Jo-Lynn Brown

USF Health’s new building is changing the shape of downtown Tampa & medical education

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The University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute is hard to miss now that it stretches 13 stories tall on Water Street in Tampa. With  elevated views of downtown, Tampa Bay and the channel district, and the modern sleek exterior, it might be hard to believe this will be a college … Read more

Scenes from TBBW’s CEO Connect With Lisa Faller

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Tampa Bay Business & Wealth had its July CEO Connect with Lisa Faller at Forbici in Tampa. Click through the gallery to see photos from the event. Sponsors for the event included ServisFirst Bank, Foley & Lardner, Thomas Financial and Forbici.

Jessica Muroff named United Way Suncoast CEO

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Jessica Muroff, formerly CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, has been named CEO of United Way Suncoast in Tampa. She will take over leadership for Suzanne McCormick who started as president for United Way this summer. Muroff had been CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida since 2015.

Great Places and Spaces: St. Petersburg Museum of History

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The St. Petersburg Museum of History plans to renovate and build an 8,000-square-foot addition. The expansion will include an exhibition gallery, showcasing city and state history, a visitor’s center and a rooftop terrace overlooking the waterfront. The project will be completed in three phases. The first floor of the expansion will have a welcome center, … Read more

YMCAs of Tampa Bay announce companies for 2019 Corporate Cup Challenge

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More than a dozen companies from around the Tampa Bay area will take a break from the office on Saturday, October 12 to enjoy a day of team-building and networking while supporting the YMCAs of Tampa Bay at its inaugural Corporate Cup Challenge. The Olympic-style co-ed team-building, opponent-taunting, skills-flaunting event promotes health and wellness in … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: First Watch, Frontier Airlines and more

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►First Watch Restaurants announced plans to expand its corporate infrastructure in Manatee County by building a new 39,000-square-foot headquarters (rendering above) in the University Town Center area. ►Frontier Airlines will add nonstop service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). ►RPS Diagnostics, a Sarasota-based commercial developer, manufacturer and marketer of … Read more

One Liners Polk: Publix, Kensington Homes and more

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►A 180-acre public park (rendering above) is being developed by private donors, including the Barnett family, which will cost $110 million and expected to open in 2021 in Lakeland. ►The newly built Polk County Fire Rescue station in Mulberry has been completed at 300 Kid Ellis Road. ►Tampa-based Catalyst Asset Management was chosen by the … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: Bayfront Health, KnowBe4 and more

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►Nord Bay Capital of Tampa and its advisor, New York-based Tri-Artisan Capital Advisors, has closed on the acquisition of Clearwater-based Hooters of America from H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private equity and alternative assets investment firm. ► Hampton Inn and Suites, a $14 million project, opened at 2641 Michael Place, Dunedin. ► Sunstar Paramedics, the 911 … Read more