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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 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

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 team, will join BDG Architects which has six offices throughout the Southeast and is headquartered in Tampa. “This partnership will benefit our clients and our

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 to build a new, state-of-the-art FBO and terminal facility and new hangars to attract higher value tenants. In addition, the concept includes plans to relocate

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 & Moving, is back in front of the camera. Spanglish Media recently produced the upcoming movie “Bezos,” a biopic following Jeff Bezos’s founding days of

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 Bay community are invited to participate in the day’s activities. The highlight of the inauguration is an investiture ceremony, scheduled for 1 p.m. in the

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 well as president and CEO of Tidewell Hospice, a member of Empath Health. This transition follows the retirement of previous CEO Rafael J. Sciullo. Fleece

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 founders of Latin heritage to build high-growth tech startups. Wave’s new LatinTech Accelerator was one of 15 community projects submitted by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor,

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 and First Responders Summit —Fentanyl: A National Crisis, Where We Are Today” will highlight the work of emergency response providers in the region and share

The 45th annual St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show will take place at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater—Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park from Jan. 19 to 22. After merging with the Tampa Boat Show in 2022, the event returns to downtown St. Petersburg with a comprehensive display of vessels from

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 of the Board for the South Tampa Chamber and has previously been recognized by the Chamber as a Community Champion and as the Member of

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