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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 named president for this newly formed Southwest Florida market in addition to Brent Dykstra, senior vice president and senior commercial banker, Ryan Riley, vice president

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 now generated nearly $44 million for charity through the sponsorship of professional golf tournaments in the Tampa Bay area since 1977. “This is our biggest

A recent survey of Tampa Bay CEOs revealed that their main business concern revolved around human capital.  Business owners in multiple industries were surveyed and this is always their number one problem.  It’s still prevalent now.  It was even my parents’ main complaint when I was growing up as they ran our family-owned restaurant.  This

The Tampa Bay area’s office market has hit a sweet spot. From extraordinary year-over-year job growth to record-high rental rates, as well as strong demand from a wide variety of tenants, the signs all point to one thing—the time is finally right for new office development in the market. Asking rental rates for top-of-market office

This spring, one of St. Pete Beach’s popular hotel properties—Guy Harvey Outpost—doubled down on the popularity of its RumFish Grlll restaurant and rebranded itself as RumFish Beach Resort. To learn more about the shift, as well as the connection to Guy Harvey, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth talked with TradeWinds president Keith Overton for his

Building on the success and customer response to CVS’ HealthHUB pilot in Houston, the company will open additional locations in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Tampa this year, and plans to have 1,500 HealthHUB locations operating by the end of 2021, according to a statement from CVS. The company completed a six-month pilot

For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay has promoted the prosperity and vitality of the Tampa Bay region, enlightening leaders to the importance of the area as a whole in the state of Florida. Their mission is to engage our members with businesses and community leaders to enhance knowledge of regional assets and issues.

Vistra Communications, in partnership with Hillsborough County Schools, is launching an initiative that brings CEOs from the Tampa Bay area into Hillsborough County schools for a day of volunteering. On October 18, 2019, nearly 180 CEOs will volunteer for a day at Hillsborough County elementary schools to make an impact in the lives of students

As consumers continue to crave more and more original, valuable and quality content the phrase “Content is king” should be at the forefront of any successful marketing strategy for the foreseeable future. If you are not investing in a solid content marketing strategy, start now. The best place to start is where you likely host

Dallas has Southern hospitality accentuated by over-the-top cultural and culinary options. In this city of more than 2 million people, residents love to share their secrets and show off their big hearts. How to go: Instead of dreading the mad dash that a trip to an airport always includes, there’s a better choice. Go the

Clearwater-based FKQ Advertising and Marketing was honored with the Award of Excellence at the Ronald McDonald’s 20th Storybook Ball. FKQ has been a longtime advocate and supporter of the charity for more than 20 years, providing millions of dollars of exposure for the charity during that time. The ball was held at the Tampa Marriott

Ask any business leader why they live in the Tampa Bay area, one of the first answers might be “it’s beautiful” or “the weather” or maybe “the cost of living.” But one answer keeps coming up: “We have the best airport.” Tampa International Airport has undergone a facelift during the past nine years. Under CEO