Jo-Lynn Brown

One Liners Polk: The Terrace Hotel, Orlando Health and more

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►The Terrace Hotel, in downtown Lakeland at 329 E. Main St., was purchased for $7.25 million by a group of five local investors that include former city commissioner Edie Yates, her husband, David Henderson, as well as their two sons and John Grieger. (Pictured above)  ►The Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program was presented … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: Tech Data, Bayfront Health and more

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► Evolve & Co., an advertising agency in St. Petersburg, was commissioned to rebrand Blue Head Ranch, 31,000 acres of South Florida rangeland in what was known in pioneer times as “The 90 Mile Prairie.” (Pictured above) ►The American Heart Association awarded $2,000 to Plato Academy, in Largo, for the replacement of physical education equipment. … Read more

Hotel Haya Ribbon Cutting

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Hotel Haya held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening in Ybor City. Tampa City Mayor Jane Castor was in attendance, alongside hotel representatives. Hotel Haya is the first of Aparium Hotel Group’s six new openings between now and early 2022. The hotel was designed by local firm Alfonso Architects. The 178-room property immerses guests … Read more

The Zyscovich school of the future

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Primary education facilities are at face value, a place to teach children but according to the team at Zyscovich, they can be much more. Primary schools are economic drivers, community definers and a breeding ground for innovation and stimulation, or at least they should be. Perhaps not widely known in the Tampa region, yet, Zyscovich … Read more

Bobby Harris talks about dealing with COVID-19 and diversity in his company (EVENT PHOTOS)

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Bobby Harris established BlueGrace Logistics, a third-party logistics company, in 2009. The company had revenue of $385 million in 2019 and anticipates breaking the $500 million mark this year. By 2023, Harris wants BlueGrace to be a multibillion-a-year company, with more than 3,000 employees. Harris comes from a philanthropic family, in addition to finding himself … Read more

PSCU’s top executive works to maintain a family culture during trying times

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PSCU’s CEO and President, Charles “Chuck” Fagan, was a boomerang employee. He left PSCU in 2012 and returned in 2015, with employees cheering when they heard the news, according to Brian Kosoy, vice president of corporate communications for PSCU. “He’s a very humble guy and big on promoting a family culture,” he says. When Fagan … Read more

20 Questions with Allen Brinkman

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Allen Brinkman leads the bank’s operations and commercial banking team in the greater Tampa market and reports to Austen Carroll, executive vice president, chief lending officer. The 94-year old, Florida-based bank entered the market last year through the acquisitions of Gulfshore Bank and Northstar Bank. Brinkman previously worked as managing director of Atlantic Merchant Capital … Read more