Jo-Lynn Brown 
Real estate development and land investment firm BTI Partners started construction of a 150-slip full-service marina able to accommodate large vessels. The marina will be part of the 52-acre Westshore Marina District, a mixed-use development on West Shore and Gandy boulevards, in Tampa. The marina is located at Marina Pointe, a luxury condominium development under … Read more
►Amazon will occupy a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center under development by Prologis on C. Fred Jones Boulevard, south of Interstate 4, near the State Road 559 interchange in Auburndale. ► Hospitality veteran John Loute was named general manager of SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lakeland. ► Polk County Manager Bill Beasley appointed Chandra Frederick to … Read more
President and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or EXIM, Kimberly A. Reed, spoke Wednesday at the American Association of Port Authorities 2020 Shifting Trade conference hosted by Tampa Port Authority. During her keynote address to more than 100 public and private-sector leaders in the shipping industry, she highlighted how EXIM facilitates … Read more
It was a packed house at Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first CEO Connect of 2020. Held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, January’s cover Doyle Carlton, III was the guest of honor. View the gallery to see images from the evening. You can read Carlton’s story here.[image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7068,7069,7070,7071,7072,7073,7074,7075,7076,7077,7078,7079,7080,7081,7082″]
►Michael Saunders & Co. was named the exclusive listing broker for Epoch, an 18-story condominium tower under construction in downtown Sarasota. ►Tableseide Restaurant Group opened a Lakewood Ranch location of Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie at 8445 Lorraine Road in University Corner. ►Norman Love Confections will open the company’s sixth “chocolate salon” at University Town Center in … Read more
►Gates Construction, based in Bonita Springs, was awarded the contract to build Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille at the new St. Pete Pier, set to open in the spring. ► Valley Bank is partnering with the Pinellas Education Foundation to help fund scholarships for students in the Foundation’s “Youth Connect” program by contributing a … Read more
►Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa named Evan Leutwiler as chef de cuisine at Pool Bar & Grill, the new poolside dining destination affiliated with the recent unveiling of the resort’s newest hotel, dining and gaming expansion. ►Rebekah Nault, an account manager at PBX-Change in Tampa, was appointed honorary commander for MacDill Air Force … Read more
Specs: 4 bedrooms | Square feet: 5,068 | List price: $2,995,000 This home was completely renovated in 2017 and includes a grand foyer and formal dining room, an elevator, a two-story open kitchen, game room and more. The stairs and curved accent wall is made of Italian marble. There’s five private roof top decks. In … Read more
Former Walgreens executive Jerry Telson has joined FLAVORx as corporate vice president. Telson is a Tampa Bay area-based retail pharmacy executive, having spent the past 39 years at Walgreens. Telson held leadership positions, both in the field and at the corporate level, most recently as director of pharmacy and retail operations, a role in which … Read more
Hugh Campbell was elected to be the next chairman of the board for CEO Council of Tampa Bay. Campbell will serve as vice chair for the calendar year 2020 and will lead the organization beginning in January 2021. Penny Parks, president of Links Financial, is the chair for 2020. Campbell, co-founder of AC4S Technologies, is … Read more
