Pinellas

►St. Petersburg-based Salt Palm Development broke ground on its latest project, The Royal, at 545 Fourth Ave. S., on the edge of the St. Pete Innovation District. (Pictured above) ► Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) facilitated the sale of Sand Cove Apartments, a 72-unit apartment property located in St. Pete Beach, for $14.5 million. ►

►Franklin Street arranged the sale of Shoppes on Fourth, a newly built, 9,030-square-foot shopping center at 1300 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg, to Fleming Island-based Reinhold Corp. for $6.7 million. ► Community Action Stops Abuse, or CASA, received a $1 million gift from the Virginia and David Baldwin Foundation to address domestic violence in Pinellas

►Gates Construction, based in Bonita Springs, was awarded the contract to build Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille at the new St. Pete Pier, set to open in the spring. ► Valley Bank is partnering with the Pinellas Education Foundation to help fund scholarships for students in the Foundation’s “Youth Connect” program by contributing a

►Nova Southeastern University opened its Tampa Bay regional campus at 3400 Gulf to Bay Blvd., in Clearwater. ► Advanced Training Systems, based in St. Petersburg, opened an additional facility in Vista, California, which will house an enhanced simulator research, development and training facility. ► St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman was named an “outstanding public official”

►The second location of St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, at St. Petersburg College’s Tarpon Springs campus opened and will serve more than 150 students in the inaugural class. (pictured above) ► Big Storm Brewing in Clearwater established a deal with Ohio Eagle Distributing to sell the products in the Cincinnati area. ► Madico, a Pinellas

►Hopdoddy Burger Bar (pictured above) submitted construction plans to the city of St. Petersburg for a 3,672-square-foot restaurant at 670 Central Ave., replacing the offices of Peregrine Construction Group. ► Engel & Völkers Belleair relocated to a larger, free-standing building in Belleair Bluffs, at 2510 W. Bay Drive. ► AmeriLife Group, a Clearwater company that

►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 and alternative assets investment firm. ► Hampton Inn and Suites, a $14 million project, opened at 2641 Michael Place, Dunedin. ► Sunstar Paramedics, the 911

►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 Carillon Parkway in St. Petersburg for $36.8 million. ► St. Petersburg based advertising and marketing firm Bayshore Marketing Group added Resource Property Management in Seminole

►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 islands of Pinellas County, opened at 15235 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach. ► All Bay area Engel & Völkers offices, including those in Belleair, Clearwater, St.

►The Crafty Squirrel in downtown St. Pete launched a new menu, after opening its doors in September with a limited menu, featuring a wide variety of American fare including sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, loaded french fries and pizza. ► Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is now on the board of Protect My Car, a move

►Developer and investment firm Pollack Shores Real Estate Group plans to develop a 224-unit apartment community in Largo named The Rosery. ► RCS Pinellas has been recognized as the 2019 Biggest Community Impact organization at the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebration Awards. ► Kirk Ray Smith was named president and CEO of

►Miami-based Coral Rock Development Group and Arena Capital Holdings acquired Prospect Towers, a senior-living high-rise in downtown Clearwater, for $13.5 million. ►Berkadia, a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group, arranged the $50.1 million sale and $37.22 million financing of Estates at Countryside, a 320-unit multifamily asset in Clearwater. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: