Corporate report

BayCare reaches agreement to use Clarifire technology
BayCare Health System reached an agreement with Clarifire to use the St. Petersburg-based company's mobile health technology and software.

BayCare plans to have its nurse managers use the Clarifire Health mobile technology on handheld tablets to record discussions with patients. Previously, its nurse managers would record those conversions in handwritten notes.

“The ability to send a request in real time to another hospital department such as environmental services or social workers is transformational to the process and provides the nurse manager additional time to focus on interacting with the patient and their family,” Lisa Johnson, vice president of patient services for Morton Plant Mease and the executive leader for the project, says in a press release.

Clarke Advertising, Public Relations renames itself C•Suite Communications
Clarke Advertising and Public Relations in Sarasota has changed its name to C•Suite Communications.

Along with name change, several members of the team have changed roles. Patricia Courtois is now president and CEO, Heather McLain is vice president and director of public relations, Harriett Hritz is senior art director and Amanda Parrish is a senior account manager. In addition, the firm recently hired Guy Vilt as the creative services manager and Amy Grossman as a senior counselor for public relations.

“Our new name encompasses everything that we are about —comprehensive communication strategies in an increasingly personalized marketplace,” Courtois says in a press release.

BluePearl Veterinary Partners plans $1 million headquarters expansion
BluePearl Veterinary Partners announced plans to expand its Tampa headquarters with the construction of a 4,800-square-foot building to accommodate the company's needs for additional office space for its support services team. The company expects to invest $1 million in the project, which it says could result in up to 50 new jobs within three years.

“We're very excited to be adding more talented people and a brand new building at our headquarters,” Darryl Shaw, BluePearl Veterinary Partners CEO, says in a press release. “Tampa has always been our home, and we are happy to be creating new jobs and opportunities with our support services team as we continue opening veterinary hospitals across the United States.”

In 1996, Darryl Shaw and his brother, Neil Shaw, founded BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tampa. BluePearl currently employs 50 people at its headquarters at 3000 Busch Lake Blvd. and more than 1,800 at 40 other veterinary hospitals in 14 states.

Hillsborough County will assist BluePearl in the expansion through an expedited permitting process designed to save the business time and money.

The expansion project received assistance from the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp.

First Watch Restaurants opens new Largo location
The Bradenton-based franchise First Watch Restaurants has opened its 45th restaurant in Florida — and its 10th in the Tampa Bay area. Located across from Largo Mall, the 3,425-square-foot restaurant features an updated new prototype design.

“We continue to seek growing communities to expand locally and Largo is one of the neighborhoods that appealed greatly to us, and one that we believe will embrace our unique approach to breakfast, brunch and lunch,” Chris Tomasso, chief marketing officer for First Watch, says in a press release.

The restaurant group has existing Tampa Bay area locations in downtown Tampa, South Tampa, new Tampa, University of South Florida/Fowler, Carrollwood, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Tyrone and Brandon.

Florida Agency Network hires new CFO
The Florida Agency Network hired Rick Mueller as its chief financial officer. Mueller has more than 20 years of accounting, financial forecasting, and analysis experience. He worked for companies including First American Title, Universal Land Title and Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund.

“We have seen a tremendous amount of growth this past year; we acquired and partnered with several companies, and teamed up with Trident Title and Title Management LLC on the East Coast to spark the creation of the Florida Agency Network,” Aaron Davis, the Florida Agency Network's president and CEO, says in a press release. “It was time to hire a qualified, experienced CFO to keep us moving forward, and Rick Mueller is the man to do it.”

The Florida Agency Network is the largest network of independent title agencies in Florida.

Neal Communities' 2014 breaks sales records
Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities announced it reached a new company sales record in 2014, selling 864 new homes, earning $276 million in revenue.

Neal Communities opened nine new communities in 2014 from Manatee to Collier counties and expects to unveil eight in the first quarter, starting a five-year expansion plan.

Last year the builder also launched Neal Land Ventures, which acquired $34 million in land assets.