One Liners Polk: Project Skylab, Publix and more

►Summit, a Lakeland workers’ compensation insurance company, is planning to build a 135,000-square-foot, nine-story building at the northwest corner of Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. ► Curry Mango, an Indian restaurant with two tandoor ovens and seating for 130 indoors and 40 on a patio, opened at 6625 Florida Ave. S., Lakeland. ►The Central Florida … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: Centennial Bank, Beall’s and more

► Children First, in Sarasota, has received a six-year, $1.251 million grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, to amplify family strengthening services. ►Centennial Bank provided a $20 million loan for construction and permanent financing to a joint venture composed of Casto Group, a real estate services firm, and Shawn Kaleta, a local, real … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: Bank of America, SPCA and more

►Franklin Street arranged the sale of Shoppes on Fourth, a newly built, 9,030-square-foot shopping center at 1300 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg, to Fleming Island-based Reinhold Corp. for $6.7 million. ► Community Action Stops Abuse, or CASA, received a $1 million gift from the Virginia and David Baldwin Foundation to address domestic violence in Pinellas … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Port Tampa Bay, American Cancer Society and more

►Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 756,038-square-foot office portfolio in Tampa for $156.9 million, which includes 501 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa, and four buildings in the Westshore District, Westshore Corporate Center, Cypress Center I, Cypress Center II and Cypress Center III. ►Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the law firm Shumaker, … Read more

Chatting with Mrs. Fix It: Mentoring, self-talk and being a mother

Valeri Marks has run eight businesses in her career including in the telecom, data communications, online real estate, recruitment and health care industries. She has been the CEO of Medical Technology Associates for six years, which was on track to do $24 million in revenue in 2019. She’s an avid mentor and is a member … Read more

Brian Miles joins the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Brian Miles has been named vice president of human resources and administration for Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. In this role, Miles will oversee the Authority’s human resources, risk management and records departments. He will also play a critical role in the airport’s employee and organizational development. He most recently was vice president of administration, finance … Read more

Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation adds two trustees in meeting

Vick Tipnes, president of Blackstone Medical Services, and Brandon May, president of Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, were inducted to Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Foundation Board of Trustees this week. The meeting was held in the Dugout Club at Steinbrenner Field, hosted by Hal Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees. The Boys … Read more

The Good Life: Hublot Watches, Montblanc and more

Hublot & Oetker’s Eden Rock collaboration Hublot Watches and the Oetker Hotel Collection have partnered with two new Classic Fusion watch models, for the Eden Being collection, featuring exclusive custom-made pieces. A 45-millimeter chronograph version provides a glimpse of the self-winding movement, and a second 38 mm version dazzles, set with 36 brilliant-cut diamonds. These … Read more