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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa named Walter M. Apfelbaum executive butcher at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood.  He will also oversee butchering for the property’s other fine dining establishments. Apfelbaum attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.  Following graduation, he was recruited by Whole Foods to participate in their

Ami K. Forte, a former broker and managing director of Morgan Stanley, reached an agreement to resolve a pending Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proceeding which was based upon her alleged conduct while serving as one of the Morgan Stanley financial advisors for Roy Speer, a co-founder of the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg. The

Jessica Muroff, formerly CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, has been named CEO of United Way Suncoast in Tampa. She will take over leadership for Suzanne McCormick who started as president for United Way this summer. Muroff had been CEO of the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida since 2015.

More than a dozen companies from around the Tampa Bay area will take a break from the office on Saturday, October 12 to enjoy a day of team-building and networking while supporting the YMCAs of Tampa Bay at its inaugural Corporate Cup Challenge. The Olympic-style co-ed team-building, opponent-taunting, skills-flaunting event promotes health and wellness in

RSM US, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services, promoted Danny Jackson to office managing principal of the firm’s Tampa office, effective October 1. Jackson helped to open RSM’s Tampa location in 2015 and to grow it from seven to more than 80 employees in four years. In his new role, he will be

One year ago, the first issue of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth was released. Since then, the outpouring of support and interest in this media company has been humbling. Every month, a cover subject shares their deep-dive stories with TBBW,  its readers and event attendees. We’ve been invited into their homes, snuggled with their dogs

  Leadership Tampa Bay announced its members for the 2020 class year. Frank Rygiel, vice president general manager of Walbridge Construction is Leadership Tampa Bay chair and  Jackie Skryd, chief of staff at St. Petersburg College is Leadership Tampa Bay’s vice chair. Leadership Tampa Bay is a non-profit organization that is governed by an independent