Ahead of the November election, a local policy institute has resources available

Voting season is upon us. If you are new to the process, or simply craving a civics primer, the website of The Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions, housed out of St. Petersburg College, has resources to guide you through the voting process. Approaching its 10th year of service to the Tampa Bay area, ISPS offers

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Kahwa Coffee and St. Pete Art Alliance partner up to highlight artists on coffee cans

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and Kahwa Coffee have announced a collaboration that will support the building of the St. Petersburg Arts Endowment through the sale of art-wrapped coffee canisters at Kahwa, for preorder, online, starting November 2. The coffee canisters will be wrapped with local art, beginning with Chad Mize, and filled with Kahwa’s

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A Tampa CEO’s ‘ideal’ solution to an imperfect process

Raise your hand if you think the home buying and -selling process is a headache.  Ever stayed where you were for too long because the thought of enduring the move and all the “moving” parts that go with it was just too daunting?  That’s where Ideal Agent comes in. The Tampa-based company, established by Steve

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EWI rebrands as Ellison Construction

EWI Construction, a construction management company based in Tampa, has rebranded and will now operate as Ellison Construction. The firm also added two new arms to the company, Ellison Advisors and Ellison Development, now allowing it to provide a full suite of services to its clients, according to a statement. Ellison is a family-owned and

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Tampa accounting firm to add Concannon Miller team members, growing its presence in Tampa and Pennsylvania

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), the eighth largest accounting firm in the United States, announced that Concannon Miller team members will join CLA on November 1, increasing CLA’s Pennsylvania team to more than 330 people and its Florida team to more than 450 people, a statement said. “We take our client’s needs to heart and commit to

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Florida Blue’s local investments in food security programs reaches $16 million mark, over past four years

The Florida Blue Foundation announced a large investment to address food insecurity in Florida with $3.73 million in grants awarded to 10 community-based programs. The latest funding brings the total investment in food security programs, from Florida Blue and its Foundation, to more than $16 million over the last four years, according to a statement.

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Mackenzie Scott Donates $2 Million to Girl Scouts of West Central Florida

Girl Scouts of West Central Florida has received a $2 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This gift is part of an $84.5 million donation awarded to Girl Scouts USA and 29 local Girl Scout Councils selected by Scott, making this unprecedented investment the largest donation from a single individual in the national organization’s history,

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Redefining Refuge names Jen Gudenkauf president

Redefining Refuge has expanded its leadership team adding Jen Gudenkauf as the organization’s president. Gudenkauf will be the third board president in 12 years. “Each president has been selected based on the phase of the organization and their specific skillset for that phase,” says Natasha Nascimento, chief executive officer of Redefining Refuge. For this next

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Two Tampa CEOs join Florida State University’s College of Business Hall of Fame

The Florida State University College of Business, on Thursday, welcomed four new members to its Alumni Hall of Fame, including Tampa’s Brian Murphy, chief executive officer of Reliaquest, and Scott Price, CEO of A-LIGN. The recognition showcases alumni who have excelled in their careers and made a significant impact in their community, Florida State University

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Florida Sports Hall of Fame to honor 2022 class

Twelve Florida athletes have been named as inductees for Florida’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. This year’s class represents careers spanning from 1979 to current and across seven different sports — baseball, bowling, fishing, football, golf and speed skating in addition to sports broadcasting. The class also represents the first-ever Special Olympic athlete to

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The many roads that led Brad Oleshansky to the Tampa Bay area

Brad Oleshansky has many stories to tell.  He’s had more careers than most. He went to film school, law school, represented Los Angeles rappers in the 1990s, when absolutely nothing was happening in the industry during that time. West Coast versus East Coast. It was a thing.  He worked for Disney and Simon Marketing, which

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Skanska Completes Project in USF Research Park

Skanska, a construction and development firm, completed a new mixed-use lab and office project on behalf of the University of South Florida’s Research Park.  Skanska received a $27 million contract to build the higher education project consisting of the design and development of the laboratory and office building located in the university’s Research Park campus,

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