Jo-Lynn Brown 
Sunset Pointe at Collany Key provides luxury living on the Gulf of Mexico. Located on Tierra Verde, building I is 100 percent occupied, building II is yet to open, but already sold out, and construction on building III has begun. The condos in Building III will be 2,750 to 2,950 square feet, three-bedroom, 3.5 bath … Read more
Tonjua Williams became St. Petersburg College’s seventh president on July 3, 2017. A St. Petersburg native, Williams began her tenure with the college in 1986, rising through a variety of academic and administrative roles to become the first woman and first African American to hold the position at the school. Previously, she was senior vice … Read more
MOD Pizza opened its first Tampa Bay area location in October in the Cypress Creek Town Center. The chain offers artisan-style pizza and salads, customized by the customer, using any combination of more than 30 featured toppings, or they can choose from the menu. Pizzas are hand-cooked, and salads are individually hand-tossed for each customer. … Read more
Former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde is selling his six-acre lakefront estate in Odessa. The 12,700-square-foot home in the gated Dolce Vita neighborhood, overlooking Lake Keystone, has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms. Listed at $4.999 million. The home underwent a $1 million restoration and renovation in 2018. The estate features an open floorplan, a great room with … Read more
Eleve’61, one of the newest towers in development in the Channel district, is being constructed with a particular demographic in mind, and unlike some of the recent trends, it’s not millennials. In Tampa, there are two types of condominium residences currently available, very large, very expensive luxury properties and smaller, apartment-sized properties, said Ken Stoltenberg, … Read more
Photos by Penny Rogo Michael Saunders is an iconic member of the Sarasota business community, you may know her by her colorful scarves. The woman with a man’s name built her waterfront luxury real estate business during a time when women needed a male signature to get a $5,000 loan. She’s a leader that doesn’t … Read more
►Family-owned, international berry supplier Wish Farms broke ground on its new headquarters in Plant City. ►Polk State College and United Way of Central Florida launched a pilot program to provide students financial assistance, called “Destination Graduation.” ►Kaylee Strickland of Lithia opened The Back Pocket Recording Studio in Plant City at 1514 S. Alexander St., suite … Read more
► The Sarasota YMCA Schoolhouse Link program received a grant of $2,000 from the Millie Rice Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the educational needs of homeless youth. ► M/I Homes promoted Kevin Archer to vice president of operations in Sarasota. ► Watercrest Senior Living Group and United Properties will start … Read more
►The Sembler Company, a St. Petersburg-based shopping center developer, completed construction of Disston Plaza, a Publix-anchored neighborhood center at the corner of 49th St. N. and 38th Ave. N. ►Digital Media Solutions in Clearwater, an independent digital advertising agency, acquired the BetterLoanChoice.com personal lending marketplace. ►Protect My Car announced that funds managed by Crestview Partners, … Read more
►Heart Gallery of Tampa, an organization that creates photographic exhibits aimed at placing foster children in permanent homes, named Amanda Page-Zwierko as executive director. ►Automated Industrial Machinery, a CNC wire bending machine supplier, will relocate its headquarters from Addison, Illinois to Hillsborough County. ►Kyle Mynatt, vice president of technology solutions for DAS Health in Tampa, … Read more
