Local Buzz
Latest coverage, analysis and business news from Tampa Bay Business and Wealth.
SeacatLine is adding a second vessel to its Costa Rica – Tampa container service, increasing the frequency from fortnightly to weekly. In addition to specializing in refrigerated and dry container shipping services, SeacatLine also accepts break-bulk and project cargoes. Port Logistics Refrigerated Services provides terminal and stevedoring services, at Port Tampa Bay, for SeacatLine. The … Read more
Next Level Brands has promoted Heather Rivas to director of operations. During her, more than 15 years, in the industry, Rivas has experience in roles such as general manager for James Beard Award-winning Chef Sean Brock, at Husk Savannah, and as opening general manager at Tiger Mama, a Boston restaurant helmed by James Beard Award … Read more
America Industrial Guide, a manufacturer of biodegradable and environmentally friendly cleaning products for industrial machinery, has opened a new 10,000 square-foot facility, in East Tampa, which will house manufacturing, warehouse and office functions. The company closed on the lot, located at 2820 N. 34th Street, in 2021, and is constructing a new building. America Industrial … Read more
Owners of Sundial have signed a contract with Create Building Company, a full-service construction company based in St. Pete, to begin renovating the shopping and dining complex, on February 1. Sundial, located at 153 2nd Avenue North, in downtown St. Petersburg, will feature multimillion-dollar improvements intended to revitalize the, once upscale, retail shopping center. The plans were … Read more
The Ora, a new Sarasota event venue, has named Michael’s On East as the venue’s exclusive food and beverage caterer. Michael’s On East will offer a selection of food and beverage options for events at The Ora, with plans to work closely with corporate meeting specialists, wedding planners and other event professionals. At 30,000 square … Read more
New Hotel Collection has opened a new location of The Scott, its signature coffee bar, in the lobby of its hotel in Harbourside Resort, on Indian Rocks Beach. The coffee bar, which features craft coffee from St. Petersburg-based Hogg Batch Experimental Coffee Roasters, is the second location for The Scott, which opened its first location … Read more
Medical Technology Associates, a provider of medical gas testing, inspection, certification and calibration, has acquired MicronPA, a calibration services company, based in York, Pennsylvania. The addition of MicronPA to MTA’s family of companies expands the brand’s calibration services offerings and its capabilities into additional industries. MicronPA was founded in 1997, by Avyayam and Rashmi Dave. MicronPA … Read more
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, in downtown Sarasota, opened the first completed part of its master-planned campus, which adds 188,030 square feet of new facilities and amenities to its botanical gardens complex and restaurant. The new facilities include the Morganroth Family Living Energy Access Facility, which houses a garden-to-plate restaurant, gift shop, vertical gardens, parking and … Read more
Devsu, a provider of software development and technical staff augmentation services, in Orlando, has signed on to sponsor Black Dog Venture Partners’ upcoming VC Fast Pitch, an online event, scheduled for January 11, and the live event on February 8. Black Dog Venture Partners is a business accelerator, based in St. Petersburg. The VC Fast … Read more
Quiet Professionals, in Tampa, has been awarded a contract for the Distributed Common Ground / Marine Surface System – Marine Corps (DCGS-MC) Test and Evaluation Support Services from the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. The contract is valued at just over $64 million and will provide critical technical support to DCGS-MC systems. DCGS-MC is a … Read more
