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KUDUCOM (formerly PBX-Change) has promoted Rebekah Nault to director of business development. Nault started with the company in 2007 and spent 10 years as a service deployment coordinator, three years as an account manager and another three years as a business and community development liaison, according to a statement. Nault has been heavily involved with

The South Tampa Chamber has announced its 2023 Board of Directors. The new board will lead the chamber through the launch of a new, five-year strategic plan including the addition of new programs, events and committees. The board will be led by Shane Smith, director of Central Florida for the Jim Moran Institute for Global

The Motor Enclave has entered into a multi-year alliance with The Morgan Auto Group to be “The Official Automotive Retailer” of the 200-acre experiential motorsports venue, located at the corner of I-4 and I-75, in Tampa. “When we learned about The Motor Enclave coming to Tampa, we knew we had to be involved in some

Pendry Residences Tampa has begun construction of the condominium tower in downtown Tampa’s Riverwalk. Pendry Residences Tampa will offer fully serviced living with modern-designed homes ranging from one to three bedrooms featuring expansive floor-to-ceiling windows and private terraces, starting from $1,175,000, as well as several penthouse residences on the top floors of the tower. Residents

The Tampa Bay Latin Chamber of Commerce has named a new president and vice president. Danielle Hernandez will take over as president and Diana Walker was named vice president. Outgoing President, Cesar R. Hernandez, will transition to chairman of the organization, following a tenure that included the launch of the Latin Tech Accelerator, in partnership

Sarasota Attorney Jennifer B. Compton will become the first woman to lead the Shumaker Law Firm—a national firm with offices in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Shumaker Management Committee voted to promote Compton to chair and Jaime Austrich to vice chair. Before becoming chair, Compton served as vice chair of the Management

LCG Advisors, a Tampa-based financial services advisory firm, announced that George Helock joined the firm as managing director to lead the firm’s new Denver office. The Denver location will serve as LCG’s headquarters for the western region of the United States, according to a statement. In his new role, Helock will be working with LCG

Florida Funders announced that Saxon Baum, Ryan Whittemore and Michael Kadow have been promoted to partner. Baum previously was vice president of investor relations. As a partner, he will continue to oversee investor relations and will also focus on scouting founders and startups. Whittemore is the former chief investment officer at Florida Funders, where he

The groundbreaking for Speros FL will officially kick off construction of the 775-acre Pasco County campus on January 20. The campus will be used for the future of revolutionary cancer treatment, and research, and will feature 16 million square feet of lab, office, manufacturing and clinical space, according to a statement. The name, Speros, is

The Pagidipati family, of Tampa, plans to bring the world’s largest triceratops ever discovered to the Glazer Children’s Museum this Spring. The Pagidipati family purchased Big John, as he was called at an auction in 2021, for nearly $8 million with the intention of bringing the triceratops to Tampa for the public to enjoy, according

Darryl Shaw will lead the Florida Aquarium’s upcoming $40 million capital campaign, called Sea Change. The campaign is the Aquarium’s largest since opening, in 1995. Last year, the Aquarium unveiled plans for a major expansion that includes several new experiences, one of which is an outdoor California sea lion habitat. “The Florida Aquarium is a

Jerry Telson has been named chief operating officer at Sweetheart Ice Cream, in Tampa. Sweetheart Ice Cream is a concessionaire of major brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Breyer’s, Good Humor and Magnum, just to name a few, to retailers throughout the west coast of Florida. The company has now expanded its offerings to include dairy