Hillsborough County

►Royal Pets Market & Resort, a retailer providing a range of services including veterinary care, Royal Resort hotel, top-of-the-line nutrition, indoor dog daycare and a pet spa will open its first urban flagship store at Midtown Tampa. (Pictured above) ►Telepathy Labs, a Tampa technology company with an artificial intelligence platform, raised $6.6 million in an

►Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announced its 2020-21 board of trustees, with a new board chair, Doris Johnson, and two new trustees, Mona Rankin and Dona Scott. ►Sarasota-based property and casualty insurer, FCCI Insurance Group, is expanding its geographic reach and will begin writing commercial insurance in the state of Pennsylvania as of Sept. 1. ►Centauri

Quick business updates across Hillsborough County, including Axiom Bank, Joffrey’s Coffee, real estate deals, new hires and local company news.

►Sprouts Farmers Market will open a store at 8620 Hunters Village Road, Tampa, in August ►Axiom Bank, a Maitland-based community bank, named Richard Jensen as senior vice president, commercial relationship manager in Tampa. ►Former Raymond James senior-level executive Bob Anastasi has joined the board of Abacode, a cybersecurity protection firm in Tampa. ►Refresco Beverages US

►Sarah L. Johnston joined Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman as of counsel in the Tampa firm’s Government and Labor & Employment divisions. (pictured above) ►Health Insurance Innovations, a developer and operator of private e-commerce health insurance marketplaces in Tampa, changed its name to Benefytt Technologies. ►All Seasons Wealth, a Tampa-based wealth management firm, acquired

►The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners approved the renaming of a portion of West Comanche Avenue as “Tony Alessi Sr. Avenue,” in honor of Antonino “Tony” Alessi Sr., founder of the Tampa-based, family-owned food manufacturing company, Vigo Importing Company. (Pictured above) ►BellaBrava: New World Trattoria will open in the mixed-use development Midtown Tampa. ►Ardurra Group,

►Cogent Bank opened its new banking center at 1715 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 150, Tampa. (Pictured above) ►Burr & Forman added Tampa-based associate Sadie Craig to the firm’s consumer finance group. ►Marcus & Millichap Capital, a provider of commercial real estate financing, arranged a $9.75 million conventional loan to acquire an 84-room Hampton Inn &

►Tampa-based labor and employment law firm Johnson Jackson promoted two of its lawyers, including Christopher C. Johnson, from senior associate to partner, and Bridget E. McNamee, from senior associate to of counsel. (Pictured above) ►HCA Healthcare West Florida named Leanne Salazar as chief nurse executive. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment

►Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 756,038-square-foot office portfolio in Tampa for $156.9 million, which includes 501 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa, and four buildings in the Westshore District, Westshore Corporate Center, Cypress Center I, Cypress Center II and Cypress Center III. ►Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the law firm Shumaker,

►Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa named Evan Leutwiler as chef de cuisine at Pool Bar & Grill, the new poolside dining destination affiliated with the recent unveiling of the resort’s newest hotel, dining and gaming expansion. ►Rebekah Nault, an account manager at PBX-Change in Tampa, was appointed honorary commander for  MacDill Air Force

►The Tampa Marriott Water Street completed its multiphase transformation following an 18-month restoration, renovation and expansion. ►Metropolitan Ministries’ Metro BrigAIDe AmeriCorps program was named the 2019 Outstanding Service Program of the year at a reception held in Washington, D.C. ►Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the sale of Watermans Crossing, a multifamily community positioned along the Hillsborough

►Berkadia arranged $43.13 million in acquisition financing for Mezzo at Tampa Palms (pictured above), a 340-unit garden style property in Tampa. ►Office Evolution, a coworking franchise, will open a second office on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa. ►Nadine Baez was named vice president of research and commercialization for SynDaver’s global government business unit in Tampa.