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Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig, a law firm in Tampa, has elected Denise Anderson as its first-ever female managing partner in the firm’s 45 years of business. Anderson has been with the firm for 28 years. She is chairperson of the Construction Litigation Practice Group and a Board Certified Construction Law specialist. “When I joined this

TD Bank has named Boris Ayala as North Florida retail market president, which includes the greater Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Daytona, Lakeland and Melbourne areas. Ayala, who is based in Orlando, will oversee business development activities for TD Bank’s retail banking business and lead a retail bank team of more than 500 colleagues

Cal-Tec Labs, a full-service calibration lab, based in Pittsburgh, was acquired by Medical Technology Associates, in Pinellas Park. MTA is provider of testing, inspection, certification and calibration and the addition of CTL to its portfolio strengthens both brands’ calibration service offerings, while also expanding capabilities into additional industries. Headquartered in Greentree, brothers George and Jon

Jami Gold has been named managing director of mergers and acquisitions and commercial insurance for M.E. Wilson, a risk management, insurance and benefits firm, in Tampa. Gold was previously with LCG Advisors. Before joining LCG, she spent four years with an M&A-focused boutique investment banking firm, previously held positions with accounting firms Grant Thornton and

The International Franchise Association named John Duffy and Steve Howerton, owners of City Wide Facility Solutions, with locations in St. Petersburg and Miami, as Franchisee of the Year. Duffy and Howerton were honored at the 64th IFA Annual Convention, in Phoenix, Arizona, for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator. Duffy and Howerton opened their City

PostcardMania, a Clearwater-based marketing technology firm, has launched a new automated marketing product, Pre-Mover Daily Mailers. This marketing tool has been designed to assist businesses that want to target residents who have recently listed their homes for sale, had their home listing come under contract and are about to move. “Direct mail automation is changing

Star Mountain Capital, a New York-based, employee-owned, specialized private credit and secondaries investment manager with approximately $4 billion in assets under management, officially opened its Tampa office, in December.  Located at 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3350, in the Bank of America building, the office is home to the staff of about 30 people, with

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport was awarded a $6 million Federal Aviation Administration Discretionary Grant for its Airport Terminal Project. The total project cost is estimated at $119 million and the airport has secured funding through grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Transportation, in addition to airport funds. 

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has named Steve Grimes as the organization’s chief marketing officer. In the role, Grimes will lead all advertising, promotions, marketing, market intelligence, digital, communications and social media efforts for the Visit St. Pete/Clearwater organization. Grimes has more than 20 years of marketing experience. Throughout his career, he has developed integrated marketing campaigns

PSCU and Co-op Solutions, two leading credit union service organizations and financial technology service providers, have closed a deal to combine operations.  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

The Tampa Bay Chamber received $134,000 from JPMorgan Chase to support its Minority Business Accelerator which was created to support local Black and Hispanic-owned businesses and organizations. The Chamber’s MBA curriculum is a two-year program that includes workshops, mentoring and group activities designed to create jobs and build the business owner’s wealth. Businesses in the

Older Lundy has opened the firm’s fifth office, in downtown St. Petersburg, through the acquisition of Heller Law, a business and commercial litigation law firm. Sam Heller, managing and founding partner of Heller Law, joined the firm and will lead the firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation practice group. Heller is based at the firm’s St.