From empty beaches to empty restaurants, COVID-19 has changed the Tampa Bay area and the businesses that live here. Business leaders from Publix, MarineMax, Mise en Place and more share their stories of lessons learned and what comes next for them.
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Jane Mason was raised to be an effective communicator and was intrinsically curious from an early age. People that know her can attest to that fact. Mason, founder and CEO of eMason, doing business as Clarifire, says the recent COVID-19 pandemic sent a message to companies around the world, which was, ”If you don’t think
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A discussion between Tampa Bay African American leaders on how our leadership community can help with current racial tensions. Moderators: Bridgette Bello, CEO and Publisher, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Magazine Rick Homans, CEO and President, Tampa Bay Partnership Panelists: Bemetra Simmons, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, United Way Suncoast Biran Butler, CEO and President,
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LEMA Construction and PDQ restaurants worked together to help give back during the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 28, LEMA Construction and PDQ started efforts to drop off nearly 150 meals, to health care professionals at AdventHealth locations, in the Tampa Bay area. “LEMA Construction is proud to partner with our friends from PDQ and their
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Construction on the 24-story Virage condominium tower, on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, is now complete and residents have started moving in. Sixty-nine of the 71 residences were pre-sold, representing more than $120 million in real estate, according to a statement. “We are so proud of the construction team, for staying the course, in this challenging
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This is contributed content by Jennifer Rominiecki, president and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. There is no singular approach for getting through the COVID-19 economic crisis. But at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, they adopted nearby Historic Spanish Point (in the Osprey area of Sarasota County) as a companion campus to their downtown location, with the idea
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Heart Gallery of Tampa’s signature event, Be Mine 2020: Believe in the Impossible, was hosted at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, with more than 425 guests. This event featured an inspiring program sharing stories of adoption, and the power of love, in addition to a photographic exhibit of Heart Gallery Forever Families, elite silent
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For TBBW’s most recent “Women of Influence” event, we pulled together women working and leading the charge on cannabis businesses in the Tampa Bay area. The event was held at The Current Hotel in Tampa. Here’s a recap of the live discussion. The discussion was moderated by Josephine Krehl, founder of MMJ Knowledge. (Photos below) Panelists
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Wendy Leigh has had a unique career trajectory: in education, entertainment, the arts, community engagement, marketing, public relations and development and as an executive on a leadership team. In 1999, she won the USF Distinguished Alumna Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts—marking the first time it had been given to a theater major.
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Details: Nestled on a secluded cul de sac with 110 feet of waterfront lies Tampa Bay’s rare work of architectural art, a geodesic dome home built in the 1980s by Oregon Dome. This hidden gem lies in the private community of Point Seaside with sweeping water views of St. Joseph Sound and the Intracoastal. With
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‘Fools Gold’ Bourbon St. Petersburg’s food and beverage culture gained a new bourbon courtesy of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Buffalo Trace Bourbon is aged and made with the finest corn, rye and barley malt. Buffalo Trace was also named Whisky Magazine’s 2020 Distiller Of The Year. The bourbon was chosen by St. Petersburg locals, Greg Haddad
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Milhaus, a national developer, owner and operator of Class-A, in-fill and mixed-use developments, is opening Artistry St. Pete, a $52 million, six-story apartment project at 1661 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg. Artistry St. Pete includes 246 apartment units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 324 parking spaces. The community infuses luxury, and urban living, with
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