The Suncoast Hospice Foundation held its 22nd annual gala, at The Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, in St. Petersburg. The foundation raised more than $346,000 at this year’s sold-out event, surpassing previous records of fundraising.
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The Girl Scouts of West Central Florida honored six Tampa Bay area women at its annual Women of Distinction Luncheon. The Women of Distinction, for 2024, included a Woman of Promise, Diane Walker, and a Hall of Fame Inductee, Renée Vaughn. Each of the honorees spoke at the luncheon. It’s the only GSWCF fundraiser all
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Systal Technology Solutions, a global managed network, cloud and security specialist, will open its new Network Operations Center, in Tampa. The facility, staffed by Systal’s engineers, is situated in Tampa’s Westshore District and serves as Systal’s North American hub for managing, monitoring and optimizing network performance for its business. This launch makes Systal one of
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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth ended its run of celebrations for its 2024 Women Who Win Award finalists, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Tampa, naming the 2024 overall winner. Presenting sponsors for the event are Broadstaff, Morgan Auto Group and TD Bank. The nonprofit partner is Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas
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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth ended its run of celebrations for its 2024 Women Who Win Award finalists, on Friday, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Tampa, naming the 2024 overall winner. (See photos below) The sold-out event, of nearly 600, honored all the finalists, named category winners and announced an overall
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Habitat for Humanity International has selected Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties to expand its service area to include Hernando County. “Given our organizational growth, coupled with the investment in our professional dedicated staff, we feel we have a great opportunity to better serve the families and individuals of Hernando County,” said
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PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a St. Petersburg-based credit union service organization and an integrated financial technology services provider, formed a new partnership with Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, providing the credit union with debit and in-house credit processing, as well as ATM Terminal Driving services. Based in Pasadena, Texas, Gulf Coast Educators FCU has more than
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Two downtown St. Petersburg retailers will hold a Spring Sidewalk Social on Sunday, April 21. The afternoon event includes wine, bites, music and fashion. During the event, z•aa will put on a sidewalk fashion show along sixth street, showcasing pieces for Spring and Summer. The studio will be open for shopping at noon, the fashion
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The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has selected Dr. Tashika Griffith, provost of the Clearwater Campus at St. Petersburg College, as one of 40 leaders selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. The Aspen fellowship aims to select and prepare the next generation of presidents who can lead institutions to higher and more equitable
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Esquire has unveiled the Best New Hotels of 2024, the newest destinations across North America, Central America, Mexico and Europe, naming one Tampa hotel on the list, Tampa Edition. “Much like the brand’s spot in Reykjavík (a 2023 Esquire Best New Hotel), this Edition has had a way of weaving itself into the fabric of
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium has welcomed Opie, a young male North American river otter, to its Otter Oasis. Opie joins the CMA family, where he will reside alongside Walle, 13 years old, and Boomer, 4 years old, two otters that arrived at the aquarium in 2012 and 2018, respectively. After several weeks of acclimation behind the
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Tampa Bay Wave, supported by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, has opened the applications portal for its inaugural 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator program. Set to officially launch in Tampa on July 22, 2024, this program aims to fuel innovation and support high-potential healthtech startups in Tampa and beyond. The HealthTech|X Accelerator, a non-profit
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