Jo-Lynn Brown, Author at Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

The Good Life: ‘Fools Gold’ bourbon and Porsche

May 26, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

‘Fools Gold’ Bourbon St. Petersburg’s food and beverage culture gained a new bourbon courtesy of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Buffalo Trace Bourbon is aged and made with the finest corn, rye and barley malt. Buffalo Trace was also named Whisky Magazine’s 2020 Distiller Of The Year. The bourbon was chosen by St. Petersburg locals, Greg Haddad … Read more

Great Places and Spaces: Artistry St. Pete

June 16, 2020May 26, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Milhaus, a national developer, owner and operator of Class-A, in-fill and mixed-use developments, is opening Artistry St. Pete, a $52 million, six-story apartment project at 1661 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg. Artistry St. Pete includes 246 apartment units, 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 324 parking spaces. The community infuses luxury, and urban living, with … Read more

One Liners Polk: Parkway Property Investments, NOAA Hurricane Hunters and more

April 2, 2023May 26, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

►Watson Clinic is now offering telemedicine, allowing patients to schedule their next doctor’s appointment and connect with a member of their medical team through video chat, or private messaging, using MyChart at Watson Clinic LLP Patient Portal. ► Parkway Property Investments was joined by another firm in acquiring the 730-acre tract bordering the Polk Parkway, … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: GulfStar Homes, Feldman Equities and more

April 2, 2023May 26, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

►Halfacre Construction Co., a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, was awarded the contract to construct a new 11,000-square-foot building for Harvest House, one of the few nonprofit organizations in Sarasota to work toward the development, preservation and management of affordable, service-enriched housing. ►Architecture and design firm Clifford M. Scholz Architects, Scholz, Oswald & Shaffer broke … Read more

American Cancer Society, Superior Group and more in this week’s ‘Tell Me Something Good’

June 16, 2020May 22, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

This is not a story about what could have been done better, but what is being done right. And you can find what’s being done right by looking to local businesses.

The support and love that lives in the Tampa Bay community is overwhelming. We are blessed to live in a community where people truly want to help, and support, one another. And we at TBBW LOVE to hear, and share, these stories. Keep sharing, keep caring. The feedback from the region has been nothing short of amazing! People are reading, and are ingesting, the positive news: with a sigh of relief.

We are in this together!

We will continue to bring you these “round-ups” of what is being done right here in Tampa Bay!

TBBW’s Virtual Connect Series: Supporting our Furloughed or Laid Off Employees

April 12, 2023May 19, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s Virtual Connect series was created to bring our readers together to hear panels that can help them with various business endeavors during the COVID-19 crisis.

Bridgette Bello, publisher and CEO of TBBW, moderated the panel via Zoom.

PANELISTS

Jessica Muroff, CEO, United Way Suncoast

David Pizzo, Market President, Florida Blue

Michael Ramsey, Dean of Workforce Development, St. Petersburg College Workforce Institute

Kozuba & Sons, United Way Suncoast and more in this week’s ‘Tell Me Something Good’ round up

June 16, 2020May 14, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

This is not a story about what could have been done better, but what is being done right. And you can find what’s being done right by looking to local businesses.

We are in this together!

We will continue to bring you these “round-ups” of what is being done right here in Tampa Bay!

Kahwa Coffee owners talk new shipping container store, Publix & more

April 12, 2023May 14, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

Brewing since 2006, Kahwa Coffee has had a fairy tale of a story. What started as one shop has grown into a heavy hitter in the local brewing community. Kahwa now has 15 locations, with plans to open four more, sells its packaged coffee beans in Publix, is a part of Publix’s in-store coffee bar … Read more

TBBW’s Virtual Connect: Returning to the workplace and best practices

April 12, 2023May 12, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

TBBW’s Virtual Connect series was created to bring our readers together to hear panels that can help them with various business endeavors during the COVID-19 crisis.

This panel was moderated by Stephanie Markese, vice president at NextPath Career Partners, via Zoom.

Panelists:

Troy Atlas, president, Stonehill

Taylor Queen, senior human resource specialist, Insperity

Dr. Christos Politis, chief medical officer, Largo Medical Center Valerie Ellis Lavin, CEO, Luminary Global

The Columbia Restaurant, Edwards Family Foundation and more Tampa Bay area businesses rally during COVID-19 crisis

June 16, 2020May 7, 2020 by Jo-Lynn Brown

This is not a story about what could have been done better, but what is being done right. And you can find what’s being done right by looking to local businesses.

The support, and love, that lives in the Tampa Bay community is overwhelming. We are blessed to live in a community where people truly want to help, and support, one another. And we at TBBW LOVE to hear, and share, these stories. Keep sharing, keep caring. The feedback from the region has been nothing short of amazing! People are reading and ingesting, the positive news: with a sigh of relief.

We are in this together!

We will continue to bring you these “round-ups” of what is being done right here in Tampa Bay!