Jo-Lynn Brown, Author at Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

TBBW announces winners of 2023 Apogee Awards (PHOTOS)

Apogee Awards September 28, 2023 |

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth announced the winners of its 2023 Apogee Awards at Armature Works Wednesday night. Presenting sponsors of the 2023 Apogee Awards include Older Lundy, Southstate and

Rococo Steak names new executive chef

Posher Palate September 28, 2023 |

Rococo Steak, in Downtown St. Petersburg, has named David Blackmon as its new executive chef. Blackmon, most recently, spent seven years at Bacchanalia, in Atlanta, where he started as a

Vela, a new concept from Cru Hospitality Group, to open in Westshore Marina

Posher Palate September 28, 2023 |

Cru Hospitality Group, based in Tampa, is opening a new concept, Vela, in the former Cru Cellars Westshore Marina location, on October 2. Vela, which means “Sail” in Italian, will

Tampa Bay Economic Development Council named Top International Economic Development Organization

Economic Development September 28, 2023 |

The Tampa Bay Economic Development Council was honored with the International Economic Development Council’s Gold Economic Development Organization of the Year Excellence Award for 2023, in the large market category

USF President Rhea Law reflects on the college’s momentum: ‘I’m a big fan of forward motion — and I like to move fast.’

Education & Philanthropy September 28, 2023 |

The University of South Florida has kicked off the new school year with more wins than losses. The Bulls are off to a 2-2 start for the football season but

Scenes from TBBW’s 2023 Apogee Awards VIP reception (PHOTOS)

Apogee Awards September 25, 2023 |

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its 2023 Apogee Awards VIP reception for sponsors and finalists. The Apogee Awards is a unique awards program, created by TBBW magazine, to recognize

Shopping center at Tyrone Square Mall sells for $37.8 million

Real Estate September 22, 2023 |

Daniel Diaz Leyva, an attorney with Day Pitney, has facilitated the closing of a $16.5 million acquisition loan, in connection with a $37.8 million purchase of a retail strip, at

Official James Beard Foundation event returning to Tampa

Posher Palate September 21, 2023 |

Beard by the Bay, an event created to celebrate the culinary greatness of the Tampa Bay region’s finest chefs, sommeliers and mixologists, is returning to Tampa, in October, for the

TBBW tries things: New menu items at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse and a love song for a Pizookie (PHOTOS)

Posher Palate September 21, 2023 |

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, a chain based out of Huntington Beach, California, isn’t a dining spot you will find in the monthly installment of our Posher Palate fine dining preview.

USF researchers secure $1.5 million federal grant to improve water quality and reduce runoff into Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico

Education & Philanthropy September 21, 2023 |

Through a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a research team from the University of South Florida will install a bio-infiltration system at Aaran’s Pond,

Jafri Capital secures $3.6 million refinancing for luxury rental portfolio, in St. Pete Beach

Real Estate September 21, 2023 |

Jafri Capital has arranged $3.6 million for the reﬁnancing of two properties, in St. Pete Beach. All told, the firm has closed on $10 million dollars of arranged debt ﬁnancing

Tampa Bay Rays officially announce development and partnership for new ballpark

Sports September 19, 2023 |

The Tampa Bay Rays have reached an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County to move forward with the development of a new ballpark, on the site