MarineMax has expanded its presence in Texas by acquiring Endeavour Marina, in Seabrook. Endeavour Marina is a full-service marina, serving the greater Seabrook market, and is located on Clear Lake. As of August 1, 2022, the MarineMax team will begin running marina operations. The Endeavour team will remain. Russell Burns, general manager of MarineMax Houston, … Read more
Safety Harbor resident Teddi Rae Barber was inspired to write her children’s book, “The Jungle’s Magic,” as a vehicle to help her five-year-old son adjust to his unique adoption story. In April, Barber self-published the book on Amazon, which hit no. 1 on its first day. The story was created to help families, of all … Read more
Cammie Chatterton, president and chief executive officer of Bay Food Brokerage, in Tampa, has been elected to join the Board of Trustees at Jesuit High School, also in Tampa. Jesuit High School’s president, Father Richard Hermes, recommended Chatterton to the board, which then voted to admit her to the position, according to a statement. Chatterton’s … Read more
WCC Business Solutions, a Clearwater-based office equipment and services company, has acquired Modular Business Technologies, based in Tampa. The company will be doing business as WCC Business Solutions with both Gordy Link, president and chief executive officer of WCC, and Joey Ferrante, president of Modular, remaining in their respective positions, at the newly merged entity. … Read more
Clearwater Marine Aquarium has named Joe Handy its new chief executive officer. Handy previously was the president and chief operating officer at the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta. After 15 years with the aquarium, he took the role of president and CEO for the National Black MBA Association. “I felt a sense of pulling and necessity … Read more
Ideal Agent, a Tampa-based real estate services company, has partnered with SME Solutions Group, also in Tampa, to create a new technology infrastructure for its business. The new technology will assist Ideal Agent on its digital transformation, and artificial intelligence, to scale its business, reduce expenses and improve the company’s customer experience, according to a … Read more
Links Golf, in Tampa, has acquired Sugarmill Woods Country Club, Southern Woods Golf Club and Oak Village Bath and Tennis Club, from Cabot Group of Canada. Links Golf is led by Scott Yates, a 30-year PGA Member/Club Pro and his wife, Penny Parks. Yates has served as the department head, head golf professional and general … Read more
Encore Bank, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, launched a new business line, Association Banking by Encore, and named Patti DuBuque executive vice president and director of association banking. DuBuque, a 25-year community association executive and banking veteran, will be responsible for establishing, and leading, Encore’s association banking division, which will provide specialized deposit and lending … Read more
Miami-based Related Group, along with the Tampa Housing Authority, celebrated its groundbreaking at its latest Tampa project, Canopy at West River. The event commemorated Related Urban’s most recent milestone in the redevelopment project, which will result in a 150-acre mixed-income community. Once complete, the project will consist of two towers with 196 public, affordable and … Read more
The Floridan Palace Hotel will be joining the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand. As part of the rebranding process, the 212-room property, located at 905 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, will undergo a $25 million renovation, according to a statement. 1754 Properties, the South Florida-based owner and operator of the property, named Jane Finkel Levin, president … Read more
