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Molly James has been named as the new chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Ministries Foundation, a separate 501c3 of Metropolitan Ministries. James was selected by the Metropolitan Ministries Foundation

Tampa has Taylor Swift fever this week, as she begins her three-concert lineup. To celebrate, St. Petersburg-based Kahwa Coffee has released two new beverages inspired by the artist, leading up

Proforma, a Tampa-based distributor in the promotional products and printing industry, is promoting a new Disney+ original series, Rennervations: Jeremy Renner, through branded merchandise offered on Prostores, its proprietary eCommerce

Company Stats Name: Tudi Mechanical Established: Pittsburgh in 1987; Tampa in 2007 Tampa manager: Robert Tudi Jr. No. of employees in Tampa: 55 Year won Tampa Bay Chamber’s Small Business

McKenzie Doll has been named Hillsborough Executive Director for AdventHealth Foundation West Florida. Doll will lead philanthropic efforts supporting AdventHealth’s Tampa, Carrollwood and Connerton hospitals, in this new role. She

Cammie Chatterton, chief executive officer, president and owner of Bay Food Brokerage, has joined the board of directors of Feeding Tampa Bay. “Feeding Tampa Bay does tremendous work in the

Symphonic, based in Tampa, has announced an official partnership with Boston-based virtual and physical tech company Formless. In this partnership, Symphonic will be able to share Formless’ Share Protocol, an

Dr. Shama Rathi and Dr. Sipra Laddha will be honored with the Indo-US Chamber Businesswomen of the Year award at this year’s Banyan Ball, on April 29, being held at

Bay Stage Live, a live-event production and audio/visual company, has acquired AVSS (Audio Visual Support Services), both based in Tampa. The acquisition comes as new owners Danielle Justo Sherwin and

Hooters is bringing the rock band Chicago to Clearwater, in October, for a good cause. Hooters, in conjunction with the City of Clearwater, plans to hold a benefit concert for

Starting Right Now, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness among high school students, has received the Leadership Award from Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay, in recognition of their partnership with

The South Tampa Chamber is hosting the 17th Annual Taste of South Tampa, on March 19, presented by Older, Lundy, Koch & Martino. For the sixth year, the Tampa Garden