HCA’s Ravi Chari takes physician leadership to heart

Physician Ravi Chari was named president of HCA Healthcare’s West Florida division in May 2018. Chari had been in the HCA system since 2008, when he joined as chief medical

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CEO/CFO/Trustees and 401k Liability

The news is full of lawsuits against retirement plans, regardless of size, because of the trustees’ failure to actively monitor plan costs, services and investment options.  As the trustee of

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Failure is an Option

Putting together a business plan, working on an idea, then seeing it all fail is certainly not easy to deal with, but it’s way more common than you may think.

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Bluewater Media: Destination Creative Convergence

A trip through Bluewater Media’s 33,000-square-foot space in Clearwater is a travelogue on advertising’s hallowed ground. There’s the Billy Mays Memorial Studio which pays homage to the late legendary pitchman

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What Do You Like the Least About Your Bank?

Each year, small-medium size business owners (“SMBs” – companies with annual revenues of $25 million or below) are surveyed and asked that question. With little deviation, year in and year

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How Pinellas County industrial & office markets are performing

INDUSTRIAL Economy The Tampa Bay economy accelerated over the past year, adding more than 26,200 jobs for an annual growth rate of 1.9 percent. As of February 2019, the unemployment

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►RLJ Lodging Trust sold the 362-room Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club for a total consideration of $188.5 million, consisting of the contractual sales price of $185 million and the release of $3.5 million in member deposits.
How Hillsborough County industrial & office markets are performing

INDUSTRIAL Economy As of February 2019, the unemployment rate in Hillsborough County fell by 30 basis points over the past 12 months to 3.3 percent. Nearly all industrial-related industries saw

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Polo: Invigorating a Florida Staple

It’s Sunday at a Florida polo field and hooves click through perfectly manicured grass. Riders swing mallets with seemingly effortless athleticism, spectators raise mimosas in toast and the “sport of

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Bonnie Strickland Shares Her Secret Real Estate Sauce

After years of buying, selling and investing in homes and properties in the St. Petersburg area, Bonnie Strickland formed Strickland Property Group in St. Petersburg. Raised in a family of

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Doublemint Sitting grows through reputation of quality care

Doublemint Sitting, a Tampa-based babysitting and referral service, was established in 2016 by Gabriela Rosello and Synthia Fairman, both 26 years old. Since then, the company has expanded into nine

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ServisFirst Bank to expand into Southwest Florida

ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS), plans to expand into Southwest Florida with the hiring of five local bankers who will be located in Sarasota. Mario Bringas was

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Valspar Championship tops $2 million for charity in 2019

The 2019 Valspar Championship generated $2,274,686 for charity in 2019, marking the fourth straight year the tournament has topped the $2 million mark, according to a statement. Copperhead Charities has

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