OrangeTheory – fresh ideas President and CEO, Trimeka Benjamin, has been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal on the 2014 Up & Comers list in the 30-39 category; a list that recognizes professionals who have made significant contributions to […]
The “Queen of U.S. 19,” aka Pinellas County Commission Chair Karen Seel, received a token of appreciation Dec. 16 from fellow commissioners and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Chair-elect John Morroni and Joe Blasewitz, U.S. 19 project administrator for Parsons Brinckerhoff […]
The Hillsborough County Commission held a swearing-in ceremony for three returning members and one newly-elected commissioner on Tuesday. The re-elected commissioners are: Victor Crist representing District 2, Ken Hagan of Countywide District 5, and Al Higginbotham, who held the District […]
St. Petersburg College Board of Trustees member Bridgette Bello will address SPC Women on the Way meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Clearwater Campus, ES-104. Publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Bello was named Business Woman of […]
The first task Marty Lanahan faced when she took over Gulf Coast operations for Regions Bank had little do with anything related to the institution’s financial picture. Instead, Lanahan, named west Florida area president for Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions in late 2012, tackled morale among the 800 employees in her territory that spreads from Lakeland through Tampa to Naples. There was also major personnel turnover in her first six months, both within the executive team and in the 120 branches she oversees. “We want entrepreneurs and people who want to make a difference,” says Lanahan. “If you are a lone wolf out there you won’t work in our culture.”