Community Impact Archives - Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Rebuilding Together expands with Ybor headquarters Rebuilding Together Greater Florida team stands outside its new Ybor City headquarters with banner announcing future home

Rebuilding Together Greater Florida team stands outside its new Ybor City headquarters with banner announcing future home

Rebuilding Together expands with Ybor headquarters

Contributed Content April 10, 2026

New Ybor headquarters expands disaster response and workforce training capacity.

Manatee County selected for White House homelessness summit The White House in Washington, D.C., with U.S. flag and landscaped grounds

Manatee County selected for White House homelessness summit

Chuck Merlis April 16, 2026

Manatee County joins a White House summit on homelessness and addiction.

AquaFence system used at TGH installed at aquarium Close-up of AquaFence logo on an engineered flood barrier panel

AquaFence system used at TGH installed at aquarium

Chuck Merlis April 16, 2026

AquaFence installs TGH-tested flood barrier at Florida Aquarium

Metropolitan Ministries assists unpaid TSA workers TSA officers screen passengers at airport security checkpoint during federal shutdown

Metropolitan Ministries assists unpaid TSA workers

Chuck Merlis March 26, 2026

Local nonprofit steps in as TSA workers go unpaid during federal shutdown.

Inside The Sound Attic, where luxury audio funds student internships Charles and Lauren Weiner with student interns at The Sound Attic listening gallery in Tampa.

Charles and Lauren Weiner with student interns at The Sound Attic listening gallery in Tampa.

Inside The Sound Attic, where luxury audio funds student internships

Chuck Merlis March 16, 2026

A Tampa listening gallery turns luxury audio sales into internships for local students.

Public Defender links legal access to workforce stability Banner promoting PD13 Street Legal community legal outreach program in Tampa’s University Area

Banner promoting PD13 Street Legal community legal outreach program in Tampa’s University Area

Public Defender links legal access to workforce stability

Chuck Merlis March 16, 2026

PD13 Street Legal brings legal guidance closer to residents whose court issues can disrupt work.

Bryan Stern’s Grey Bull Rescue positions for evacuations amid Iran escalation Cracked concrete wall painted with the U.S. and Iranian flags facing each other

Cracked concrete wall painted with the U.S. and Iranian flags facing each other

Bryan Stern’s Grey Bull Rescue positions for evacuations amid Iran escalation

Chuck Merlis March 15, 2026

Airspace disruptions prompt Tampa-based Greybull to position for evacuations.

Gasparilla Music Festival returns, projects 10,000 daily Crowd at Gasparilla Music Festival performance in downtown Tampa

Gasparilla Music Festival returns, projects 10,000 daily

Chuck Merlis February 25, 2026

Festival projects 10,000 daily attendees inside Water Street district.

Jesuit alum adds $1M as campus plan advances esuit High School campus building in Tampa with brick exterior and arched colonnade.

Jesuit alum adds $1M as campus plan advances

Chuck Merlis February 19, 2026

Ron Antinori’s latest $1M gift pushes his Jesuit giving past $3M.

TBBW names 2026 Women Who Win finalists Red ribbon graphic announcing TBBW names 2026 Women Who Win finalists selected from nearly 200 nominations across Tampa Bay, presented by The William Stanley Group and Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Hillsborough.