Jo-Lynn Brown 
ForCare Medical Group has completed a 30,000-square-foot medical facility at 15402 N. Florida Avenue in Tampa. The new facility will treat multispecialty medical issues and conducts multispecialty clinical research trials, including research for rare and currently untreatable conditions. The ForCare Medical Center is projected to bring in millions of dollars of revenue that originates outside … Read more
Glitterbug Whimsy and grace intersect in the new “Return to Tiffany” Love Bugs collection. Playful ladybug rings of sterling silver and 18-karat rose gold showcase gemstones of mesmerizing color, including an emerald-cut green quartz. Continuing the nature theme, a butterfly ring in sterling silver and 18k rose gold boasts a vibrant emerald-cut blue topaz. A … Read more
After years of buying, selling and investing in homes and properties in the St. Petersburg area, Bonnie Strickland formed Strickland Property Group in St. Petersburg. Raised in a family of brokers, investors, contractors, and architects, she developed an appreciation and an understanding of the real estate industry early in her life. Since 2010, her career … Read more
Walking into FKQ Advertising + Marketing, visitors most likely will be greeted by a screen welcoming them, by name, to the offices. Attention to detail is one of the qualities that allows FKQ, with headquarters in Clearwater, to compete with larger global firms. “FKQ is not the biggest. We don’t want to be the biggest,” … Read more
Doublemint Sitting, a Tampa-based babysitting and referral service, was established in 2016 by Gabriela Rosello and Synthia Fairman, both 26 years old. Since then, the company has expanded into nine Florida cities and added services, including pet-sitting and male nannies, to its offerings, growing through word of mouth and marketing through social media. The company … Read more
Brian Butler is the president and CEO of Vistra Communications, a full-service marketing, communications and consulting agency that provides a range of integrated marketing, communications and management support services to corporate and government clients. Vistra is an SBA 8(a) and Certified Service, Disabled Veteran – owned Small Business. Butler has also served in the Homeland … Read more
Peter Meyer was recently named TD Bank’s market president—commercial for Central Florida. He’s responsible for the strategic growth and oversight of all commercial and small business banking activities in the metro Orlando and Tampa regions. Meyer previously was TD Bank’s market president–commercial in New York City, where he oversaw strategy of the bank’s commercial, nonprofit, … Read more
Time is running out to submit art for the second annual Art Ties Us contest. Submissions from local artists need to be submitted by July 3 and will be followed by a online voting period from July 15 to July 26. Winners will be announced at a Gala on September 13 at The Birchwood. Guests … Read more
ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS), plans to expand into Southwest Florida with the hiring of five local bankers who will be located in Sarasota. Mario Bringas was named president for this newly formed Southwest Florida market in addition to Brent Dykstra, senior vice president and senior commercial banker, Ryan Riley, vice president … Read more
The 2019 Valspar Championship generated $2,274,686 for charity in 2019, marking the fourth straight year the tournament has topped the $2 million mark, according to a statement. Copperhead Charities has now generated nearly $44 million for charity through the sponsorship of professional golf tournaments in the Tampa Bay area since 1977. “This is our biggest … Read more
