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The South Tampa Chamber named Connie Gage as 2023 Citizen of the Year. Gage is a real estate specialist with Smith & Associates Real Estate. She was the 2019-2020 Chair

Amy Martinez-Monfort is looking to make 2023 an “unforgettable” year for members of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. As the newest chair for the CEO-centric membership organization, she says

MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), a recreational boat and yacht retailer based in Clearwater, has completed the acquisition of Boatzon, an online boat and marine digital retail platform, through its recently formed

Rita Lowman, former president of Pilot Bank, now LMCU, has been appointed to the board of directors for Encore Bank. Lowman is a 45-year banking veteran with career highlights including

PBX-Change, a Tampa-based telecommunications company, has rebranded and changed its name to KUDUCOM. Ryan Yaldor, the chief technology officer of KUDUCOM (formerly PBX-Change) says the new name, brand, vision and

LunaJoy Health, a Y-combinator-backed company that focuses on mental health for women, announced it has raised $2.4 million in an oversubscribed seed investment. “When we launched our digital clinic one

Derick Dermatology, a provider of medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatologic services, with two locations in the Tampa Bay area and 19 in the Chicago area, is opening two more offices

More than 40 architectural firms, from around the world, have submitted their qualifications applications to design a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Out of 43 respondents, only 18 were selected

NAI Skyway, a full service commercial real estate brokerage based in Tampa, has announced new leadership partners. The group joined with NAI Harmon Group, of Toledo, Ohio, NAI Miami and

Warning: This story contains some suggestive “play on word” language. But if you know Kris Dehnert, that won’t surprise you.  Dehnert, partner and chief executive officer of Dugout Mugs, based

MW Builders, a national commercial construction company, has been selected as the general contractor of Tampa Heights a seven story, multifamily and mixed-use, complex located in Tampa. Tampa Heights is

The Gracepoint Foundation has named Danny Cooper as its next executive director. Cooper, previously, was senior marketing manager at Tampa International Airport for eight years. Ian Adair, who was the