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WCI is building luxury town homes at The Inlet at Westshore Marina District. The first phase, Inlet Park, which is now selling, features three-story upscale town homes starting in the $400,000’s. The second phase, Inlet Shore, will include a waterfront combination of three-story and four-story town homes with rooftop decks. Both communities will be part of a five-building complex that will feature

Monica Eaton-Cardone is many things — a wife, a mother, a businesswoman, a philanthropist – but one thing she is certainly most not, is easily intimidated. With a career spanning multiple industries and many companies, most of her own making, she most recently made a name for herself in Agile technologies, with a dispute mitigation

Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport, has worked 37 years in the aviation industry. Prior to accepting the CEO position in Tampa, he worked at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport for 14 years as its executive vice president for marketing and terminal management. His experience also encompasses 19 years in the airline industry, including serving

Tampa-based Advanced C4 Solutions Inc. (AC4S), a C4, professional support, cyberspace operations and mission support services company for federal agencies, has been acquired by Hui Huliau, a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) headquartered on the island of Oahu. The deal closed in the final days of December 2018. Terms were not disclosed. AC4S customers include the

During Paul Anderson’s tenure, Port Tampa Bay has acquired two new container gantry cranes, which bolster the Port’s capacity for handling larger container vessels. He directs annual safety drills and exercises, motivated by his deep commitment to port security and hurricane resiliency. He joined Port Tampa Bay as president and CEO in December 2012 after

Strategic Property Partners has broken ground on the first residential building in Water Street Tampa, the 50-acre-plus downtown mixed-use development. Expected to open in late 2020, the building’s two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories, with 35,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Kohn Pedersen, Fox Associates is the architect on the project and

Tableside Restaurant Group, based in Sarasota, has been working to update two locations of Libby’s Café & Bar. The two locations include Southside Village, at 1917 S. Osprey Ave., and Lakewood Ranch, at 7320 University Parkway. The restaurant opened in 2008 and offers a menu it describes as “hometown favorite dishes.” The restaurants should be

Photos by Michael McCoy Ben Heldfond’s most prized possession is a book, one that resonates with the story of his life. A first edition of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, written by AA’s founders, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith. Heldfond, who is 24 years sober, is forthcoming about his story of recovery. Heldfond is

Workscapes sold its Miami office to WRK Lab Inc., and will move its corporate headquarters to Tampa, effective January 1. Workscapes, owned by Elizabeth and Richard Dvorak, will continue to operate its four office locations in Florida. “We are excited about the future for Workscapes in the State of Florida and believe that our customers

Let’s be real… New Year’s Eve celebrations are more often than not a major let down. Parties that bore, expensive events that are over packed and understocked, and pre-set dinners with poor service have all become the norm. I’m here to help you make your NYE bash a party to remember so you can kick

Sarah MacDonald, president of TECO Services and executive vice president of corporate safety and environment for Emera Inc., TECO’s holding company, is at the forefront of an exciting time in the energy industry. A recently released report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, warns that more needs to be done to cool

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland has released blueprints for the school’s future, consisting of a five-year strategic plan and a vision for a research park adjacent to campus. Titled “Advancing to Excellence,” the plan outlines the academic and economic goals the university will work to attain by 2023. One goals is to influence economic development