Network Eye opens clinic inside major Westchase retailer

For most businesses, innovation is integral to success. But for Network Eye, an eye clinic, it is the foundation of the company. Founded in 2019, by entrepreneurs Jeremy Kirsch, Steven Wisch and physician retina specialist physicians David Eichenbaum and Lindsay Smithen, Network Eye is set to change the paradigm of health care delivery for vision … Read more

Moving women’s health care forward at AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, we understand that women have unique health needs throughout each phase and stage of their life that require specialized, customized care that’s as individual as they are – from mammograms and pelvic health to maternity care and menopause. We’re evolving as well by staying on the forefront of women’s health with new innovations … Read more

Tampa Bay Wave and USF Muma College of Business partner to launch FinTech|X 2022 Accelerator Program

When it comes to tech, the Tampa Bay region is developing a highly sophisticated, and robust, ecosystem to attract top tech talent and nurture forward-thinking startups that make impactful contributions to the industry. After Forbes Magazine named Tampa as the leading emerging city for tech, it seems the world took notice of the tech innovation … Read more

Hidden figures: The operation that heals the heroes behind the scenes

Operation Healing Forces is a special, nonprofit organization based in the Tampa Bay area, dedicated to supporting the United States Special Operation Forces, the behind-the-scenes, elite men and women from every branch of service, united under Special Operations Command and headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. We’ve all heard of the SOFs—the Navy … Read more

Matthew Hoffman talks about philanthropy, his passion for education and ways to be a ‘kickass’ husband

Matthew Hoffman is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of Kickass Husband: Winning at Life, Marriage and Sex. Hoffman’s parents, Marcia and Al Hoffman, were among the original founders of Ruth Eckerd Hall. A young Hoffman was on hand, at 13 years old, to break ground on the arts venue. Since that time, he followed in … Read more

Tampa Museum of Art receives $25 million gift for capital campaign

The Tampa Museum of Art has received a $25 million donation from Dick Corbett as the lead donation to the Museum’s Centennial Capital Campaign for Renovation and Expansion, which began during its 100th anniversary celebration in 2020. “This gift from Dick Corbett makes history in Florida’s art community because it constitutes the single largest private … Read more

Habitat Happenings: Mike Sutton to address Vinoy Business Alliance; Open House & Ribbon Cutting; Community Builders Breakfast

It’s going to be a busy week ahead for the team at Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties. On Tuesday, April 26, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay and Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties will host an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly rebranded St. Pete Resource Center … Read more

Understanding the Employee Retention Credit for Recovery Start-Up Businesses

By Dawn Morgan, CPA and Kathleen Martin, CPA Many entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay entered 2020 with new business ventures in motion or expansions of existing business—opening new locations, new entities or a combination of the two. Despite hits from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tampa Bay area saw a trending increase in new business applications, according … Read more

How PBX-Change harnesses voice and internet technology to help Lions Eye accomplish its mission

By Rebekah Nault, Business + Community Development, PBX-Change  Inside a 1907 cigar factory in Ybor City is the largest eye bank, tissue recovery and ocular research center in the world. The Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research secures over 5,000 donors annually, making it possible for more than 60,000 transplant patients to receive life-changing … Read more

HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital unveils $50 million surgical hospital (PHOTOS)

HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital has unveiled its new $50-million Hospital for Endocrine Surgery for its newly created program dedicated to the surgical treatment of endocrine tumors. The hospital is organized around the surgical treatment of each of the endocrine glands: thyroid, adrenal and parathyroid. The new facility includes 15 private inpatient rooms and eight … Read more