Jo-Lynn Brown 
During peak pandemic times, RV travel surged as a way to escape and maintain social distancing protocols. But for many, RV’ing was already a tried-and-true pastime. It’s a lifestyle and if you love it, you LOVE IT. According to Outdoorsy, an online rental resource for RVs, motorhomes and trailers, RV travel pickup in May, around … Read more
► Pasco County Fire Rescue celebrated its new Land O’ Lakes Fire Rescue Station 28 with a grand opening, at 21709 Hale Road. (Pictured above) ► PulteGroup closed on a 200 acre-site, in Pasco County, that will be the first phase of a 430-acre development, which calls for 696 homes under the company’s Del Webb brand, … Read more
► Florida Polytechnic University leaders were joined by state and community officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Gary C. Wendt Engineering Building, a 40,000-square-foot academic facility designed to elevate the institution’s in-demand engineering programs. (Pictured above) ► Haven Coffee Roasters, in Winter Haven, was named the world’s best coffee by Australia’s Golden Bean World … Read more
For Robert Windschauer, the fight against storm and hurricane damage started with sinkholes. The founder of Daybreak, Windschauer graduated from the University of South Florida and was specializing in geophysics. He investigated sinkholes and saw, firsthand, the effect they had on properties – and their homeowners. “That was my first exposure to how properties are … Read more
Roemanu, a holding company focused on originating and investing in business purpose mortgage loans across the United States and the United Kingdom, and its subsidiary Toorak Capital Partners, opened its new joint headquarters at Water Street Tampa’s Thousand & One office tower. Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation, also a subsidiary of Roemanu, will continue to … Read more
Pyper, a St. Petersburg-based integrated marketing agency, has promoted Lindsay Petty Wattam to partner. She will continue her role as vice president, as well as her daily duties overseeing the agency’s strategy and client relationships. Petty Wattam joined the agency, in 2016, after working in-house for the University of South Florida, where she built a … Read more
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties celebrated the Cookinson Family and their journey to affordable homeownership on May 8, at 2174 16th Ave S., St. Petersburg. Single mom, Denise, put in at least 350 sweat equity hours and completed 36 homebuyer education classes to earn a 0% fixed-interest mortgage and the keys … Read more
The Tampa Bay Bowl Association has announced that Greg Orchard has been elected to the post of Chair of the Board of Directors of the ReliaQuest Bowl, a college bowl game held annually, in Tampa. Orchard is a former CPA and retired as chief financial officer of Visit Tampa Bay. He has previously served as … Read more
A partnership between Blake Investment Partners and Greystar Real Estate Partners has filed an application with the City of St. Petersburg’s Development Review Committee for the redevelopment of more than 4.5 acres of the Jim & Heather Gills YMCA campus, on the west side of downtown St. Petersburg. The proposed development, at the southwest intersection … Read more
Suncoast Credit Union, in Tampa, has named Ben Lemoine as chief financial officer and senior vice president. Lemoine has more than 18 years of experience in the credit union industry. In his new role, he will lead all aspects of Suncoast’s financial strategy, oversee the credit union’s finance, accounting and information technology functions and manage … Read more
