Five takeaways from the St. Petersburg Area EDC’s Annual Meeting (PHOTOS)

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,

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Tampa Bay Chamber’s Minority Empowerment Program to continue for second year

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,

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Finding love again

It’s a love story fitting for 2022. Two professionals keep running into each other at networking events, a first unofficial date at a Tampa Bay Lightning game. Love blossoms, resulting

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Shilen Patel’s vision of community building is the foundation of his business and his life

Shilen Patel admits his story is just a portion of the larger story of his family and what they have built, since arriving in the United States. He was born

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Shilen Patel
Ray Ferrara is still making a difference

Ray Ferrara, a Belleair resident for more than 40 years, makes a living out of helping people live better. As founder and chief executive officer of ProVise Management Group, Ferrara’s

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The Long Game: Danny Persaud’s persistence, and patience, pays off

It’s like the internet meme of where it started and where it ended up. Danny Persaud had dreams of attending Florida State University but he didn’t have a way to

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Mansions on the Market: Casey Key Island Retreat (PHOTOS)

Listing price: $14 million Specs: 4 bedrooms | 6 bathrooms | 5,767 square feet Details: This island retreat home, and guest house, will indulge you in refined living from the

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20 Questions With … Bemetra Simmons

Bemetra Simmons is the president and chief executive officer of the Tampa Bay Partnership, a coalition of regional business leaders working together to improve the personal and economic well-being of

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Joy Gendusa against the world

Joy Gendusa says she was a ‘ne’er-do-well’ young person. This self-deprecating style of humor couldn’t be more genuine, or endearing, than it is coming from her. With her perseverance, and

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The CEO of BTI Partners shares how the Westshore Marina District was born

Driving off Gandy Boulevard and onto Tampa land, there is a development taking shape in the former New Port Tampa property. It’s a revitalized vision from BTI Partners, a developer

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20 Questions with Kelly McKnight-Goelz

For more than 26 years, Kelly McKnight-Goelz has held senior executive positions for both publicly and privately-held organizations in the medical device, health/wellness, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and consumer packaged goods industries.

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Great Places and Spaces: The Nolen (RENDERINGS)

The Nolen, a new boutique condominium in downtown St. Petersburg, released renderings of the building’s interiors and exteriors. The Nolen, which has a similarly named development in Clearwater, will be

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