Loan growth helped power a nearly 200 percent earnings gains at CenterState Banks Inc. in 2015. CenterState (NASDAQ: CSFL) reported 2015 earnings of 85 cents a share, compared to 31 cents a share in 2014. Net income for the full year of 2015 was $39.3 million, compared to $13 million in 2014. The Davenport-based banking […]
While Donald Trump banks on his brand to boost him into the White House, a Florida appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in lawsuits accusing the Republican presidential front runner of misrepresenting his role in a failed beachfront project in Fort Lauderdale. The 4th District Court of Appeal will hear arguments in two lawsuits related […]
The Accardi brothers have added a historic building in Ybor City to their portfolio of downtown Tampa real estate. They purchased the Larmon Furniture building at 1324 E. 7th Ave. for $1.375 million in a deal that closed Friday, Jason Accardi said. They also picked up an adjacent, 45-spot surface parking lot for $250,000. The […]
Kevin Harrington, one of the original celebrity investors on ABC TV’s “Shark Tank,” spends much of his time these days helping companies and their workers uncover their inner entrepreneur. Harrington has worked with about 40 corporations, including Pfizer, AT&T and Microsoft, to create “Shark Tank”-type competitions that tap employees’ ideas for new products and process […]
Editor’s note: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” It’s a line from Marian Wright Edelman, a children’s rights activist and the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. You hear that quote a lot in the conversations around women in business: “Why aren’t there more women in tech? Well you can’t be what you can’t […]
Insignia Bank has hired a veteran Tampa Bay banker as it expands its commercial lending division into Pinellas County. T. Bullitt McCoun IV was named vice president of commercial lending for Insignia. McCoun, who previously worked in commercial lending for Stonegate Bank, BankUnited, BB&T and SunTrust Bank, is based out of Insignia’s new loan production […]
Not many CEOs find themselves taking the top position in the wake of personal tragedy. And not many could continue building a family legacy despite overwhelming grief. Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks took over as CEO of Earth Friendly Products 2014 after her father unexpectedly passed away. Van Vlahakis led the company for 47 years, growing Earth Friendly […]
A $50 million line of credit from Hancock Bank is giving Validus Senior Living the fuel it needs to acquire or refinance senior living communities. Validus, a Tampa-based owner of senior living communities, used the line of credit to buy Inspired Living at Tampa at 5130 Kelly Road last month, and is in the process […]
Over the last year, a low-slung, 1960s brown-brick home on the Davis Islands waterfront has given way to a 7,600-square-foot West Indies-style mansion, built on a speculative basis. The home is the fifth speculative mansion that a local development group has built — and the highest priced so far. Listed at $5.995 million, the home […]
A waterfront estate on Sarasota Bay will auctioned off without reserve next month. Platinum Luxury Auctions said Friday that it will auction off 2309 Alameda Ave., in Sarasota’s Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores, on Feb. 5. The home was previously listed for $5.5 million. Auctions of luxury estates are typically done when a seller wants to close […]