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IN THIS ISSUE: MARCH 2016
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Alliance Celebrates 33rd Annual Dinner
A sold-out crowd of 400 business and community leaders joined us on Feb. 24 for the 33rd Annual Dinner presented by Highwoods Properties and held at Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn shared a terrific update on all of the amazing things happening in our City. Alliance Board President Enrique A. Woodroffe, FAIA announced transportation, master planning, and community engagement priorities, followed by Alliance Executive Director Ann Kulig's presentation of 2016 initiatives. Thank you to all who attended this year's dinner, and a special THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsors for helping to make this event possible! You can check out the facebook photo event album here. See yourself in a photo? Feel free to tag it and share with others!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Awnclean USA, Inc.
Best Western Hotel & Resorts
CBIZ MHM, LLC
Empire Office
HNTB Corporation
Infotect Design Solutions
Jones Marketing Associates, LLC
KKP Security Group
Meridien Research
Ryan Nece Foundation
Sandler Training
SP Plus Maintenance
Swenson Construction, LLC
Swim Digital Group
Do you know someone who could benefit from Alliance membership? Refer a new member and receive a certificate for FREE admission to an upcoming Westshore Alliance luncheon. Learn more about membership benefits.
MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
Thank you to the following companies that have recently renewed their Alliance membership.

20+ Years
CBRE

15-19 Years
Crescent Westshore Venture, LLC
DeLaVergne & Company
McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc.
Pro-Ject International, Inc.

10-14 Years
Big Cat Rescue
Digital Lightbridge
HART
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
Staples/JEM Investments

5-9 Years
America's Capital Partners
Redstone Commercial
Tribute Telecom
1-4 Years
ABM Onsite Services
Bay Shore Cleaning & Restoration
Brimmer, Burek & Keelan, LLP
Busch Gardens
Coldwell Banker Corporate Relocation Services
Colliers International
Commercial Florida Management Services, LLC
Cruise Planners, Inc.
ESP Associates, PA
Gordon J. Schiff, P.A.
Gries Investment Fund
JCR Enterprise, Inc.
KRH Solutions, Inc
The Staffing Resource Group
Tucker/Hall, Inc.
Westshore Yacht Club, a WCI Community






If you want to know what's happening in Westshore, you don't want to miss this event! Join us for the 14th Annual Westshore Development Forum on April 19 at WestShore Plaza's AMC Theatre to learn about the latest real estate and development initiatives that are creating a vibrant urban experience in the heart of the Tampa Bay region. View event details and sponsorship opportunities here.
MORE UPCOMING WESTSHORE ALLIANCE EVENTS
March Luncheon with Tampa Bay Sports Commission 
Executive Director Rob Higgins
Tues. Mar. 22
11:30 am Registration, 12 pm Lunch
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tampa Airport Westshore
4500 West Cypress Street
$40 Members, $55 Prospective Members

WESTSHORE 101
Wed. Apr. 6
8:30 - 9:30 am
The Staffing Resource Group, 405 Reo Street, Suite 255
Free Event
REGISTER by Tues. Apr. 5

Members Only After-Hours Networking
Wed. Apr. 6
5 - 7 pm
Bay Harbor Hotel, 7700 West Courtney Campbell Causeway
Free Event (Members Only)

Safety & Security Series: Active Shooter Preparedness
Fri. Apr. 8 
8:30 - 10:30 am
HCC - Dale Mabry Campus, 4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd.
Learning Resources Center, Room L106
Free Event

COMMITTEE MEETINGS (members only)
Transportation Committee
Wed. Mar. 9, 10 - 11:30 am
AECOM
Ambassador Committee
Tuesday, March 22, 11 - 11:30 am
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tampa Airport Westshore

View a complete list of Westshore Alliance events HERE.

DEVELOPMENT & TRANSPORTATIONDevelopmentTransportation
Novus Westshore luxury apartments is now preleasing units ranging from approximately 600-square-feet for a studio to over 1,600-square-feet for a three-bedroom. Framework Group is developing the 262-unit apartment complex under construction at 4310 Spruce St., and the opening is scheduled for May 2016. 
ZOM USA, an Orlando-based real estate developer, is moving forward with plans to develop approximately 300 apartments on Rocky Point. The multifamily development will be built on the current Chart House restaurant site and its 4.57 acres along the waterfront. Read more
Beginning this month, bicyclists and pedestrians will be able to enjoy a new trail connecting the Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail to Ream Wilson Trail at Del Oro Park in Pinellas County. The trail is designed to open up a traffic-free path for pedestrians and bicyclists from Cypress Point Park to downtown Clearwater and north to Safety Harbor. Read more. 
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will offer wireless Internet on its bus fleet beginning April 4. Read more
February was a particularly busy month at Tampa International Airport (TPA).
  • On Feb. 11, TPA and Tampa Electric unveiled a canopy of solar panels on the top floor of the airport's south Economy Parking Garage, which provides solar energy to Tampa Electric's customers and shade for parking patrons. Read more.
  • The new Concession Distribution and Receiving Center opened Feb. 15, which marked the first completed project of the airport's $1 billion master plan expansion. Read more.
  • Bay Coffee & Tea and Auntie Anne's opened a few days later as the first of 65 new shops and restaurants coming to the airport. Read more.
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