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Rhea Law, interim president of the University of South Florida, was honored with the Governor’s Business Leader of the Year Award at the Fall Meeting of the Florida Council of 100. The Governor’s Business Leader Award honors a Florida business leader who is a model leader for the state and has excelled in business, civic

The Alliance of M&A Advisors Tampa Bay Chapter has named Soma Global’s massive investment the organization’s 2021 Deal of the Year. Soma Global, a public safety provider company based in Tampa, received a $22.5 million investment from Weatherford Capital, a Tampa-based private firm, in January. Other finalists for Deal of the Year included Dow Sherwood

The Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance returns for a three-day celebration of vintage, and historic, cars Dec. 3-5. This year’s theme is Celebrating 100 Years of Automotive Excellence and will take place at the TPC Golf Club in Lutz. A variety of activities are planned for this event and proceeds go to charity, making it an important

The Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation is holding the 42nd Annual Chi Chi Charity Classic, on November 14 and 15, at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club. The theme of the event is “Then|Now” to highlight the achievements of the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation. The foundation started with serving 14 kids, in an after-school

Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services, one of the top producing brokerages in Hillsborough County, has acquired Gulf Shores Realty, based in Venice. The partnership will result in a combined 89 agents responsible for $376 million in sales and 783 transactions annually, according to a statement. Tomlin St Cyr, founded in 2016, produced $107 million in sales volume in 2020.

UPDATE: Vaco Wins! We will be reaching out on information about your prize this week. Congrats! And thank you to everyone who sent it photos! Tampa Bay area businesses began sharing some of their costume photos with Tampa Bay Business & Wealth on Friday. Scroll down to see submissions. More to come! (New photos will

Halloween is kind of a big deal around the Tampa Bay Business and Wealth offices. We take it very seriously, in a fun, light-hearted way. I mean, we’re not competitive or anything, right? Last year, many of our readers were still working from home, and some of you all still are, but that is no

Franklin Street promoted Matt Harrell to chief revenue officer. In this newly created position, Harrell will oversee all aspects of Franklin Street’s growth strategies including business development, mergers and acquisitions, recruiting and sales training. He will also lead the development, and execution, of the firm’s market expansion strategy, which focuses on growing teams, resources and

The Tampa Bay Chamber named the winners of its 41st Annual Small Business of the Year Awards, at Armature Works, Thursday night. The winners were: Outstanding Business Leader Rolfe G. Arnhym, Vistage Florida/Arnhym & Associates Startup Category Tampa Bay Business & Wealth 5-20 Category Decker Therapy Services 21-50 Category Gulf Tile Distributors of Florida 51-250

Tampa Bay will host its very first Le Dîner en Blanc on Saturday, November 6, in one of the city’s best-known public spaces. The twist? Guests don’t know the location until they arrive. Le Dîner en Blanc is a long-standing French picnic tradition. The number of guests attending will be limited. The hosting team of

Leadership Tampa Bay has named its incoming class members for 2022. For more than 30 years, Leadership Tampa Bay’s mission has been to engage its members with businesses and community leaders to enhance knowledge of regional assets and issues. The program is designed to identify the Tampa Bay area’s regional strengths and to delve into

On Friday, Nov. 12, the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual “An Evening to Remember” gala on November 12. The event will be held outdoors at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club and will include a cocktail reception, dinner, music and both live, and silent, auctions.