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This 18kt gold and diamond piece is the “ultimate” tennis necklace.  This beautiful item has interchangeable parts so it can be worn as a single or double necklace, depending on the dress and occasion. It has 10.75 CTS. of fine diamonds. Matching earrings are available. The Necklace was designed by Continental Wholesale Diamonds design team and

Strategic Property Partners plans to introduce the city’s first hotel-branded condominiums with The Residences at the Tampa EDITION as part of Water Street Tampa, the 50-acre mixed-use development project currently under construction. At the top 15 floors of a 26-story tower, the Residences at the Tampa EDITION will sit above the recently announced 173-room, five-star

Most business owners and executives know that strong leadership is vital to a thriving, progressing company. The obstacle is knowing whether or not your company has strong, motivating leaders. Are your leaders respected? Do they recognize talent? Can they see the big picture? The answers to these questions are key indicators to your company’s long-term

By Jo-Lynn Brown Photos by Penny Rogo Jeff Gigante is starting a new journey with his newest concept, Forbici. This transition is pivotal because Gigante is arguably one of Tampa Bay’s busiest restaurateurs, with eight restaurants  under the Ciccio umbrella and a long list of philanthropic endeavors. The restaurant group employs more than 1,300 workers

How do women approach their short and long-term financial decisions? According to a recent report by the international financial services firm UBS, they don’t. The report, titled “Own Your Wealth,” was commissioned and published by UBS and was the catalyst for its first Florida Gulf Coast Women’s Leadership Retreat in Sarasota. It found that 56

Upon meeting Eric Newman, what strikes you immediately is his affable and humble demeanor. As the president of J.C. Newman Cigar Company, the oldest premium cigar company in the United States that is still owned by the founding family, according to a 2012 Cigar Journal story, Newman could take himself pretty seriously. But he doesn’t.

Asking: $9.995 million Specs: 9,149 square feet; 5 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half-baths Details: High on a bluff on a protected waterway with deep boating access, this home is accented with custom millwork and designer lighting. Features include indoor and outdoor entertainment bars, a 250-plus-bottle wine cellar, a game and media room, waterfront terraces,

The stereotypical CEO is characterized as a charming, tall, white man educated from a top university, a strategic visionary on a vertical career trajectory with the ability to make perfect decisions under pressure. How many such people do you know? None, I bet. Today’s business world is faster, smarter and, in many ways, younger than

“Why don’t I have any success hiring salespeople?” This is one of the most popular questions I get asked. In my experience, there are very few rules that work for hiring salespeople that works with other departments. Why? Because we make these mistakes: • Hiring from a résumé. They have experience. They have had sales

Santiago Corrada is the president and chief executive officer of Visit Tampa Bay, the economic development organization responsible for tourism development in Hillsborough County. The nonprofit works with 800 partners to tell the world the story of Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay’s tourism industry generated more than $600 million in hotel revenue in calendar year 2017.

Blockchain technology might seem like a mystery at best. But as the foundation of cryptocurrency, an intriguing but unpredictable form of digital money, the financial sector must prepare for its inevitable arrival. In a cryptocurrency marketplace, a digital coin is given a unique identifying code. Each owner of the coin also has an identification number