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The Florida Council on Economic Education will hold its 35th Annual Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Hilton Downtown Tampa. The 2020 inductees included Jack Harrell of Harrell’s, Dwayne Hawkins (in memoriam) of Crown Automotive Group, Pam Iorio of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Tom Wallace

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

Tony DiBenedetto is founder of Think Big for Kids, a nonprofit that helps underprivileged youth discover untapped potential through three programming pillars: career exploration, mentoring and job readiness and job placement. He’s the former CEO of Tribridge, a major technology company in Tampa which sold in 2017 for $165 million. Bridgette Bello interviewed DiBenedetto in

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth announced the winners of its inaugural Apogee Awards at a sold-out event at Armature Works Wednesday night. Scroll through the gallery below to see photos from the event.  Presenting sponsors were Florida Blue, Older Lundy Alvarez & Koch and SouthState Bank. WINNERS Chief Marketing Officer – Michael Kilgore, The Columbia

What does “apogee” mean? That’s a question we have heard a lot since we began seeking nominations for Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s first signature event. Simply put, the apogee is the highest point of development in something. If your career was a mountain, the top of it is the apogee. These awards were created

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

Hugh Campbell spent 10 years in active duty with the U.S. Army. Currently, he’s the co-founder and president at AC4S Technologies in Tampa. He’s also chairman of the board for CEO Council of Tampa Bay which is a membership organization that has more than 200 CEOs, representing a collective $6 billion in revenue and employing

UPDATED: The Philanthropist of the Year Awards dinner is on November 16.  After deliberating at the Centre Club for 4 hours, three judges from the Tampa Bay area and one from South Florida, have selected the finalists for Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s Philanthropist of the Year Awards. Philanthropist of the Year honors those individuals

Randall Thompson, president and founder of Dugout Mugs and the mastermind behind the wildly successful product of the same name, came up with the idea while coaching at Florida Institute of Technology. Kris Dehnert is CEO and partner of Dugout Mugs Dugout Mugs made about $60,000 in its first six months. After Thompson brought Dehnert

The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors Tampa Bay Chapter held a networking event for its sponsors at Marina Pointe. Noah Breakstone, CEO of BTI Partners, addressed the crowd. BTI Partners is the developer for Marina Pointe, in Tampa. [image_slider_no_space on_click=”prettyphoto” height=”300″ images=”13035,13034,13033,13032,13031″]

After five hours of deliberating at the Centre Club, three external judges have selected 27 C-level executives as finalists for Tampa Bay Business & Wealth’s inaugural Apogee Awards program. The Apogee Awards is a unique awards program, created by TBBW magazine, to recognize distinguished c-suite leaders whose dedication to their industries and communities deserves particular

The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors’ Tampa Bay chapter held a social at McKay Advertising & Activation in Ybor City.