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Health care entrepreneur Vick Tipnes is launching his first-ever Rise Conference, an event he created for business leaders, and entrepreneurs, who want to grow and scale their businesses. The event

iShared Transportation, a Patriot Capital portfolio company, has named Kyle Ingraham as its chief sales officer. Ingraham joins iShared with nearly a decade of leadership experience across sales and operations

BayCare Health System has opened its newest hospital, in Wesley Chapel, at 4501 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. The 86-bed, 318,000-square-foot hospital will provide comprehensive medical services and health care resources

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joined developer Darryl Shaw, the founder and chief executive officer of KETTLER, Bob Kettler, and other community leaders and elected officials to mark the official groundbreaking

The Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation, formerly known as the Van Wezel Foundation, and the City of Sarasota announced that the Architect Selection Task Force selected six semi-finalists, out of

Wes Freeman, a former professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his business partners recently opened JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, in Lakeland JDog Brands, as a company, provides

DOW Technologies, an independently owned technology distributor, based in Tampa, was awarded Distributor of the Year at the Mobile Electronics Association Industry Awards. The Mobile Electronics association presents the awards,

Tampa-based entrepreneur David Chessler sponsored a project at the University of South Florida Muma College of Business which gave students the opportunity to get real world entrepreneurial experience. This USF

Progressive Dental Marketing is working to revolutionize the dental marketing industry. Founded by entrepreneur Bart Knellinger, and established in 2009, the company has set a new standard in dental marketing

Black Dog Venture Partners announced a new partnership with Raze Fintech, a private fundraising platform, that will expand fundraising services to help entrepreneurs and businesses raise capital. As part of

Michelle Delker, a chief financial officer, has launched a new financial services firm, The William Stanley CFO Group, in Tampa. Delker has nearly twenty years of experience in key finance

Ellison Construction, formerly EWI Construction, a construction management firm, in Tampa, has promoted Cory Ellison as president and added Brady Harris as the company’s new executive vice president and partner