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SKUx, a fintech platform as a service company, in St. Petersburg, has appointed Tim Schar as chief growth and administrative officer. Schar has served on the company’s board of advisors,

The Well at SVB, a fully furnished dormitory-style housing for short-term and long-term tenants will hold a grand opening ceremony on September 29 at 10:00 a.m. The Well at SVB

Leadership Tampa Bay has named its incoming class members for 2023. For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay’s mission has been to engage its members with businesses and community

MarineMax will be the exclusive North American distributor for Wider Yachts’ production line of catamarans. Wider’s catamaran division has five units of the new WiderCat92 underway, which are expected to

CBRE has secured $57.5 million in refinancing for the Art Ovation, Marriott Autograph Collection, in downtown Sarasota. Eric Fixler and Chandler Kaye, with CBRE Capital Markets, worked on behalf of

Tampa Bay Wave, a startup accelerator in Tampa, is moving its offices into a new downtown location, across the street from its current location. This new location will better accommodate

Medical Technology Associates, a Pinellas Park-based provider of equipment, testing, maintenance and certification services for medical gas systems and clean rooms, has announced an investment by PNC Riverarch Capital, a

LCG Capital Advisors has announced the strategic partnership between Florida Energy Water & Air, a fully integrated sales, installation and service contractor providing water treatment systems, water heaters, HVAC and

Vistage Florida, an executive membership organization, has named Cindy Hesterman its new chief executive officer. Hesterman, a Tampa Bay area chair for more than 20 years, succeeds board member Mike

FlyUSA and Paradise Ventures submitted a proposal to the city of Clearwater, on Thursday, for the city’s RFQ 38-22, a fixed-based operator management and real estate development project for Clearwater

The McGuckin Group, a talent design innovation firm in St. Petersburg, has acquired Tampa-based c-suite leadership development company, Key Associates. The combination of the two entities expands the reach of

Clearwater-based MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Island Global Yachting, which owns and operates a collection of marina assets and a yacht management platform in