BuzzWorthyitems of note
Ken Jones, founder and CEO
of Third Lake Capital, has been
appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis
to the board of governors of the
Florida State University System.
He was a member of the executive
committee for the 2021 NFL Super
Bowl Host Committee.
The Tampa Bay Trust
Company held a virtual program
concerning art, jewelry and
collectibles and how to leverage
them as a wealth transfer strategy.
Since art and collectibles known
as “passion assets” can impact a
person’s overall wealth portfolio,
usually they need to be included
in an estate plan. Leaving them
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Josh Bomstein,
president of Creative
Contractors in
Clearwater, reports
that construction
is complete for
the Instructional
Performing Arts
Center at Pasco
Hernando State
College, a joint use
facility for the college
and the Pasco County
School District.
The $15.7 million,
37,000-square-foot
facility has a 444-seat
theater, dressing
rooms, a green room,
classrooms, dance
studios, instructional
labs, a video
production studio and
faculty office spaces.
The building is at the
Cypress Creek Middle/
High School campus
in Wesley Chapel.
Glass artist Marlene Rose of Clearwater has sold her Five Hanging Bells
sculpture that was on display at her solo show at the Imagine Museum in
St. Petersburg to the museum for its permanent collection.