One Liners

► Polk County employee Burt McKee (pictured above) will be honored by the Florida Division of Emergency Management/State Emergency Response Commission, on January 17, for his work protecting Polk’s residents

► Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants opened its second Tampa area location, at 28963 State Road 56, in Wesley Chapel.  ► Morton Plant North Bay Hospital received an “A” for

► Florida Polytechnic University will begin construction on the Gary C. Wendt Engineering Building, the school’s third academic facility on campus, in the spring of 2024. (Rendering above) ► Lakeland City

► Mast Capital, a real estate development and investment firm based in Miami, and Rockpoint, a real estate private equity firm based in Boston, topped off their newest luxury apartment

► Marcus & Millichap announced the listing for sale of Centre Shops at Longboat Key, for $7,590,000.  ► Tidewell Foundation received a grant of $10,000 from the Suncoast Credit Union

► Terrace Community Middle School, a charter school in Hillsborough County, is celebrating its 25th year anniversary. (Photo above) ► The Board of Directors of the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

► COhatch, an Ohio-based co-working company, opened, at 15 8th Street N., in St. Petersburg. (Pictured above) ► Adieu-glu, a gluten-free bakery, opened, at 1942 1st Avenue South, next to

► The owners of Mullet’s Fish Camp & Market, located at 3901 6th Street South, St. Petersburg, are opening a dessert bar, at 3910 6th Street South, St. Petersburg. (Pictured above)

► General contractor Summit Design + Build, in Tampa, began the build-out of Taverna Toscana, a luxury Italian steakhouse and seafood restaurant, in Bradenton. (Rendering above) ► Shutts & Bowen

► BSWANKY, a Sarasota luxury handbag brand, was named a finalist, for the second year in a row, in the Design Excellence Awards Competition by The Accessories Council. (Pictured above) ►

► Bank of Central Florida was honored with the George W. Harris, Jr. Success in Large Business Award. (Pictured above) ► Florida Polytechnic University announced a new name for its research

► Pura Vida, a Miami-based café, is expanding into Sarasota at the University Town Center and will open a 2,000-square-foot restaurant, in 2024. ►  The Sarasota County Commission awarded Art