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Robin Trupp takes up the Greenspoon Marder reins in Tampa
Tampa lawyer Robin Trupp is back in the saddle again. As one of Greenspoon Marder’s lawyers opening its Tampa office and an active civil litigator, Trupp is returning a large part of his practice focus...
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Interest in buying Red Rose Inn persists
Sales at auction of Madonia family assets were approved in Tampa bankruptcy court on Sept. 5, but the Red Rose Inn was excluded. The $2.1 million bid for the Plant City landmark was rejected. “We have...
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Tampa office of Archer Western will work $76M Everglades project
Archer Western Construction LLC was awarded a $76 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project, which is part of the Comprehensive Everglades...
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USF patient information breach probed
The University of South Florida is investigating a protected health information data breach by an employee. The person responsible for the data breach is no longer a university employee, said Anne...
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Frenchy’s Café settles labor lawsuit
Frenchy’s Café Inc. and the U.S. Department of Labor agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the company violated minimum wage and overtime compensation laws. The popular Clearwater Beach restaurant agreed...
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Bisk sells accounting industry segments to Thomson Reuters
Bisk Education sold its continuing professional education and test preparation services for the certified public accountant examination to Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Business. Financial...
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St. Petersburg tests the water for a new waterfront plan
One way to rile up St. Petersburg residents is to mess with their downtown waterfront. That was clear when about 350 people gathered Monday night for the city’s first public meeting on the proposed...
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Moffitt’s Myriam Escobar honored at White House
Moffitt Cancer Center employee Myriam Escobar is at the White House today for a ceremony honoring her and seven others as “Champions of Change” for their work in public health. The program was created...
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Lawyer John Grandoff appointed to port board
Gov. Rick Scott has appointed John Grandoff III to a vacant Tampa Port Authority seat. Grandoff is a shareholder and co-chair of the land use group at Hill Ward Henderson in Tampa. He is a Tampa...
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Bentley one of three finalists for U.S. attorney
Lee Bentley III, acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, is one of three finalists nominated for the post. He was chief assistant to former U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill, who left in...
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New veterinary center supplies care for guide dogs
Southeastern Guide Dogs recently opened the $1.75 million Margaret & Isaac Barpal Veterinary Center at its Palmetto campus. The 5,900-square-foot facility has a custom-designed ventilation system,...
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Bentley one of three finalists for U.S. attorney
Lee Bentley III, acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, is one of three finalists nominated for the post. He was chief assistant to former U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill, who left in...
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St. Petersburg waterfront gets new focus
Seven miles of St. Petersburg waterfront, highlighted in yellow, are under scrutiny as the city starts creating a Downtown Waterfront Master Plan. Seventeen parks, several museums, public and private...
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Panama set for first CAMLS expansion
The Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation is replicating itself. The first out-of-country CAMLS probably will be in Panama City, Panama – most likely at the University of Panama medical...
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Lakewood Ranch executive leaves Commercial Realty post
Brian Kennelly, president of LWR Commercial Realty, is leaving Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, developer of Lakewood Ranch, after seven years to return to The Starling Group. He worked at The Starling Group...
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Odyssey Marine taps consultant for CFO
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. appointed Philip S. Devine as chief financial officer. Devine has been working as a consultant for the Tampa company since Aug. 1 and succeeds Michael J. Holmes, who...
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Local lawyer named Quarles & Brady chair
Kimberly Leach Johnson, former managing partner of Quarles & Brady’s offices in Tampa and Naples, is the national law firm’s new chairperson, starting Oct. 1. She is the first woman elected chair...
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Former Pinellas lawyer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison
A Tampa federal judge sentenced Mark W. Jackson, a former lawyer and Pinellas County resident, to 11 years and three months in prison for bank and mail fraud conspiracy. Jackson also was ordered to pay...
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HealthPlan Holdings plans $34M investment, 1,000 jobs
HealthPlan Services, a subsidiary of HealthPlan Holdings, will add 1,000 jobs and expand its headquarters in a 100,000-square-foot facility. The announcement came this afternoon at an event at 6700...
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HealthPlan Holdings’ incentives for expansion total $2.5M
One of the area’s largest privately held companies is in line for a $2.5 million state and local incentive package. HealthPlan Services, the main subsidiary of HealthPlan Holdings, will add 1,000...
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