Jo-Lynn Brown 
Hands Across the Bay is hosting a VIP grand opening of its first Donation & Empowerment Center tonight at 13247 38th Street N., Suite A, Clearwater. This event is a VIP private grand opening but the center said it will host private tours for whoever would like to visit the center after it opens to … Read more
Joy Gendusa says she was a ‘ne’er-do-well’ young person. This self-deprecating style of humor couldn’t be more genuine, or endearing, than it is coming from her. With her perseverance, and tenacity, it’s hard to believe it was ever true. Nevertheless, it certainly couldn’t be attributed at this point in her life. Gendusa used her wits … Read more
Driving off Gandy Boulevard and onto Tampa land, there is a development taking shape in the former New Port Tampa property. It’s a revitalized vision from BTI Partners, a developer based in Fort Lauderdale, led by Noah Breakstone, the chief executive officer. “It’s very difficult, and unique, to be able to find 52 acres, on … Read more
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth named the winners, and honored the finalists, of the inaugural Philanthropist of the Year Awards in November. Click through the gallery below to see photos from the event. More than 250 people were in attendance. Presenting sponsors included the Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Pilot Bank and Sabal Trust. Gold sponsor … Read more
Fowler White, currently operating from Tampa in temporary space, in the One Urban Centre, is collaborating with a broker to locate permanent office space in Tampa. Shareholder Adam B. Cooke, who is Florida Bar Board Certified in Admiralty & Maritime Law, says the opening of the Tampa office is being driven by client demand. The … Read more
Next Level Brands has announced its newest restaurant concept, Boulon Brasserie, is slated to open at Water Street, in Tampa, in the summer of 2022. Next Level Brands is a partnership between Jeff Gigante, former co-founder of Ciccio Restaurant Group, and Andrew Wright, a Tampa real estate entrepreneur. This is the third establishment developed under … Read more
► The Realm Restaurant Group announced the reopening of Sage Restaurant, at 1216 First St., Sarasota, after being closed for over a year for COVID-19. (Pictured above) ► Firmo Construction, a commercial construction management firm headquartered in Sarasota, is expanding its operations in southwest Florida with the opening of a new office in downtown Fort … Read more
► Southwest Middle School is slated for a $50 million makeover, with most of the campus being demolished and rebuilt. (Rendering above) ► The Florida Board of Governors has given the green light to a public-private partnership between Florida Polytechnic University and Fortune 500 company International Flavors and Fragrances, a project that could potentially bring … Read more
For more than 26 years, Kelly McKnight-Goelz has held senior executive positions for both publicly and privately-held organizations in the medical device, health/wellness, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and consumer packaged goods industries. Until December 2015, she was the CEO in Ascension and a corporate officer for Unilens Corp. USA, a Tampa Bay area-based public medical device organization … Read more
The Nolen, a new boutique condominium in downtown St. Petersburg, released renderings of the building’s interiors and exteriors. The Nolen, which has a similarly named development in Clearwater, will be located a half-block off Beach Drive, in downtown St. Petersburg, on Fourth Avenue Northeast and Rowland Court Northeast, just steps from North Straub Park and … Read more
