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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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
