The University of South Florida plans to create a college focused on the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing. USF is the first university in Florida, and among the first in the nation, to announce plans to create a college dedicated to AI and cybersecurity. The vision for the college would be … Read more
Startups gathered at the University of South Florida St. Pete campus to share their ideas and work together to turn those ideas into actual businesses at Startup Weekend Tampa Bay 2024. The event returned to the Tampa Bay area, after more than four years of hiatus, following a new partnership with USF Nault Center for … Read more
The University of South Florida’s Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab will create added resources to combat human trafficking and aid victims, after receiving nearly $3 million from the 2024 federal spending package. The funds will go towards the development of a statewide database to assist law enforcement in human trafficking investigations and … Read more
PSCU/Co-op Solutions, a St. Petersburg-based payments credit union service organization and integrated financial technology services provider, has announced the appointment of Vel Davidov to executive vice president, chief financial officer and Michael Summers to executive vice president, chief culture officer. Davidov will lead the company’s financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, accounting, tax … Read more
Dr. Randy K. Avent, president of Florida Polytechnic University, has been selected as the 2024-2025 recipient of the Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Award. The award is presented, annually, to one American scholar with the purpose of supporting research at the intersection of policy and technology that can improve the understanding of issues important to the United States … Read more
Tampa Bay Business and Wealth held a VIP reception for the finalists of the 2024 Women Who Win Awards at The CI Group, in Tampa. Finalists for the awards will be celebrated at an awards ceremony at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa, on April 19. Sponsor for the VIP reception was The … Read more
A Clearwater-made marinara sauce will “make your guests say ‘yes,’” according to a new list released by SELF magazine. SELF’s 2024 Pantry Awards named Yo Mama’s Foods’ marinara sauce as one of the best in the business. Testers for the awards sampled products to find the very best sauces, spreads, oils and condiments. The SELF … Read more
