One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Caldwelll Trust, Fat Point Brewing and more

► Fat Point Brewing plans to open a new location, in Sarasota, at University Town Center. (Pictured above)  ► Gulfside Bank, in Sarasota, named Robin Scorsone as assistant manager.  ► The Bay Park Conservancy, the nonprofit responsible for bringing a bayfront gathering place, in park form, to Sarasota Bay, named Tony Gamelin as chief financial … Read more

Community banking for community-focused businesses

By Kevin Gilligan, SBA Lending Director at The Bank of Tampa Thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Small Business Administration (SBA) has become a household name—at least within the business community. In actuality, the SBA offers business owners so much more than the PPP. Since its inception, the SBA’s primary mission has been … Read more

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Shumaker, Bank of America and more

► Shumaker Partner Brett Henson has been appointed to the legislative subcommittee co-chair of the Florida Bar real property, probate and trust law sections construction law committee and to the steering committee for Division 1: litigation and dispute resolution of the American Bar Association’s forum on construction law. ► Baldwin Risk Partners, a Tampa-based firm, … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: The Florida Orchestra, MarineMax and more

► The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is planning to build the Center of Excellence Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences, a research center to be located at the College of Marine Science, at 830 First St. S. (Rendering above) ► Tesla Motors proposed an expansive sales, service and delivery center in at 4601 34th St. … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Encore Bank, CLA and more

► Wingspan Development Group, a multistate development firm active in multifamily and mixed-use properties, and ABC Capital Corp. announced preleasing has begun for Jade at North Hyde Park, a new $46 million, mixed-use project offering 192 luxury apartments and resort-style amenities, at 608 N. Willow Ave., Tampa. ► Jose Bello was named vice president, community … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Buddy Brew, CareerSource Tampa Bay and more

► Buddy Brew Coffee won a distribution agreement with Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Mas and others, which will carry Bolt, Buddy Brew’s organic, ready-to-drink, canned, cold brew coffee in original and nitro at 110 Winn-Dixie locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. ► ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of … Read more

New market president named for First Horizon Bank’s Tampa Bay region

First Horizon Bank has appointed Jim Donatelli as market president for the Tampa Bay region. As market president, Donatelli will lead the consumer, commercial and wealth banking teams and is responsible for the company’s growth and expansion plans for the Tampa Bay market, including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton and Sarasota, a statement said. “As First … Read more

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Shumaker, First Home Bank and more

► Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded a $10.4 million grant to the city of Sarasota and the Bay Park Conservancy to be used by the conservancy for infrastructure and coastal resiliency projects, including improving the shoreline at the Bay Park to protect the area from erosion and damage caused by flooding. ► Avelo Airlines began nonstop … Read more

Q&A with The Bank of Tampa’s new CEO

The Bank of Tampa announced a significant change in its executive leadership in January, but the bank had been planting the seeds for succession long before the announcement hit the public. T. Corey Neil, a 19-year banking veteran at The Bank of Tampa, was named president and chief executive officer, with Bill West, previous CEO, … Read more

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: First Home Bank, Tervis and more

► St. Petersburg-based community bank First Home Bank broke ground on its second location, in Sarasota, at 2075 S. Tamiami Trail. (Pictured above) ► Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast was named a 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders award recipient for its work in the Tampa Bay community in shaping the next generation … Read more