AdventHealth Foundation West Florida has a name that reflects its meaning. There is community giving at the cornerstone of everything AdventHealth stands for, whole-person health for the body, mind and spirit of its patients and staff. As McKenzie Doll, executive director of the Hillsborough County Foundations explains, “The job of AdventHealth Foundation West Florida is … Read more
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), the eighth largest accounting firm in the United States, based in Tampa, has launched its high school internship program for the summer. The program has 60 students, in 15 of CLA’s offices, in the U.S. This first-of-its-kind program was created to provide students with experience in accounting and professional services and to … Read more
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees has approved a plan for financing an estimated 35,000-seat facility that is scheduled to open by fall 2026. The estimated cost for a new stadium is $340 million. The approval by the board authorizes the USF Financing Corp. to issue a debt of $200 million that the … Read more
Around the world, it’s going to be a hot summer. With conflicts erupting across Afghanistan and the Sudan, war still boiling over in Ukraine and tensions simmering in Taiwan, a Tampa-based nonprofit, Project Dynamo, has surged into the national, and international, spotlight to bring relief and rescue for thousands of stranded Americans. Project Dynamo, an … Read more
West Coast Medical Resources (WestCMR), a distributor of surgical disposables, is recruiting volunteers to participate in its Cut Funds The Cure fundraiser, on June 2, 2023. The company pledges to donate $100 per person who receives a military buzz cut, provided at no cost by Barley & Mane Barberspa, to benefit the National Pediatric Cancer … Read more
Chris Pello, an educator and school operations specialist with more than 20 years’ of experience in the Tampa Bay area, has spent his career creating opportunities for students with cognitive challenges. Recognizing a dearth of choices for children with a range of special needs, from autism to Down’s syndrome, Pello and his wife, Bernadette, founded … Read more
Anyone who was lucky enough to have had a summer job knows it can be a rite of passage giving teens some spending cash and a peek into the working world. But it can also be equally beneficial for employers, particularly small businesses. You know those little projects that have been stacking up because you … Read more
It was August 2021, between the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when Bryan Stern met his destiny as a first responder. Stern, a former intelligence operative and agent for the Department of Defense, was cruising 33,000 feet over the Atlantic, using spotty airplane Wi-Fi, when he filed the official paperwork … Read more
More than four decades ago, when she first started working in the complicated courts of family law, Jeanne Tate wasn’t looking to revolutionize adoption in Florida. She was simply a young female lawyer in a bustling, all-male office, determined to forge her own path. Searching for a way to specialize and build up her client … Read more
Feeding Tampa Bay is close to reaching its fundraising goal for a new project call the Hub of Opportunity. “As Feeding Tampa Bay works to end hunger in our region, with more meals to our food insecure neighbors, now adding benefits-assistance and job training to bring families to true personal sustainability, a new facility is … Read more