Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa named Walter M. Apfelbaum executive butcher at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood. He will also oversee butchering for the property’s other fine dining establishments. Apfelbaum attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Following graduation, he was recruited by Whole Foods to participate in their
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Ami K. Forte, a former broker and managing director of Morgan Stanley, reached an agreement to resolve a pending Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proceeding which was based upon her alleged conduct while serving as one of the Morgan Stanley financial advisors for Roy Speer, a co-founder of the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg. The
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Details: The grandeur of this Beach Park estate combines superior craftsmanship that reflects sophisticated architectural details. Timeless in appearance, this 2009 gated residence is situated on nearly three-fourths of an acre. The entrance to the foyer, which has onyx floors and a bronze staircase, opens to the formal, two-story living room, dining room and mahogany-walled
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Soft Surroundings opening Soft Surroundings, a retailer of apparel, beauty and home items dedicated to making women look and feel their best, opened its newest location at International Plaza and Bay Street. Soft Surroundings offers stylish and comfortable clothing, accessories, beauty and home goods while making shopping easy. Best known for extremely soft fabrics, global
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The University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute is hard to miss now that it stretches 13 stories tall on Water Street in Tampa. With elevated views of downtown, Tampa Bay and the channel district, and the modern sleek exterior, it might be hard to believe this will be a college
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Tampa Bay Business & Wealth had its July CEO Connect with Lisa Faller at Forbici in Tampa. Click through the gallery to see photos from the event. Sponsors for the event included ServisFirst Bank, Foley & Lardner, Thomas Financial and Forbici.
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Jessica Muroff, formerly CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, has been named CEO of United Way Suncoast in Tampa. She will take over leadership for Suzanne McCormick who started as president for United Way this summer. Muroff had been CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida since 2015.
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The St. Petersburg Museum of History plans to renovate and build an 8,000-square-foot addition. The expansion will include an exhibition gallery, showcasing city and state history, a visitor’s center and a rooftop terrace overlooking the waterfront. The project will be completed in three phases. The first floor of the expansion will have a welcome center,
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Michael Lundy is a straight shooter, both in and out of the courtroom. He doesn’t mince words, a trait that has carried him far as co-founder and managing partner at the Older Lundy & Alvarez law firm in Tampa. “If they won’t listen to me, what can I do to help them?” Lundy says about
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More than a dozen companies from around the Tampa Bay area will take a break from the office on Saturday, October 12 to enjoy a day of team-building and networking while supporting the YMCAs of Tampa Bay at its inaugural Corporate Cup Challenge. The Olympic-style co-ed team-building, opponent-taunting, skills-flaunting event promotes health and wellness in
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RSM US, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services, promoted Danny Jackson to office managing principal of the firm’s Tampa office, effective October 1. Jackson helped to open RSM’s Tampa location in 2015 and to grow it from seven to more than 80 employees in four years. In his new role, he will be
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►First Watch Restaurants announced plans to expand its corporate infrastructure in Manatee County by building a new 39,000-square-foot headquarters (rendering above) in the University Town Center area. ►Frontier Airlines will add nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). ►RPS Diagnostics, a Sarasota-based commercial developer, manufacturer and marketer of
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