Tampa Downtown Partnership Celebrates 35 Years

Tampa FL

11 August, 2021

11:31 AM

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TAMPA, FL — The Tampa Downtown Partnership celebrated its 35th anniversary by naming a new board chair and officers. "Thirty-five years ago, Tampa business and community leaders had a vision of improving our Downtown," said Lynda Remund, Tampa Downtown Partnership president and CEO. "The seeds they planted by creating the state's longest operating business improvement district have shaped, defined, and enhanced Tampa's Downtown to the point where it is truly the epicenter of Tampa Bay. It is now a place where 'live, work, play' is more than a phrase – it is a reality. And the Tampa Downtown Partnership has been a steady, driving force behind this transformation." Among the notable items the Tampa Downtown Partnership has been involved with since it was founded in 1986 include: Guaranteeing a half million dollars in start-up funding for The Florida Aquarium.Assembling the land for what is now Amalie Arena.Helping to establish Rampello Downtown Partnership School, downtown's first elementary school.Creating Lykes Gaslight Square Park.Hosting events like Rock the Park, Boom by the Bay and Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park.Operating Tampa's Downtown Guides and Tampa's Downtown Clean Team. The partnership also announced that Wells Fargo Regional Vice President Jim Themides has become the new board chair. "I'm proud to become the board chair of such a vibrant organization that is committed to the success of Tampa's Downtown," Themides said. "The Downtown Partnership has had many successes over the last 35 years, and we hope to build upon those as we continue to collaborate with businesses and the city to make downtown an even better place to live, work and play." Themides replaces Tampa Preparatory School's Kevin Plummer. Plummer served as board chair for two consecutive one-year terms. Other executive committee positions include Abbey D. Ahern of The Dohring Group named vice chair, Tim Koletic of Fifth Third Bank named treasurer, and Jin Liu of Carlton Fields as secretary. Lynda Remund serves as both the president and CEO. The remaining executive committee members are John Avlon and John LaRocca from Hillsborough River Realty/The Jeffries Companies, Dr. Jason Collins with Adeas-Q, Michael English with JT3 LLC, Mickey Jacob with Goodwyn|Mills|Cawood, Kimberly Madison of Strategic Property Partners LLC and Dave M. Mechanik of Mechanik Nuccio Hearne & Wester. A full list of the Tampa Downtown Partnership's Board of Directors can be found here. This press release was produced by Tampa Downtown Partnership. The views expressed here are the author's own.