Jo-Lynn Brown 
►Tracy Mullins, senior planner for the Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division has earned the Certified Park and Recreation Professional credential. ►Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is running “Chagall: Stories into Dreams,” an exhibition of the work of Mark Chagall, until Jan. 6. ►Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate sold 12 … Read more
►Regions Bank opened its new concept store, Nexus, at 1400 S. Pasadena Ave., South Pasadena. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) sold Twin Brooks, a 39-unit apartment property located in St. Petersburg for $2.475 million. ►Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi, an Orlando-based chain of quick-casual, pan-Asian restaurants, has opened its first Tampa Bay area location at … Read more
►Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources has earned accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, joining only 22 other agencies in Florida to earn the same honor. ►Apple Spice Box Lunch Delivery & Catering Co. has opened a location at 1447 Tallevast Road, in Sarasota. ►Gulfside Bank, a new community … Read more
►Stonehill, a Tampa-based management consulting firm, appointed Troy Atlas its new president. ►Brian Sparks joined Gunster’s private wealth services team in Tampa. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) sold the five-story, 86-room Hampton Inn Tampa-Airport North for $12.6 million. ►Westshore Hotel Owner, an affiliate of Ontario, Canada-based Westmont Hospitality Group, purchased the 243-room Embassy Suites at … Read more
CEO’s and other executives often ask what their true expectations of an executive assistant should be. How does one know if they have the right person? What is considered appropriate, day-to-day job responsibilities and what crosses the line into over-the-top requests that leave both parties frustrated and disappointed? Here are a few tips. Having a … Read more
Mind-body health has been a well-described phenomenon for centuries in traditions of Eastern medicine. Western medicine has in the last two decades started to embrace, study, investigate, and teach principles of mind-body health. The connection between mind and body is irrefutable. The nature of this relationship can exert a profoundly positive influence on physical and … Read more
Businesses of all sizes consistently have a decision to make when they need specialized, professional services: Do they do the work in-house or outsource it? If they decide to outsource, questions then turn to cost, and how the service provider will charge for its help. While law firms are known for charging by the hour, … Read more
Glitter Queens The St. Pete Glitter Queens’ seventh annual Royal Ball was held at the St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater. The Glitter Queens are a private fundraising organization for children’s groups. This year the Glitter Queens donated $68,000 to Starting Right Now. Bay to Bae Bay to Bae, a fundraising contest to benefit Bay area … Read more
The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. held its annual meeting at the Straz Center. The EDC looked back at the past fiscal year’s biggest achievements of both the EDC and investors. This year’s theme, Soar, celebrated how much Tampa and Hillsborough County has grown in the past year and the path, full of opportunities, that … Read more
The Housing & Education Alliance held its 2018 Heart Awards, themed “Rainbow Nation,” at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC in Tampa on September 27. The awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that support housing education, development and financing for first-time homeowners or homeowners.
