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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

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

BDG Architects and Parker Walter Group are merging firms that will expand their multi-family team and capabilities in other industries including hospitality and the retail marketplace. PWG, and its Sarasota

FlyUSA and Paradise Ventures has received the approval from Clearwater City Council to build a fixed-based operator management and real estate development project for Clearwater Airpark. The proposal includes plans

The first movie created about the founding days of Amazon is set to air on January 24 and Nick Friedman, a Tampa resident, and co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk

The inauguration of Rhea Law, as the University of South Florida’s eighth president, will take place on Thursday, January 19. USF students, faculty, staff, alumni and residents in the Tampa

Jonathan D. Fleece has been named President and chief executive officer of Empath Health and its affiliate programs, effective January 12, 2023. Fleece was most recently Empath Health president, as

Tampa Bay Wave, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Latin Chamber of Commerce, has announced $500,000 in new federal funding to launch the LatinTech Accelerator, a new business accelerator for

Live Tampa Bay’s Law Enforcement and First Responders Committee will host a one-day training and community luncheon on January 10 at T-Pepin Hospitality Centre, in Tampa. “The Annual Law Enforcement

The South Tampa Chamber named Connie Gage as 2023 Citizen of the Year. Gage is a real estate specialist with Smith & Associates Real Estate. She was the 2019-2020 Chair

Amy Martinez-Monfort is looking to make 2023 an “unforgettable” year for members of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay. As the newest chair for the CEO-centric membership organization, she says

MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), a recreational boat and yacht retailer based in Clearwater, has completed the acquisition of Boatzon, an online boat and marine digital retail platform, through its recently formed