Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties celebrated a huge milestone – its 700th home build. Over 100 businesses, and individuals, came together to sponsor this family’s home. Solar Bear donated and installed solar power onto the home. Feeding Tampa Bay has been stocking the pantries of all Habitat homeowners. As a special … Read more
Tony DiBenedetto is founder of Think Big for Kids, a nonprofit that helps underprivileged youth discover untapped potential through three programming pillars: career exploration, mentoring and job readiness and job placement. He’s the former CEO of Tribridge, a major technology company in Tampa which sold in 2017 for $165 million. Bridgette Bello interviewed DiBenedetto in … Read more
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth announced the winners of its inaugural Apogee Awards at a sold-out event at Armature Works Wednesday night. Scroll through the gallery below to see photos from the event. Presenting sponsors were Florida Blue, Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch and SouthState Bank. WINNERS Chief Marketing Officer – Michael Kilgore, The Columbia … Read more
What does “apogee” mean? That’s a question we have heard a lot since we began seeking nominations for Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first signature event. Simply put, the apogee is the highest point of development in something. If your career was a mountain, the top of it is the apogee. These awards were created … Read more
On Friday, Nov. 12, the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual “An Evening to Remember” gala on November 12. The event will be held outdoors at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club and will include a cocktail reception, dinner, music and both live, and silent, auctions. … Read more
Billecart-Salmon Wine held a tasting event at the home of Taylor and Sonya Ranker, of Questmont. Theirs were one of five homes, across the United States, selected to be Billecart-Salmon Brand Ambassadors. The event was presented by A Vine Affair, Gina Lyons and Geoffrey Loisel, of France, the director of Americas for Billecart-Salmon. Guests were … Read more
For some, college is the natural progression out of high school. The preparations begin before senior year. Campus visits are scheduled, tests are taken, caps and gowns are ordered and before you know it, you’re searching for extra-long sheets for those oddly long twin-sized beds. For others, it’s not even an option. Not even a … Read more
The Gracepoint Foundation held its third annual Stronger Than Stigma event at Armature Works, in Tampa. This is the largest mental health awareness event in the Tampa Bay area. It featured speakers like Rita Lowman, president of Pilot Bank, and Holly O’Connor from the Miguel and Holly Show on Hot 101.5. [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”13504,13502,13501,13500,13499″]
Hugh Campbell spent 10 years in active duty with the U.S. Army. Currently, he’s the co-founder and president at AC4S Technologies in Tampa. He’s also chairman of the board for CEO Council of Tampa Bay which is a membership organization that has more than 200 CEOs, representing a collective $6 billion in revenue and employing … Read more
For the fourth year in a row, MarineMax partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco County to present a deserving Tampa Bay area family a new home in Pinellas Park. As an added surprise, Warrick Dunn Charities, Aaron’s and Cigna chipped in to fully furnish and stock the home with food and … Read more
