Tampa Bay Business News and Top Stories

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth ended its run of celebrations for its 2024 Women Who Win Award finalists, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Tampa, naming the 2024 overall winner.  Presenting sponsors for the event are Broadstaff, Morgan Auto Group and TD Bank. The nonprofit partner is Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth ended its run of celebrations for its 2024 Women Who Win Award finalists, on Friday, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Tampa, naming the 2024 overall winner. (See photos below) The sold-out event, of nearly 600, honored all the finalists, named category winners and announced an overall

Habitat for Humanity International has selected Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties to expand its service area to include Hernando County. “Given our organizational growth, coupled with the investment in our professional dedicated staff, we feel we have a great opportunity to better serve the families and individuals of Hernando County,” said

Esquire has unveiled the Best New Hotels of 2024, the newest destinations across North America, Central America, Mexico and Europe, naming one Tampa hotel on the list, Tampa Edition. “Much like the brand’s spot in Reykjavík (a 2023 Esquire Best New Hotel), this Edition has had a way of weaving itself into the fabric of

Kahwa Coffee, a St. Petersburg-based coffee chain, opened its newest location, at 6601 4th St N., St. Petersburg. The new location offers a drive-thru service and a walk-up window. The fourth street location also has outdoor seating available. Founded in 2006 by Sarah and Raphael Perrier, Kahwa has become the largest independent coffee roaster in

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties hosted a volunteer build day, exclusively for the finalists of Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s 2024 Women Who Win awards. The Women Who Win Build Day named, “Hammers and Heels,” took place at 2714 and 2166 16th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. The finalists volunteered alongside two

The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees has selected Dr. G. Devin Stephenson as the next president of the University. Stephenson, who currently serves as president of Northwest Florida State College, will become Florida Poly’s second president, pending confirmation by the Board of Governors. Stephenson was one of five finalists selected by the University’s Presidential

NextPath Career Partners, a Tampa-based recruitment firm, has appointed Gina Curry as chief executive officer. James Hawly, co-founder and immediate-past CEO of NextPath, will transition into an advisory role as board chairman. “James has done an amazing job leading NextPath these past five years. We have overcome many challenges to become the ‘go-to’ recruitment company

The University of South Florida will hold its groundbreaking ceremony for its new on-campus stadium during the university’s annual Homecoming Week celebration, scheduled for October 14 to October 19, 2024. USF also released two new daytime renderings of the on-campus stadium, which follow the first set of renderings published in December. Following a competitive bid

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford is trying to raise awareness for pediatric cancer. Fortunately for him, he has a partner many people are aware of. Ford will be involved in two activities over the next two months to raise awareness – and money – and his sidekick is none other than Rob

Executives from BayCare and St. Joseph’s Children’s Foundation announced a substantial donation to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. The Pagidipati family donated $50 million to the Tampa-based health care provider, which is the largest publicly recorded gift to a hospital in Tampa Bay and one of the largest gifts to health care in Florida, according to

Florida Blue, the state’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan, has named health care veteran Phillip “Phil” Lee as its next market president for West Florida. Lee’s promotion to the role follows the passing of David Pizzo, in February. Pizzo led Florida Blue’s West Florida regional operations for nearly 17 years. Lee has more than