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program was presented
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In this virtual session Dr. Kim Macuare, from The Dali Museum, worked with the audience on identifying personal innovation strengths and obtaining an understanding of how this information can be used for personal growth and improved team communication and dynamics.
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► Evolve & Co., an advertising agency in St. Petersburg, was commissioned to rebrand Blue Head Ranch, 31,000 acres of South Florida rangeland in what was known in pioneer times as “The 90 Mile Prairie.” (Pictured above) ►The American Heart Association awarded $2,000 to Plato Academy, in Largo, for the replacement of physical education equipment.
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Hotel Haya held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening in Ybor City. Tampa City Mayor Jane Castor was in attendance, alongside hotel representatives. Hotel Haya is the first of Aparium Hotel Group’s six new openings between now and early 2022. The hotel was designed by local firm Alfonso Architects. The 178-room property immerses guests
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Primary education facilities are at face value, a place to teach children but according to the team at Zyscovich, they can be much more. Primary schools are economic drivers, community definers and a breeding ground for innovation and stimulation, or at least they should be. Perhaps not widely known in the Tampa region, yet, Zyscovich
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Bobby Harris established BlueGrace Logistics, a third-party logistics company, in 2009. The company had revenue of $385 million in 2019 and anticipates breaking the $500 million mark this year. By 2023, Harris wants BlueGrace to be a multibillion-a-year company, with more than 3,000 employees. Harris comes from a philanthropic family, in addition to finding himself
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PSCU’s CEO and President, Charles “Chuck” Fagan, was a boomerang employee. He left PSCU in 2012 and returned in 2015, with employees cheering when they heard the news, according to Brian Kosoy, vice president of corporate communications for PSCU. “He’s a very humble guy and big on promoting a family culture,” he says. When Fagan
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Allen Brinkman leads the bank’s operations and commercial banking team in the greater Tampa market and reports to Austen Carroll, executive vice president, chief lending officer. The 94-year old, Florida-based bank entered the market last year through the acquisitions of Gulfshore Bank and Northstar Bank. Brinkman previously worked as managing director of Atlantic Merchant Capital
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Lissette Campos has been named senior regional communications lead for the West Florida region of Florida Blue, the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan in Florida. Campos previously was director of community affairs at WFTS – A Scripps Media Company, in Tampa. “I’m thrilled to join the team of Florida Blue and look forward to learning
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