Rick Thomas has a quiet and reserved personality but his face lights up when he speaks of his love for his wife and children. He entered the life insurance business
Read MoreGrowing up in Puerto Rico, Grisselle Centeno remembers loving to play math games with her family. As an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico, she channeled that love of
Read MoreTampa native Barbara Emener Karasek came full circle in her career when she and her husband, Tony, acquired Paradise Advertising in early 2018 from founder Cedar Hames. Earlier in her
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe development team behind the Virage Bayshore tower in Tampa revealed plans for a new, 34-story luxury condominium tower called Arris Tampa, in downtown Tampa. It will feature a ground-floor
Read MoreWest Palm Beach-based Verdex Construction has begun construction on The Pointe on Westshore, a luxury apartment community in Tampa, being developed by Westshore Pointe, a venture between Jupiter-based Index Investment
Read MoreA luxury estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive, known locally as “Ohana,” has sold for $11.4 million. Designed by architect Guy Peterson, it’s the highest sale ever reported on
Read MoreCrystal Morris knew how to water-ski practically before she knew how to walk, learned how to fly a plane in college and she started a company with her father after
Read MoreJulian Mackenzie is president and CEO of the Museum Of Science and Industry, or MOSI. He originally joined MOSI in October 2016 , as chief financial officer, after more than
Read MoreSpecs: 6,800 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 6½ bathrooms Location: 910 S. Bayshore Blvd. Safety Harbor | Price: $4.25 million Details: This custom British West Indies-inspired home under construction on 1.3
Read MoreThe Kolter Group, developer of the One St. Petersburg condominiums, has released renderings for another project for downtown St. Petersburg called Saltaire. Preliminary plans propose a 408-foot tower that would
Read MoreGrowing up in St. Pete Beach, Linda Olson watched her father run a small commercial art business out of their home. It was valuable early exposure to entrepreneurship for the
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