One Liners Pinellas: Speer YMCA, Fenway Hotel and more

⊲ Juno and the Peacock is set to take the place of 400 Beach, a longtime staple of Beach Drive, in downtown St. Pete, following a comprehensive makeover to the space, and Drew Dimitrovski will serve as executive chef for the new concept. (Rendering above) ⊲ Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties opened

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One Liners Pinellas: MarineMax, TradeWinds Island Resorts and more

⊲ The former Magnuson Hotel Marina Cove, at 6800 Sunshine Skyway Lane South, St. Petersburg, has been renovated and rebranded as the SkyBeach Hotel and Marina. (Pictured above) ⊲ The owners of COPA, a cocktail, wine and tapas bar that opened in fall 2019, at 1047 Central Avenue, in the EDGE District of St. Petersburg,

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PSCU/Co-op Solutions rebrands as Velera

PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a payments credit union service organization (and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, has rebranded as Velera. As of January, PSCU and Co-op began operating as one company, which is based in St. Petersburg and led by Charles E. “Chuck” Fagan, who was previously president and chief executive officer of PSCU. “As we

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One Liners Pinellas: The Fresh Market, J.Crew and more

⊲ The Fresh Market is taking over the former Earth Fare grocery store, in the 424,000-square-foot Seminole City Center retail plaza, at 7774 113th Street North, in Seminole. ⊲ Crepeway Caffe, a new venture from Konstantinos Chilias, opened, at 1572 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg.  ⊲ Jim Pachence, a former biotechnology scientist, and Kristin McKinney Zelinsky,

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PSCU/Co-op Solutions announces partnership with Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union

PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a St. Petersburg-based credit union service organization and an integrated financial technology services provider, formed a new partnership with Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, providing the credit union with debit and in-house credit processing, as well as ATM Terminal Driving services. Based in Pasadena, Texas, Gulf Coast Educators FCU has more than

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PSCU/Co-op Solutions appoints CFO and chief culture officer

PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a St. Petersburg-based payments credit union service organization and integrated financial technology services provider, has announced the appointment of Vel Davidov to executive vice president, chief financial officer and Michael Summers to executive vice president, chief culture officer. Davidov will lead the company’s financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, accounting, tax

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One Liners Pinellas: CareerSource Pinellas, MarineMax and more

⊲ Permits have been filed for a Chipotle Mexican Grill, in St. Petersburg’s Skyway Marina District, in the retail space of the Addison Skyway Marina Apartments, at 3951 34th Street South.  ⊲ Aldi opened, at 6765 22nd Avenue North, near Tyrone Square Mall.  ⊲ The Peninsula Inn, at 2937 Beach Boulevard South, Gulfport, reopened a

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CEO of PSCU and Co-op Solutions talks about growth and maintaining company culture

PSCU and Co-op Solutions, two leading credit union service organizations and financial technology service providers, have closed a deal to combine operations.  As of January, PSCU and Co-op began operating as one company, which is based in St. Petersburg and led by Charles E. “Chuck” Fagan, who was previously president and chief executive officer of

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Tech Connect: Navigating the Hybrid Workforce

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held a Tech Connect: Navigating the Hybrid Workforce, presented by PSCU, KUDUCOM, Source 1 Solutions and The Karla Dorsey Team at Compass. The event was held at the Tampa Bay Wave, in Tampa.The panel discussion was moderated by Robert Hessel, chief executive officer of Source 1 Solutions. This transcript has

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