Paint by numbers: How this artist finds inspiration in economics
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 […]
Sarasota bank looks to fill in Pinellas lending gaps
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 […]
The Bizwomen Interview: Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, CEO of Earth Friendly Products
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 […]
Tampa firm gets new credit line to create ‘vibrant’ senior communities
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 […]
What these spec mansions, in Culbreath Isles and Davis Islands, say about Tampa’s housing market (Photos) (Video)
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 […]
Waterfront Sarasota estate to be auctioned off without reserve (Photos)
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 […]