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2015 Outstanding Directors Award

March 9, 2016

PLANT CITY, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On November 19, 2015, the Sunshine Bancorp Board of Directors (NASDAQ: SBCP) was awarded the “2015 Outstanding Directors Award” presented by the Tampa Bay Business Journal for the category “Public Company Board.” Per Tampa Bay Business Journal, “the 2015 Outstanding Directors Awards honors Tampa Bay area directors who have demonstrated the... Read More »


LumaStream Announces Groundbreaking Partnership with Dobbs Stanford

March 9, 2016

This partnership represents the first widespread rollout of low voltage LED lighting systems sold through audio-visual integrators. St. Petersburg, FL, November 4, 2015. LumaStream, Inc. today announced a key strategic partnership with Dobbs Stanford, Corp. one of the nation’s largest and most successful audio/visual representative firms. Dobbs Stanford will be leveraging a network of 800 independent integrators to sell... Read More »


UT BOARD OF COUNSELORS TO HOST SPEAKEASY FUNDRAISER NOV. 20

March 9, 2016

TAMPA — The University of Tampa’s Board of Counselors will host Feldman’s Flappers and Fedoras on Friday, Nov. 20. The party begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Crescent Club on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center. This fundraising event is being held to honor longtime Board of Counselors member Randy Feldman, who will be... Read More »


LumaStream announces strategic partnership with Dobbs Stanford, Corp.

March 9, 2016

This partnership represents the first widespread rollout of low voltage LED lighting systems sold through audio-visual integrators. St. Petersburg, FL, November 4, 2015. LumaStream, Inc. today announced a key strategic partnership with Dobbs Stanford, Corp. one of the nation’s largest and most successful audio/visual representative firms. Dobbs Stanford will be leveraging a network of 800 independent integrators to sell and... Read More »


History in the Making: Priatek Plaza Dedication Ceremony

March 9, 2016

Tampa, September 1, 2015— Priatek is a bright star in the Tampa Bay technology community and continues its meteoric rise to the top of the digital advertising industry. The Priatek team invites you to be a part of history and join in the celebration of the renaming of One Progress Plaza, one of St. Petersburg’s... Read More »


The Next 5 Years in the Global Orthopaedic Industry

March 9, 2016

Derek Pupello, CEO of FORE recently presented “The Next 5 Years in the Global Orthopaedic Industry” at the Life Sciences Forum in Costa Rica. This was the second year of the meeting which had nearly 500 participants and over 50 exhibitors in the medical device manufacturing field. Derek’s presentation covered the history of some of the... Read More »


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