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Billy West has officially stepped into the role of president of M.E. Wilson Company, after the passing of Guy King III in June of 2021. West previously was chief revenue

Champa Bay Sports and Quantum Evolution were added as members of the NFL Alumni Tampa Chapter. Starting in March 2022, the companies will be hosting monthly community events to bring

Dixon Hughes Goodman, an accounting firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina but with a presence in Tampa Bay, has announced it will merge with BKD CPAs & Advisors. The merger

Shilen Patel, chief executive officer of HealthAxis, in Tampa, will be honored with the Indo-US Chamber Community Service Leader award at this year’s Banyan Ball, on April 16, 2022, being

The University of South Florida Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy in the Muma College of Business has named three accounting faculty members in the school as Kerkering Barberio Fellows, an

The St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corp. celebrated five years of impact, at the Don Cesar, last week. Since the organization’s founding in 2016, it has announced nearly 2,000 jobs,

The South Tampa Chamber announced its 2022 Board of Directors. The board will be led by Rebekah Nault, account manager and community relations representative for PBX-Change. She has been involved

Big Storm Brewing Co., based in Clearwater, has teamed up with Feeding Tampa Bay to help end hunger by creating a new specialty beer. The brewing company is launching “Hops

Dugout Mugs, the Winter Haven-based maker of mugs made from baseball bats, and now stainless-steel mugs, is kicking off 2022 with a number of large-scale retail deals, including Fanatics, Pro

Former St. Petersburg Mayor, Rick Kriseman, will join Shumaker Advisors Florida as managing principal of the United States Cities Practice, where he will focus on sustainable economic development and urban

Cuba is a fascinating place with deep ties to the Tampa Bay area community. And a new exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center seeks to portray that. “What do

Brian Butler, chief executive officer of Tampa-based Vistra Communications, joined Encore Bank’s board of directors. Butler is a combat decorated, retired career military officer. Prior to founding Vistra in 2007,