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 with the board she has, she’s confident the year will produce valuable resources and events that members will find tremendous value in. She also credits … Read more
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 technology entity, New Wave Innovations. The Boatzon platform allows users to browse for financing, purchase and insure a boat, entirely online, according to a statement. … Read more
Rita Lowman, former president of Pilot Bank, now LMCU, has been appointed to the board of directors for Encore Bank. Lowman is a 45-year banking veteran with career highlights including managing 23 acquisitions, including the NationsBank-Barnett merger, in 1997. “Encore Bank is delighted to welcome Rita to its board of directors,” said Chris Roberts, Encore’s … Read more
PBX-Change, a Tampa-based telecommunications company, has rebranded and changed its name to KUDUCOM. Ryan Yaldor, the chief technology officer of KUDUCOM (formerly PBX-Change) says the new name, brand, vision and mission launched on January 3, 2023. “Our company has been providing businesses with voice, Internet and Cloud-based communication services for over two decades, and now … Read more
LunaJoy Health, a Y-combinator-backed company that focuses on mental health for women, announced it has raised $2.4 million in an oversubscribed seed investment. “When we launched our digital clinic one year ago, we wanted to make sure women’s health issues were treated with the care, respect and seriousness it deserved and not dismissed by the … Read more
Derick Dermatology, a provider of medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatologic services, with two locations in the Tampa Bay area and 19 in the Chicago area, is opening two more offices in the Tampa Bay area. The new offices are located in East Tampa, near the city of Riverview, and South Tampa, in the Westshore area. … Read more
More than 40 architectural firms, from around the world, have submitted their qualifications applications to design a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Out of 43 respondents, only 18 were selected to respond to a request for proposals for the project, according to a statement. The 18 firms invited to submit proposals are Adjaye Associates, Arquitectonica, … Read more
NAI Skyway, a full service commercial real estate brokerage based in Tampa, has announced new leadership partners. The group joined with NAI Harmon Group, of Toledo, Ohio, NAI Miami and NAI Southcoast of Florida. The NAI Skyway office represents NAI Global in Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples. Through this partnership, NAI Skyway will be … Read more
Warning: This story contains some suggestive “play on word” language. But if you know Kris Dehnert, that won’t surprise you. Dehnert, partner and chief executive officer of Dugout Mugs, based in Lakeland, is a serial entrepreneur who is known in the Tampa area for being a maverick with a golden touch when it comes to … Read more
MW Builders, a national commercial construction company, has been selected as the general contractor of Tampa Heights a seven story, multifamily and mixed-use, complex located in Tampa. Tampa Heights is a $79 million construction project, developed by Maifly Development and designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects, with engineering services provided by TRC Companies. Located at … Read more
