Local Business

Visit Tampa Bay has recognized 11 Tampa Bay area hospitality industry professionals for their roles in promoting tourism in the region and ensuring a positive visitor experience. The industry leaders were honored at the group’s National Travel and Tourism Awards lunch, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in late May. Included among honorees

Nancy Howe, the owner of KnowHowe, passed away on May 19. Born on September 23, 1950, Howe spent most of her life enriching the community of Pinellas County through her dedication to journalism, publishing and community service. She began her career at the St. Petersburg Times while studying archaeology at the University of South Florida.

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

Neptune Flood, a St. Petersburg-based provider of private flood insurance, launched its excess flood insurance product for residential, commercial and condominium properties. According to a release, a Neptune excess flood policy provides coverage above the maximum limit available through the National Flood Insurance Program, allowing customers to keep their NFIP policy if they have yet

WorkComp Solutions, a workers’ compensation insurance firm, in Lakeland, received the CompLaude Award as the best workers’ compensation broker in the United States. The CompLaude Award is an annual accolade, given by WorkComp Central, an organization in the workers’ compensation industry. Nominees are selected based on their impact on clients, through the development of creative

They’ve smashed glass ceilings and hurdled obstacles in male-dominated industries. When there are no seats at the table, they craft their own and pull out a chair. Women of independent wealth, leaders in their fields or corporate queens — these are the Tampa Bay area women of wealth and power, gathered in one, exclusive circle. 

COMPANY STATS Name: Rivero, Gordimer & Company Established: 1983 Top local executive(s): Herman Lazzara, CPA, Managing Partner No. of employees in Tampa Bay: 70 Year it won Tampa Bay Chamber’s Small Business of the Year: 2018 When Rivero, Gordimer & Company won the Tampa Bay Chamber’s Small Business of the Year award, it was a

The St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corp. celebrated five years of impact, at the Don Cesar, last week. Since the organization’s founding in 2016, it has announced nearly 2,000 jobs, opened 267 job creation projects and assisted 45 companies with relocations, expansions or openings, according to a statement. Here is a recap of the five

The Tampa Bay Chamber’s Minority Empowerment Program will run for another year, thanks to the local businesses sponsoring the program. The sponsors include the founding sponsor of the program AT&T, as well as Amgen, Bank of America, Moffitt Cancer Center, Nielsen, Regions Bank and the Whiting Turning Contracting Company. The Minority Empowerment Program provides one-year,

Governor Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will provide short-term, interest-free loans to small businesses that experienced economic injury from COVID-19. The application period opened March 17  and runs

The Inc. 5000 rankings for 2019 have been released and plenty of America’s most successful companies can be found right here in the Tampa Bay Area. You can view the entire list here.  Here are the companies to earn the honor:   The Welfont Companies Tampa Rank: 31 Revenue: $20.4 million Number of Times Ranked:

When the St. Pete Pride Parade marches down Bayshore Drive, principal partner Tech Data will be front and center with a festive float and hundreds of employees and their families walking alongside. “This will be our third year in the parade,” says Cal Jackson, director of diversity and inclusion global programs at Tech Data. “Last