One Liners Hillsborough

►Construction crews topped off the Virage luxury condominium tower on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, which is expected to open early next year. ►Matthew F. Hall, an associate with Tampa’s Hill Ward Henderson, has been elected to serve a one-year term on the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce 2019-20 board of directors. ►BlueGrace Logistics, a shipping

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The Good Life: Gordon Murray’s Supercar, Anchor Yachts and more

Gordan Murray’s Supercar Gordon Murray Automotive, sister business of vehicle design and engineering company Gordon Murray Design, announced details of its first vehicle—the T.50 supercar. Conceived as the successor to the Murray-devised McLaren F1, the T.50 will be the lightest, most driver-focused supercar available, the company promises. Development of the T.50 is at an advanced

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Great Places and Spaces: Arris Tampa

The development team behind the Virage Bayshore tower in Tampa revealed plans for a new, 34-story luxury condominium tower called Arris Tampa, in downtown Tampa. It will feature a ground-floor restaurant, a rooftop residents’ club with an amenity deck and outdoor pool. Eighty residences will span 1,110 to 3,700 square feet and will be priced

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Great Places and Spaces: The Pointe on Westshore

West Palm Beach-based Verdex Construction has begun construction on The Pointe on Westshore, a luxury apartment community in Tampa, being developed by Westshore Pointe, a venture between Jupiter-based Index Investment Group and minority local partner Richard Coley. This marks Verdex’s first project beyond Florida’s east coast. The Pointe on Westshore, at 4950 W. Prescott St.,

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HCA’s Ravi Chari takes physician leadership to heart

Physician Ravi Chari was named president of HCA Healthcare’s West Florida division in May 2018. Chari had been in the HCA system since 2008, when he joined as chief medical officer of Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Before his work at HCA Healthcare, Chari was professor of surgery and chief of the liver surgery and

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Ohana Estate sale in Longboat Key breaks records

A luxury estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive, known locally as “Ohana,” has sold for $11.4 million. Designed by architect Guy Peterson, it’s the highest sale ever reported on the northern end of Longboat Key and the highest luxury sale since October 2014 across the Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, according to MLS records.

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Sea Salt Summer Dinner

Sea Salt held a special summer dining event, pairing chef-inspired seafood dishes and wine for each two courses. Jackie Eash, sommelier and beverage director at Sea Salt, chose four wines for the dinner, each selected to pair well with the menu created by Chef Kenny Tufo. Some of the items were created for the dining

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Failure is an Option

Putting together a business plan, working on an idea, then seeing it all fail is certainly not easy to deal with, but it’s way more common than you may think. It is estimated that, in the United States, eight of 10 businesses end up failing, according to recent research from the Small Business Administration’s Office

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Adventures in the Music Industry & Beyond

Crystal Morris knew how to water-ski practically before she knew how to walk, learned how to fly a plane in college and she started a company with her father after graduating college. The company, Gator Cases of Tampa, has grown into a leader in plastic music equipment cases and other types of cases. Morris has

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J.P. Guilbault talks about growth, management and more

Jean Paul Guilbault, or “J.P.” as he’s often called, is CEO of Community Brands, a provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, faith-based groups and K-12 schools. With 2,000 employees serving over 100,000 clients in 30 countries. The St. Petersburg company is on track to exceed $500 million in revenue in 2019 and was recently

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Scenes from CEO Connect with JP Guilbault

Jean Paul Guilbault, or “J.P.” as he’s often called, is CEO of Community Brands, a provider of cloud-based software to associations, nonprofits, faith-based groups and K-12 schools. With 2,000 employees serving over 100,000 clients in 30 countries. The St. Petersburg company is on track to exceed $500 million in revenue in 2019 and was recently

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20 Questions With … Julian Mackenzie

Julian Mackenzie is president and CEO of the Museum Of Science and Industry, or MOSI. He originally joined MOSI in October 2016 , as chief financial officer, after more than 30 years in a range of business leadership roles in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy. Mackenzie has developed and

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