Fitlife Foods is running a marathon, not a sprint

Restaurants took a major hit in 2020 when local shutdowns, because of the coronavirus, forced closures. Some establishments were able to slowly get into the home delivery and takeout game, but others, like Tampa-based Fitlife Foods, were ready and waiting. The healthy, premade food business—while it has 12 brick-and-mortar locations—was primed to continue business as

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Duke Energy names Melissa Seixas as Florida state president

Duke Energy has named Melissa Seixas as president of Duke Energy Florida, effective February 16. Seixas was previously vice president of government and community relations for Duke Energy Florida. She succeeds Catherine Stempien, who is leaving at the end of February for a position outside of the company, according to a statement on the Duke

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Tampa’s Bayshore Solutions announces major merger

Bayshore Solutions, a digital marketing and web development agency with offices in Tampa and Denver, merged with Spinutech, effective January 1. Spinutech, located in Chicago, Des Moines and Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a web design and marketing agency. The combined agencies will do business as Spinutech and will be able to offer clients a broader

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A premiere bourbon experience at Ocean Prime

The perfect way to celebrate your team going to the big game is with the Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition experience at Ocean Prime. For everyone who appreciates fine quality bourbon, this is an exceptional opportunity to taste some of the world’s finest. The Baccarat Edition is crafted using the most complex and nuanced Kentucky Bourbon,

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Rhonda Shear lists St. Petersburg home for more than $9 million

Rhonda Shear, owner of Shear Enterprises, in St. Petersburg and former television personality, has listed her home at 2020 Brightwaters Blvd. N.E., for $9,030,000. The 9,722 square foot home has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and sits on a lot of more than 19,000 square feet. The home features custom painted walls, signed by artist Jeff

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Don’t Buy It, Tampa Bay anti-human trafficking campaign launches ahead of Super Bowl

The Hillsborough County Commission is launching an anti-human trafficking campaign, created by FKQ Advertising + Marketing in Clearwater, called Don’t Buy It, Tampa Bay. The campaign is in partnership with the Super Bowl but is also a sustaining program that includes awareness efforts that will continue after the big game is over. The timing is

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Exclusive: Palazzo Pizza readies for grand opening in Tampa’s Hyde Park

Palazzo Pizza, a new concept, is preparing to open its doors on January 28 at 1818 W. Platt St., Tampa. The concept was developed by Volpe Hospitality Group after being inspired by the travels, and network, of Jason Fox over the last 20 years. Fox’s hospitality career started in Tampa under the guidance of nightlife

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Close-up of a fresh pizza topped with sausage and cheese next to stacked takeout boxes on a colorful tiled table.
Mansions on the Market: The West Wind

Listing price: $7.650 million | Specs: 5 bedrooms | 6 bathrooms | 7,121 sq. ft. Details: Welcome to West Wind, the main house and a sprawling modern masterpiece gracing the exclusive north end of Casey Key with dreamy views of both the Gulf of Mexico and Little Sarasota Bay. Created by New York architect, and

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Networking, social distancing & a little R&R

My husband and I always look forward to the annual CEO Council Fall Social, held at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, but, like everything else in 2020, we knew last year’s event would be different. Never having stayed at the property before we looked forward to the chance to unplug a bit

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3 banking experts look forward to 2021

If there were a functioning crystal ball, it would have come in handy this time last year. The next best thing is talking to experts and asking their perspective, from experience, what can be expected in months ahead. Fortunately, TBBW knew who to ask. In their own words, here are some forecasts from some of

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Base Culture is rising in the healthy baked goods market

It all started as a hobby in her own, small, apartment kitchen. Jordann Amatea had started the Paleo diet and needed to find something to sate her sweet tooth cravings. At age 30 she is CEO of Base Culture, based in Clearwater, a massive healthy baked goods empire that stretches to 10,000 retail stores with

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USA Today names St. Pete Pier 2020’s second best new attraction in U.S.

One of the best new attractions in the United States is right here in the Tampa Bay area. The St. Petersburg Pier was ranked no. 2 in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards for best new attractions in 2020. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, in Colorado Springs, took the top spot. The top

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