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► 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.

► Pet Paradise, a resort-style pet daycare, opened its 47th location, at 16030 Redstone Way, Odessa. (Pictured above)     ► Tampa-based BRP Group (NASDAQ: BRP) will acquire California-based Westwood Insurance Agency for $385 million. ► Hillsborough Community College received $1.58 million, allocated through the Department of Educations’ Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Grant,

University of South Florida President Rhea Law has announced that Christian Hardigree will be the next regional chancellor of the USF St. Petersburg campus. Hardigree, who most recently served as the founding dean of the School of Hospitality at Metropolitan State University, of Denver, will start her new role at USF on July 1, 2022.

When it comes to tech, the Tampa Bay region is developing a highly sophisticated, and robust, ecosystem to attract top tech talent and nurture forward-thinking startups that make impactful contributions to the industry. After Forbes Magazine named Tampa as the leading emerging city for tech, it seems the world took notice of the tech innovation

Matthew Hoffman is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of Kickass Husband: Winning at Life, Marriage and Sex. Hoffman’s parents, Marcia and Al Hoffman, were among the original founders of Ruth Eckerd Hall. A young Hoffman was on hand, at 13 years old, to break ground on the arts venue. Since that time, he followed in

► The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College announced a $6 million, 10,000-square-foot expansion that will triple the gallery space and add classrooms and art labs. ► Denise Bohde was named president of the Bartow Economic Development Council. ► The Aerospace Center for Excellence and Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo board of directors

In this economic climate, financial literacy is a pivotal issue that can determine a person’s quality of life. The Florida Council on Economic Education, a nonprofit group on the front lines of the state’s educational system, is preparing young people for personal and financial success. It achieves this initiative through educational programs in economics, the

► Bruce Jacob, a researcher and chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, was named to the editorial board of the international publication IEEE Access. ► Fresh Kitchen, a Tampa-based build-your-own-bowl restaurant chain, has plans to open its first Lakeland site at 4520 S. Florida Ave. ► The Lakeland

The University of South Florida Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy in the Muma College of Business has named three accounting faculty members in the school as Kerkering Barberio Fellows, an honor that recognizes continued excellence in undergraduate teaching. The 2022 Kerkering Barberio Fellows are Patricia Gaukel, senior instructor in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy

“I asked Wharton students what they thought the average American worker makes per year and 25% of them thought it was over six figures. One of them thought it was $800,000. Really not sure what to make of this (The real number is $45,000),” tweeted Nina Strohminger, a professor of legal studies and business ethics

Cuba is a fascinating place with deep ties to the Tampa Bay area community. And a new exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center seeks to portray that. “What do you imagine when you think about today’s Cuba? Or the Cuba visited by pastel-wearing tourists in the 1950s? The island nation is the largest in

Tampa Bay area senior executives volunteered in Hillsborough County public elementary schools as part of the educational program CEOs in Schools. Each business leader was paired with a local school and experienced a day in the life of educators, and students, with the opportunity to share their own business knowledge with principals, teachers and the