One of the last buildable lots on Clearwater Beach listed for $26.9 million

Engel & Völkers Belleair has listed one of the last, vacant, buildable, lots on Clearwater Beach. The lot, listed at $26,900,000, is located at 551 Gulf Boulevard, at the base of Sand Key Bridge. It offers the opportunity to develop 3.2 acres into the next destination resort, condominium or restaurant, a statement said. The property

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One Liners Hillsborough: Bloomin’ Brands, ReliaQuest and more

►Royal Pets Market & Resort, a retailer providing a range of services including veterinary care, Royal Resort hotel, top-of-the-line nutrition, indoor dog daycare and a pet spa will open its first urban flagship store at Midtown Tampa. (Pictured above) ►Telepathy Labs, a Tampa technology company with an artificial intelligence platform, raised $6.6 million in an

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The Good Life: Hublot watches and St. Pete Eats

St. Pete Eats Now you can make local dishes you love, in your own kitchen. St. Pete Eats: A Cookbook is stocked with creations from St. Petersburg staples like Red Mesa Restaurant, to celebrity chefs like Ray Lampe, aka “Dr. BBQ.” After all, health is much more than a fair-weather state of mind—it’s a mission.

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How to keep your sales organization focused

During this time, when many of us are directly or indirectly dealing with issues related to the global COVID-19 pandemic or, perhaps, financial pressures on the personal and organizational levels, many sales leaders are struggling with the issue of keeping their teams focused. It’s not at all surprising that sales teams can become distracted. The

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Behind the Scenes: Year two

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth has reached its second birthday. And, wow, what a year. Back in September 2019, no one could have predicted that in six months the world would shut down, but we marched on. In 2020, we produced three issues from home, conducted interviews via Zoom and moved our popular networking series

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20 Questions With Dr. Edmondo Robinson

Physician Edmondo Robinson is responsible for expanding Moffitt’s ecosystem from within, and outside of health care, to deliver on consumer-oriented, real-world solutions for clinical practice, research and administrative processes essential to support growth and competitive advantages. Before joining Moffitt, Robinson was the chief transformation officer and senior vice president of consumerism at ChristianaCare, one of

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Serella Stables Equestrian Estate

Specs: 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms | 7,800 square feet Address: 3225 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs Price: $6.2 million Details: This expansive equestrian property, situated just minutes from Brooker Creek Preserve, was built in 2019 and includes 29 acres of protected land. Serella Stables encompasses 37 sprawling acres with pastures, a riding arena, a stocked fishing

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Transformative technologies in health care: Navigating the crisis with collaboration and education

For individuals and businesses, health is always a vital concern, but the current context makes affordable health care a primary focus. For those in the industry, it’s never been a better time to fix “a broken system,” as Steve Presser, president and chief operating officer of BeniComp, says. BeniComp, for “benefits and compensation,” is a

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The etiquette (and empathy) of virtual professionalism

Late to a Zoom meeting because you are “so busy?” Garbled reception on the phone because you are at the beach and those darn waves keep making noise? Way behind on your emails because you were binge-watching a Netflix series and slept in? These are a few of the excuses I have either heard, or

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Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch opens Clearwater office, expands team

Older Lundy & Alvarez, a law firm based in Tampa, opened a fourth office location, at 200 North Garden Ave., Clearwater on September 1, 2020. The new location is currently the law office of Koch & Hoffman PA, which will merge its practice into Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch. KY. M. Koch, along with associate

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How Amber and Ryan Duncan keep winning in entrepreneurship

The year was 2008. A young couple in Bradenton, who had met while working in the mortgage industry, was about to hit rock bottom. As the United States real estate bubble burst, so did theirs. Amber Duncan found herself in a humiliating situation. She was in line to get her Women, Infants and Children’s card.

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Women of Influence: Kelsie Ackman

After graduating from Indiana University School of Law, Kelsie Ackman thought her work trajectory was set to “lawyer life.” Then she joined a firm where no female attorney seemed to succeed. One day, as she headed to court wearing a skirt suit, a colleague pulled her aside to admonish her choice of dress. The organization

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