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The American Athletic Conference will honor the legacy of late University of South Florida men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim by naming him the Honorary 2024-‘25 American Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. Abdur-Rahim, who passed away in October, will be recognized during USF’s home game against Temple on Feb. 6. His family will join Pernetti

3 Things You Need to Know About Business Funding in 2025 As we head into 2025 with a clean slate and renewed optimism, it’s critical to ensure your business is running on all cylinders, and that means ensuring you have adequate funding in place. But at the same time, it’s also critical to understand the

Last night, while speaking about getting funding to a group of entrepreneurs at a mastermind event, a young guy came up to me and I could see that he was clearly bothered about something.  He nervously waited around, fidgeting the entire time until eventually, everyone else had left. I knew there was, what he thought,

Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton will move its Tampa office to Midtown East, a forthcoming 18-story tower in the Midtown Tampa development, scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2025. The Midtown East building, a joint project by Highwoods Properties and Bromley Companies, will become the tallest structure in Tampa’s Westshore district. It

Marina Pointe, a luxury condominium development in Tampa Bay, has sold out all units in its first residential tower, with the final sale of a 3,300-square-foot penthouse, closing at $3.1 million, in December. The development, part of the 52-acre Westshore Marina District, has three planned residential towers. Construction on Tower II is slated to begin

Residents displaced by Hurricanes Helene and Milton will have a chance to connect with housing providers at the Hurricane Recovery Rental Housing Fair, hosted by the City of St. Petersburg and the Bay Area Apartment Association. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 3 to 7 p.m., at The Coliseum, 535 4th Ave.

A Clearwater-based sauce and dressing brand has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing brands on Instacart. Instacart released its Fastest-Growing Brands list to highlight 75 companies that achieved significant growth on the platform. It includes, on the number two spot, Yo Mama’s Foods. “These brands have all stood out, in one way or another.

A recent court ruling has clarified the scope of zoning authority in Tampa, allowing Liberty Group to move forward with development plans for a Harbour Island property. The decision restores the site’s original zoning classifications and resolves a four-year legal process. “This ruling provides important clarity on zoning procedures and we look forward to continuing

With over 50 years of groundbreaking innovation, Tampa’s leading academic health system delivers superior care.

Polar Capital, a specialist asset management group, has opened its first office in Tampa Bay. It has signed a four-year, four-month lease at Thousand & One, an office tower on Water Street Tampa. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital manages $30.9 billion in assets, across global markets, and maintains offices in financial hubs including London, New

St. Petersburg has a new place to gather, stay and play with the arrival of Moxy St. Pete. Developed through a partnership between PTM Partners and DoveHill, and managed by the Wurzak Hotel Group, the hotel brings Marriott’s Moxy brand to the heart of the city. The property joins the landscape near Tropicana Field, seamlessly

Many Americans today are worried about their financial future. This isn’t a surprise to most of us because we can all see the growing economic challenges that are hurting a significant portion of the population.  It’s difficult to find a job, and even more difficult to find one that pays well enough to afford today’s