New College of Florida selects former Florida Speaker of the House as new college president

New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees has selected Richard Corcoran as the college’s next president, voting to enter contract negotiations at the next Board of Trustees meeting, later this

Read More
‘Holdout home’ on Clearwater Beach lists for $6,999,000

Situated at 887 S Gulfview Blvd., in Clearwater, the home referred to as the “Holdout Home” has been listed for $6,999,000. Built in 1963, it’s the final single-family dwelling on

Read More
Marrin Costello Jewelry opens first flagship store in Palma Ceia

Marrin Costello, founder of Marrin Costello Jewelry, will open the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location, in Tampa’s Palma Ceia neighborhood. Found in more than 300 boutiques worldwide, Marrin Costello Jewelry is

Read More
Jim Norman’s winding road of success

He could be called a boomerang surgeon.  Physician Jim Norman was a surgeon, quit practicing to pursue the dot-com boom of the 1990s and, later, returned to surgery. One might

Read More
On the Scene: Apogee Award finalists gather to lend a hand to United Way Suncoast (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth celebrated the 2023 finalists and announced the winners of its third annual Apogee Awards, at Armature Works. But before that, the class of 2023 Apogee

Read More
Brian Kornfeld and Dan Greco launch mental performance platform for youth athletes

Two Tampa Bay serial entrepreneurs have launched a new platform designed to support the mental health side of youth athletics. Co-founders Brian Kornfeld, the previous chief executive officer of Synapse,

Read More
TBBW announces winners of 2023 Apogee Awards (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth announced the winners of its 2023 Apogee Awards at Armature Works Wednesday night. Presenting sponsors of the 2023 Apogee Awards include Older Lundy, Southstate and

Read More
Rococo Steak names new executive chef

Rococo Steak, in Downtown St. Petersburg, has named David Blackmon as its new executive chef. Blackmon, most recently, spent seven years at Bacchanalia, in Atlanta, where he started as a

Read More
Vela, a new concept from Cru Hospitality Group, to open in Westshore Marina

Cru Hospitality Group, based in Tampa, is opening a new concept, Vela, in the former Cru Cellars Westshore Marina location, on October 2. Vela, which means “Sail” in Italian, will

Read More
USF President Rhea Law reflects on the college’s momentum: ‘I’m a big fan of forward motion — and I like to move fast.’

The University of South Florida has kicked off the new school year with more wins than losses. The Bulls are off to a 2-2 start for the football season but

Read More
Scenes from TBBW’s 2023 Apogee Awards VIP reception (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held its 2023 Apogee Awards VIP reception for sponsors and finalists. The Apogee Awards is a unique awards program, created by TBBW magazine, to recognize

Read More
Shopping center at Tyrone Square Mall sells for $37.8 million

Daniel Diaz Leyva, an attorney with Day Pitney, has facilitated the closing of a $16.5 million acquisition loan, in connection with a $37.8 million purchase of a retail strip, at

Read More