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A new high-end, private club called The Elliott is being planned for downtown Tampa. The member-only club will be located at 500 E. Kennedy Blvd, in a building designed in 1921 by M. Leo Elliott, a well-known Tampa architect who designed Tampa landmarks like Tampa City Hall, The Italian Club and the Cuban Club. “We’re

PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a payments credit union service organization (and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, has rebranded as Velera. As of January, PSCU and Co-op began operating as one company, which is based in St. Petersburg and led by Charles E. “Chuck” Fagan, who was previously president and chief executive officer of PSCU. “As we

Roemanu, a holding company focused on originating and investing in business purpose mortgage loans across the United States and the United Kingdom, and its subsidiary Toorak Capital Partners, opened its new joint headquarters at Water Street Tampa’s Thousand & One office tower. Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation, also a subsidiary of Roemanu, will continue to

Pyper, a St. Petersburg-based integrated marketing agency, has promoted Lindsay Petty Wattam to partner. She will continue her role as vice president, as well as her daily duties overseeing the agency’s strategy and client relationships. Petty Wattam joined the agency, in 2016, after working in-house for the University of South Florida, where she built a

Suncoast Credit Union, in Tampa, has named Ben Lemoine as chief financial officer and senior vice president. Lemoine has more than 18 years of experience in the credit union industry. In his new role, he will lead all aspects of Suncoast’s financial strategy, oversee the credit union’s finance, accounting and information technology functions and manage

Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services has appointed Doug Phillip as its chief executive officer. Phillip, who now assumes the day-to-day leadership of the company, has more than 30 years’ experience in national and global franchise business. Prior to joining Office Pride, Phillip was the president of Budget Blinds and executive vice president of Home Franchise

Atlas Professional Services, a Tampa-based information technology support services company, has added Tony Martinez as chief executive officer. Former CEO Greg Zolkos will remain involved at Atlas as founder and chairman. Zolkos founded Atlas in 2006. Under his leadership as founder, president and CEO the past 18 years, the managed service provider has grown to

Tampa City Council has approved the construction of a new 70,000-square-foot YMCA, along with a 6-acre mixed use development in Tampa Heights. Now, Ellison Development is sharing the first look of what the project will look like once complete. Located within the Tampa Heights Historic District, the new YMCA will nearly double the space of

Neptune Flood, a St. Petersburg-based private flood insurance company, acquired Charles River Data, a Boston-based data science consulting group. This strategic move aims to bolster Neptune Flood’s, already innovative, Triton underwriting system through advanced data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. Charles River Data has a background rooted in big tech and academia, enhancing

WJArchitects, or Wannemacher Jensen Architects, opened its newest office, located in Ybor City, at 1513 E 8th Avenue. WJArchitects has a Tampa portfolio that includes the ConnectWise Office Headquarters, the Tampa Fire and Police Training Complex Modernization, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, RYDE It Cycle Studio in Midtown, Academy of Holy Names School, North Tampa

Trofeo, a new cloud services company, has launched as a Microsoft Cloud AI partner, in Tampa. “We believe Microsoft Azure offers the best platform to help companies modernize, innovate and compete on a grander scale,” said Jake Halusic, founder and chief executive officer of Trofeo. “We can exceed client expectations and generate lasting value by

PODS Enterprises, a moving and portable storage container services in Clearwater, has appointed Jordon Jones as chief financial officer. Jones joined PODS, in 2022, as vice president of global financial planning and analysis. Prior to joining PODS, Jones served as chief financial officer of YouFit Gyms, directing financial operations for the 80-location fitness chain. Before