The Tampa Bay Chamber received $134,000 from JPMorgan Chase to support its Minority Business Accelerator which was created to support local Black and Hispanic-owned businesses and organizations. The Chamber’s MBA curriculum is a two-year program that includes workshops, mentoring and group activities designed to create jobs and build the business owner’s wealth. Businesses in the
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Mainsail Lodging & Development has announced changes to its executive leadership team with the appointment of Lisa Conner as chief financial officer. Conner has more than 10 years of experience and has worked with accounting firms such as PwC and KPMG. Other appointments include Ben Miele, as director of accounting, Lori Nelson, as a paralegal,
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A waterfront site, on Clearwater Beach, has been acquired by BH3 Management and U.S. Development with plans for a condominium project. The three-acre site, at 551 Gulf Boulevard, was purchased for $24.75 million. Plans for the development include a pair of nine-story buildings with 86 luxury residences, a resort-style pool deck and a 270-foot-wide private
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Older Lundy has opened the firm’s fifth office, in downtown St. Petersburg, through the acquisition of Heller Law, a business and commercial litigation law firm. Sam Heller, managing and founding partner of Heller Law, joined the firm and will lead the firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation practice group. Heller is based at the firm’s St.
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How Keith Leclerc’s son and sons-in-law are stepping into leadership roles at International Diamond Center as the family business enters its next chapter.
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The largest business law and legislative affairs firm on the West Coast of Florida has officially put boots on the ground in Pinellas County, announcing plans to open an office location in the Northern Trust building, in downtown St. Petersburg. With four seasoned law professionals, including three St. Petersburg staples and a new addition, the
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PostcardMania, a Clearwater-based marketing technology firm, is reporting it achieved record revenue in 2023, crossing the $100 million mark to hit $104.6 million, a new high for the company. The increase represents 8% top-line growth over 2022 in continuation of PostcardMania’s outsized post-pandemic success, in which the firm has averaged 15% annual year-over-year growth following
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The Tampa Bay region’s largest whiskey event will take place, in St. Petersburg, for the first time, on February 3. Known as the event of the year, for whiskey lovers and the whiskey curious, Whiskey Riot has been bringing an impressive list of whiskey brands, to cities across the country, for the past six years,
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Proper House Group has announced the opening leadership team for its two newest endeavors, Ash, a full-service restaurant with Italian- inspired cuisine and Alter Ego, a music–infused cocktail lounge, opening this spring at Water Street Tampa. David Madera has been named general manager and Andrew Duncan has been named executive chef, both at Ash, and
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Kolter Urban, a Palm Beach real estate development and investment firm, completed Saltaire. Located at 300 1st Street South, in Downtown St. Petersburg, the luxury tower is 35 stories high and has 192 residences overlooking the city’s arts and bayfront district. Smith & Associates Real Estate led sales for Saltaire, which launched in the third
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The Tampa Museum of Art and Saks Fifth Avenue will present its annual fashion event, CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture, on April 20. Now in its thirteenth year, the event will feature the designs of Carolina Herrera on a runway show featuring the designer’s latest collection. Presenting Sponsor for CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture includes the Vinik Family Foundation. Fashion Sponsors
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The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an early-stage tech incubator and accelerator, will kick off 2024 with a program catering to early-stage companies building emerging technologies for climate tech and sustainability. TBIC’s first climate tech program was conducted in early 2023. The inaugural program ended in April, with an Innovation Showcase featuring a keynote from Cathie
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