Long way to go: The president of the National Venture Capital Association reiterated the obvious to local entrepreneurs and investment bankers recently.Head for Rio: Criminal defense lawyer Denis deVlaming makes a lucrative living helping people on the wrong end of the law defend themselves. Businessmen honored: The Tampa Bay area group of the American Diabetes Association recently honored four local businessmen as outstanding fathers.Hyde Park Capital lands another: John H. Sykes, who retired last year from the Tampa call-center company he founded, is the latest high-profile addition to Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC's advisory board.Don't call it a branch: The Bank of Commerce is adding a second location in Sarasota. But don't let Charles O. Murphy catch you calling it a branch of his bank.
