Jo-Lynn Brown 
When baseballs break windows someone gets in trouble. When Rachel Balkovec broke a glass ceiling it was cause for celebration. The Tampa Tarpons have tapped Balkovec to be manager of the team in the next baseball season, making her the first female everyday manager in minor league history. Balkovec previously was a hitting coach for … Read more
Benefiting Easterseals Florida, the 5th annual Get Down to Business was an exclusive event with networking and keynote speaker Shawn Rhodes, presenting Bulletproof Selling: Systemizing Sales in a Post-COVID World. It was held at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC, in Tampa. Photos by Carrie Wildes Photography Art & Design [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”15129,15128,15127,15126,15125,15124″]
By Federico Foli and Vera Anderson The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that sudden, unexpected, changes are just part of life. The moments of change and transition can cause tension because we become comfortable in our environment and routines. They make us feel safe. This idea of stability clashes with the very nature of everything … Read more
Nipesh Shah has been president and chief executive officer of Anchor Glass Container Corp., headquartered in Tampa, since July 2017. Anchor Glass is one of the largest, privately-owned companies in the Tampa Bay area and is valued at more than $1 billion. Anchor Glass has eight locations in the United States, 2,000 U.S. employees and … Read more
Tampa Bay area senior executives volunteered in Hillsborough County public elementary schools as part of the educational program CEOs in Schools. Each business leader was paired with a local school and experienced a day in the life of educators, and students, with the opportunity to share their own business knowledge with principals, teachers and the … Read more
Shane Smith, the director of Central Florida operations for the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in Florida State University’s College of Business, is charged with building operations, which is in Tampa, from the ground up—ensuring it advances the Jim Moran Institute’s mission to cultivate, train and inspire entrepreneurial leaders. His professional background includes 15 … Read more
► An urban-style community of 630 apartments with, restaurants and shops, will be built on the abandoned Florida Tile site, located between Lake Wire and the upcoming Bonnet Springs Park. (Rendering above) ► Phillip Walker, a Lakeland city commissioner for 12 years, will serve as president of the Florida League of Cities. ► Noah’s Ark … Read more
► Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties promoted Suriya Khong to vice president of teen initiatives. ► Helios Technologies, a Sarasota-based engineered motion control and electronic controls technology company, transferred its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange. ► The Rotary Club of Sarasota announced a 5-year grant award of $50,000 … Read more
FürThe KW Variant 4 coilover suspension is now available for the current Porsche 911 (992), with or without a front axle lift system. The height-adjustable suspension offers the feature of independently tuning the driving dynamic parameters specifically in the low-speed and high-speed compression stage, as well as the low-speed rebound stage. The Porsche 911 Carrera, … Read more
A new boutique hotel is coming to downtown St. Petersburg, this winter. The Exchange Hotel, formerly known as the Hotel Indigo, will feature 76 rooms and suites, a restaurant and a bar, in addition to event and meeting spaces. At 234 Third Ave N., The Exchange Hotel is located blocks from Beach Drive and Central … Read more
