One Liners Hillsborough: ReliaQuest, Lazydays and more

► Moss Construction, in Tampa, was awarded a $14 million contract to renovate Northwest Elementary School in Hudson. ► ReliaQuest, a Tampa-based cybersecurity firm, entered into a partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that includes its designation as the team’s official cybersecurity partner ►Bank of America is partnering with Feeding Tampa Bay, Metropolitan Ministries, Beth El Farmworker Ministry, St. Pete … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: OE Wheel Distributors, Sunz Insurance and more

► OE  Wheel Distributors has broken ground on its sixth warehouse, and office space, at 1906 72nd Drive E., Sarasota. (Pictured above) ► National homebuilder, and developer, Taylor Morrison is selling new homes within Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch. ►Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, in Sarasota, elected attorney David Shapiro and physician … Read more

One Liners Polk: Encompass Health, Publix and more

►Cushman & Wakefield arranged the $41.2 million sale of CenterState West, a newly built 440,000-square-foot distribution center, located in Lakeland. ► The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce hosted a new popup exhibit from the National Archives at the Chamber’s annual Athena Awards and it can be viewed in the chamber lobby until the end of the … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: SoFresh, WellCare and more

►Tampa-based SoFresh, an emerging, fresh casual restaurant that serves nutritious, made-to-order healthy meals, expanded its franchise business and is scheduled to open three new Florida locations this year, the first being at Westshore Town Center (next to Starbucks). (Pictured above) ► Wrench Group, a national home repair and maintenance services company headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: Vology, Mazzaro’s and more

► St. Petersburg College completed the Joseph H. Lang Sr. Student Success Center, at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, at 6605 Fifth Ave. N. (Pictured above) ►The owner of Budget Blinds of central Tampa, Tarpon Springs and Dunedin, Rob Emmerson along with his business partner and wife, Annemarie, donated $25,000 to Camelot Community Care’s Independent Living … Read more

Great Places and Spaces: Riverwalk Place

Two Roads Development has announced plans to include a luxury hotel component to Riverwalk Place in Tampa. Two Roads selected the international architecture firm Arquitectonica to design a substantially updated, 37-story tower facing the Hillsborough River, with 230 luxury hotel-branded residences, each with views of Tampa Bay. The new 5-star hotel will comprise the ground … Read more

Small businesses in times of COVID-19

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic small local businesses are slowly regaining their equilibrium with some time to reflect. Throughout the Tampa Bay area some positive constants have emerged through the upheavals. J. Mark Stroud, developer and founder of The Stroud Corporation, says there is a widening national appeal for Florida’s year-round outdoor lifestyle and … Read more

One Liners Sarasota & Manatee: Tervis, Océane and more

►Solar Power World recognized the efforts of solar contractors across the United States in its 2020 Top Solar Contractors list, where Sarasota solar installer Brilliant Harvest earned a rank of 352, among companies from across the country, and 34th in Florida. ►Drinkware manufacturer Tervis, based in North Venice, launched wide-mouth water bottles which are now … Read more

One of the last buildable lots on Clearwater Beach listed for $26.9 million

Engel & Völkers Belleair has listed one of the last, vacant, buildable, lots on Clearwater Beach. The lot, listed at $26,900,000, is located at 551 Gulf Boulevard, at the base of Sand Key Bridge. It offers the opportunity to develop 3.2 acres into the next destination resort, condominium or restaurant, a statement said. The property … Read more