In our last article, we covered dealing with the death of a spouse. Now we are discussing a spouse developing dementia, which primarily happens later in life, but can happen before age 65 as well. There are over 40 different diagnoses for dementia with Alzheimer’s being the most well-known. There are 5 million people in
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Meriann Metz, a longtime in-house lawyer for Publix, was promoted to vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2019. She says that one of the perks to her new role is working directly with the Publix leadership team, and retail associates alike. “The more time I spend with both groups the more excited I am
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Before you enter the roasting headquarters of Kahwa Coffee, in St. Petersburg, your nose will know you’re there before you do, in the most delightful way. Brewing since 2006, Kahwa Coffee has a fairy tale of a story. What started as one shop has grown into a heavy hitter in the brewing community. Perhaps a
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James “Jim” Eisch joined Pinch A Penny in 1992 as chief financial officer and executive vice president. In 2001, he became chief operating officer. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate from the University of Minnesota. Prior to working with Pinch A Penny, Eisch worked for KPMG Peat Marwick as an audit senior
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Address: 1001 Bellamare Trail, Trinity Price: Starting At $849,000 Details: The Champions’ Club opened its Kingston custom luxury model home, created by the team at AR Homes by Arthur Rutenberg Homes. The model home is located within the gated Florencia neighborhood, which offers some of the largest estate homesites within the Champions Club community. Featuring
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Lexus partners with Valspar Lexus has partnered with the Valspar Championship to provide a fleet of vehicles for the entire player field. All vehicles driven by competitors are available for purchase following the tournament from any of the four Bay area Lexus dealers. Prices vary. Stay at the action, all weekend What could be better
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Real estate development and land investment firm BTI Partners started construction of a 150-slip full-service marina able to accommodate large vessels. The marina will be part of the 52-acre Westshore Marina District, a mixed-use development on West Shore and Gandy boulevards, in Tampa. The marina is located at Marina Pointe, a luxury condominium development under
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►Amazon will occupy a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center under development by Prologis on C. Fred Jones Boulevard, south of Interstate 4, near the State Road 559 interchange in Auburndale. ► Hospitality veteran John Loute was named general manager of SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lakeland. ► Polk County Manager Bill Beasley appointed Chandra Frederick to
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President and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or EXIM, Kimberly A. Reed, spoke Wednesday at the American Association of Port Authorities 2020 Shifting Trade conference hosted by Tampa Port Authority. During her keynote address to more than 100 public and private-sector leaders in the shipping industry, she highlighted how EXIM facilitates
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It was a packed house at Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first CEO Connect of 2020. Held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, January’s cover Doyle Carlton, III was the guest of honor. View the gallery to see images from the evening. You can read Carlton’s story here.[image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7068,7069,7070,7071,7072,7073,7074,7075,7076,7077,7078,7079,7080,7081,7082″]
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►Michael Saunders & Co. was named the exclusive listing broker for Epoch, an 18-story condominium tower under construction in downtown Sarasota. ►Tableseide Restaurant Group opened a Lakewood Ranch location of Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie at 8445 Lorraine Road in University Corner. ►Norman Love Confections will open the company’s sixth “chocolate salon” at University Town Center in
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►Gates Construction, based in Bonita Springs, was awarded the contract to build Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille at the new St. Pete Pier, set to open in the spring. ► Valley Bank is partnering with the Pinellas Education Foundation to help fund scholarships for students in the Foundation’s “Youth Connect” program by contributing a
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