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U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor and Anna Paulina Luna have selected five projects, submitted by the city of St. Petersburg, to send to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration in the fiscal year 2025 budget. The projects total $17.7 million and would go toward critical infrastructure and environmental projects. The city submitted seven projects for consideration,

Advantive, a provider of mission-critical software for specialty manufacturing and distribution businesses, just announced the appointment of Kevin Boyce as the new chief executive officer of the company. Boyce has served as the CEO of Higher Logic where he integrated and scaled six companies for the betterment of the customers and employees, along with the

Leadership Tampa Bay announced its new board officers at the graduation ceremony for the 2023-2024 class, at the Tampa Theatre, in Tampa. Frank Rygiel, executive vice president of Construction Services Inc., was named the 2024 notable alumni. Executive Committee/Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair: Eric Dailey, Halifax Solutions – 2017 Vice Chair: Joe Chiellini, ASI

As hurricane season approaches, Pinellas County Emergency Management gives us three things to enhance resident safety over the next five months. Know your risks:The first thing is for residents to know their risk along with how a potential storm surge would impact their region. Residents of mobile homes and those that are medically dependent on

Two University of South Florida faculty members have been named to the 2024 class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. It was announced on May 30th that engineering professors Sylvia Wilson Thomas and Daniel Yeh are a part of the 2024 inductees. USF alumna Rachana Vidhi was also selected for the hall of fame.

Jennifer Garbowicz has been named the market president for West Florida, at BNY Mellon Wealth Management. In this role, she will be responsible for implementing investment and wealth management services for clients in Tampa, Naples and Winter Park, including individuals, families, business owners and family offices. “I am thrilled to join BNY Mellon Wealth Management

The Tampa Bay Chamber has announced the semi-finalists of its 2024 Small Business of the Year Awards. The list includes: Outstanding Small Business Leader Finalists Bridgette Bello, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher – Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine Danny Persaud, President – MidFlorida Armored & ATM Services David Habib, Founder and CEO – Yo

The Florida Council on Economic Education honored four leaders in the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame. The class of 2024 included Bob Clark of Tampa Steel Erecting Company, Gary Hartfield of Serenity Village, Dewey Mitchell of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Todd Wanek of Ashley Furniture. The Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame, hosted by

The South Tampa Chamber has announced the finalists for its 2024 Business of the Year Awards. The Business of the Year Awards recognizes and honors our members who have demonstrated leadership, positive growth, development and integrity in operation as a business, as well as a commitment to the community. A total of 24 businesses, organizations

Joanna Weiss has been appointed as Moffitt Cancer Center’s new chief financial officer and executive vice president. In her role, Weiss is responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the cancer center. Weiss joined Moffitt in 2006, as the director of internal audit. She has served in a variety of leadership positions within the finance

Kahwa Coffee, a coffee roaster based in St. Petersburg, opened its newest location on Fourth Street, in St. Petersburg. To celebrate the grand opening, Kahwa Coffee will be offering complimentary beverages to all guests throughout the day. Additionally, attendees will have the chance to enter a raffle to win Free Coffee for a year. The

A new Clearwater business has launched that will provide catastrophic event membership service to homeowners, and second/vacation homeowners, in Florida with properties at risk from storm damage, in 2024. Daybreak Response provides personalized disaster recovery services to high-value property owners. Daybreak leverages HOMEE’s national servicing footprint in Florida, which connects professional contractors to the property,