Quick business updates across Hillsborough County, including Axiom Bank, Joffrey’s Coffee, real estate deals, new hires and local company news.
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Source 1 Solutions, a managed IT services and outsourcing firm based in Clearwater, celebrated its ribbon cutting at its new Global Technical Services Center at 4904 Creekside Drive, Clearwater. The new, and expanded, GTS is adjacent to the company’s global headquarters. Attendance for the ribbon-cutting included Mike Crawford, vice president of operations at Source 1
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The Florida West Coast Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association and the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local Union No. 915 held a donation presentation with Mayor Jane Castor. NECA and IBEW donated 1,000 reusable, MERV-13 filtered face masks, 100 isolation gowns and 1,000 packs of sanitizing wipes to the City of Tampa for
Read MoreSpecs:5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms | 8,443 square feet Address: 18120 Patterson Road, Odessa Details: Welcome to Casa Bella Estate a European masterpiece inspired by the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, the Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England, and similar properties. Exquisite craftsmanship, architecture and design abound in every inch. Greeted by double gates, that lead
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On May 25, in Minneapolis, George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, was slain by a police officer. He was held down, with a knee on his neck, for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The video was circulated on social media and spurred a social justice movement that spanned throughout the United States and around
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The Sapphire condo project is planned at 602 3rd Ave., S., St. Petersburg. The building will be six stories, with 10 residential units, ranging from 715 to 1,550 square feet, in one-bedroom and three-bedroom floorplans. The building will also have 685 square feet of ground-floor retail space, with the top floor featuring two one-bedroom, one-bathroom
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A taste of France from Napa Valley Denise and Stephen Adams, owners of the historic Château Fonplégade in the legendary Saint-Émilion wine region of Bordeaux, have brought their desire to craft inspiring wines of the highest quality to the Napa Valley with the launch of AdamVs. Latin for “borne from our red earth,” AdamVs reflects
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Responsive, adaptive organizations invest time upfront to make future work easier. I call this frontloading. One simple, impactful and repeatable way to frontload work is by performing a team agreement at the start of a project or when forming a new team. Ever had a terrible roommate? Imagine how much time and energy you could
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Although the national unemployment rate spiked earlier this year, hiring a productive salesperson can still be a huge challenge. Salespeople tend to be outgoing, and engaging, and it’s easy to convince yourself that you’ve found the right person for the job simply because a candidate is “likable.” But before interviewing any sales candidate, take the
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As we think about handling client calls and sales during change, I encourage you to instead position that thought, or those thoughts, as engaging with clients/members and sales respectfully moving forward. These tips will be useful now, and in the future, and when our mindset is about moving ahead, versus how we are in change.
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Zoom confined their images to rectangles, but the virtual meeting room could not contain their passion. The American Cancer Society’s Southwest Florida team recently gathered a dedicated group of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer leaders, from Naples to New Port Richey, to swap tips, gain inspiration and emotionally connect for the cause. The Zoom meeting
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Rondé Barber is a Super Bowl champion, and five-time Pro Bowl cornerback, who spent his entire 16-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, setting multiple records along the way. Revered for his “ironman” status, Barber holds the league record for consecutive starts by a cornerback at 209, and by a defensive back at 224,
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