Florida activates emergency bridge loans

Governor Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of

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Here are the Tampa Bay area companies ranked on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list

The Inc. 5000 rankings for 2019 have been released and plenty of America’s most successful companies can be found right here in the Tampa Bay Area. You can view the

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Tech Data Takes Pride in Diversity & Inclusion

When the St. Pete Pride Parade marches down Bayshore Drive, principal partner Tech Data will be front and center with a festive float and hundreds of employees and their families

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Tampa-based EventPower grows through innovation

Expect Laurie and Frank Powell to be a hit at cocktail parties—if they ever have time for them. One day, they could be producing a conference of energy startups pitching

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Monica Eaton-Cardone waged a war on chargebacks, and won

Monica Eaton-Cardone is many things — a wife, a mother, a businesswoman, a philanthropist – but one thing she is certainly most not, is easily intimidated. With a career spanning

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AC4S acquired by Hawaiian company

Tampa-based Advanced C4 Solutions Inc. (AC4S), a C4, professional support, cyberspace operations and mission support services company for federal agencies, has been acquired by Hui Huliau, a Native Hawaiian Organization

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Workscapes sells Miami office, focusing on Tampa operations

Workscapes sold its Miami office to WRK Lab Inc., and will move its corporate headquarters to Tampa, effective January 1. Workscapes, owned by Elizabeth and Richard Dvorak, will continue to

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Courtesy of the City of Tampa
Office flow change works out better than expected

Vaco is a management consulting firm in Tampa. The company, founded in 2002 by Jerry Bostelman, provides recruiting services across the United States. Vaco recently completed a major renovation. Here

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Florida-grown companies Kahwa Coffee and Publix partner up

Walk into Kahwa Coffee’s corporate office and the rich scent of roasting beans hits you like a tidal wave. Tucked into an unassuming strip mall in St. Petersburg, Kahwa’s small

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ONE LINERS Polk

►Family-owned, international berry supplier Wish Farms broke ground on its new  headquarters in Plant City. ►Polk State College and United Way of Central Florida launched a pilot program to provide

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► Florida Polytechnic University announced the creation of its Advanced Mobility Institute, a university-affiliated technology research center, focused on the development and testing of autonomous vehicle related technology. 
ONE LINERS Manatee/Sarasota

► The Sarasota YMCA Schoolhouse Link program received a grant of $2,000 from the Millie Rice Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the educational needs

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►J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp., a Venice-based commercial construction company, broke ground on the new 23,437-square-foot Manatee County headquarters for RSP USA, a full-service marketing services provider.
ONE LINERS Pinellas

►The Sembler Company, a St. Petersburg-based shopping center developer, completed construction of Disston Plaza, a Publix-anchored neighborhood center at the corner of 49th St. N. and 38th Ave. N. ►Digital

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►The Woodhouse Day Spa in downtown St. Petersburg had its ribbon cutting with owner Ginger Lettelleir, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher and St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman on hand.