It Works! founders buy Little Bokeelia Island
The founders of It Works! have acquired Little Bokeelia Island for a steep discount to the list price. Mark and Cindy Pentecost closed on the island on Wednesday morning for $14.5 million. The property, off the coast of Lee County between Sarasota and Naples, includes 104 acres, a 1920s-Spanish-style estate home with attached guest wing, […]
Permitting logjam pushes back opening of Hawkers Asian Street Fare in St. Pete
Downtown St. Petersburg’s construction boom has caused the owners of Hawkers Asian Street Fare to move back their opening about eight weeks. They are now projecting the Orlando-based brand to make its Bay area debut in mid-fall. “The permitting office is overloaded, which is ultimately a good thing because there’s a lot of businesses coming,” […]
World of Beer exec sells off Culbreath Isles mansion
A World of Beer executive and his wife have sold off their waterfront mansion in the Westshore neighborhood of Culbreath Isles. Ben Novello and his wife, Elizabeth, sold the 6,816-square-foot home to Stephen and Jane Langley for $3.3 million in a deal that closed Friday, according to a Hillsborough County deed filed Monday. The sales […]
Bliss condo tower in downtown St. Pete lands $15.6M construction loan
A New Jersey bank has provided the construction loan for Bliss, an 18-story condo tower under construction in downtown St. Petersburg. Joshua Emory, a Miami-based principal with Primrose Capital LLC, arranged a two-year, $15.6 million construction loan from Valley National Bank for Taub Entities, the developer of the tower. Bliss broke ground last month — […]
St. Petersburg agency joins Regions Insurance
A St. Petersburg insurance agency whose leaders have helped shape recent legislation has joined Regions Insurance. The Ronald F. Holehouse Agency, headed by Ron Holehouse and Jake Holehouse and with 11 employees, is now the second Florida office for Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank. Regions has an agreement to obtain the firm’s personnel […]
BusinessWoman of the Year finalists in Business Services category
This morning, the final category of BusinessWoman of the Year finalists is released in this blog for Business Services – a broad industry to be sure. The women in this category lead companies in a wide range of businesses but all are leading their industries. The Business Journal is revealing the finalists in new categories […]