One Liners

►Nord Bay Capital of Tampa and its advisor, New York-based Tri-Artisan Capital Advisors, has closed on the acquisition of Clearwater-based Hooters of America from H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private equity

►Hotel Alba (Pictured above) opened as the first Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel in Florida at 5303 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. ►Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida Health

►The Columbia Restaurant Group bought the Sarasota location of its restaurant on St. Armands Circle, which includes the Columbia and Cha Cha Coconuts, as well as upstairs space leased by

►SVN Saunders Ralston Dantzler Realty recently listed and sold the building formerly housing Posto 9 in downtown Lakeland at 215 E. Main St. on Munn Park, and the building will

►Paradise Advertising & Marketing in St. Petersburg added Kahwa Coffee Roasting Co. to its client portfolio. ► The Feil Organization in New York City purchased the Transamerica building at 570

►Construction crews topped off the Virage luxury condominium tower on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, which is expected to open early next year. ►Matthew F. Hall, an associate with Tampa’s Hill

►Gunster received an award for outstanding law firm for pro bono contribution from the Hillsborough County Bar Association for its efforts in the Project HELP program. ►Hill Ward Henderson shareholder

►Burgerim, which translates to “many burgers” in Hebrew, will open on the ground level of ONE St. Petersburg. ► Waterfront Realty, a real estate company that focuses on the barrier

►Global outdoor clothing company L.L. Bean highlighted Take a Kid Fishing, a Polk County-based nonprofit, in a marketing video for its new campaign, “Welcome to the Catch,” which features founder

►For the sixth consecutive year, Neal Communities, a Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder, earned the Builder of the Year award from the Florida Green Building Coalition. ►The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance named

►Cresswind Lakewood Ranch, an adult community developed by Kolter Homes, has opened. ►CareerSource Suncoast was recognized as an outstanding business partner by Manatee Technical College. ►Roper Technologies (NYSE: ROP), based

►Polk County Fire Rescue, in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, completed department-wide active-shooter training for emergency response personnel; the division supplied active-shooter safety equipment, including ballistics helmets, vests