Tampa Bay entrepreneurs awarded Franchisee of the Year by International Franchise Association

The International Franchise Association named John Duffy and Steve Howerton, owners of City Wide Facility Solutions, with locations in St. Petersburg and Miami, as Franchisee of the Year. Duffy and

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PostcardMania debuts new direct mail automation product

PostcardMania, a Clearwater-based marketing technology firm, has launched a new automated marketing product, Pre-Mover Daily Mailers. This marketing tool has been designed to assist businesses that want to target residents

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Star Mountain Capital opens Tampa office

Star Mountain Capital, a New York-based, employee-owned, specialized private credit and secondaries investment manager with approximately $4 billion in assets under management, officially opened its Tampa office, in December.  Located

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St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport awarded $6 million grant for terminal improvements

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport was awarded a $6 million Federal Aviation Administration Discretionary Grant for its Airport Terminal Project. The total project cost is estimated at $119 million and the

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Visit St. Pete/Clearwater names chief marketing officer

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater has named Steve Grimes as the organization’s chief marketing officer. In the role, Grimes will lead all advertising, promotions, marketing, market intelligence, digital, communications and social media

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CEO of PSCU and Co-op Solutions talks about growth and maintaining company culture

PSCU and Co-op Solutions, two leading credit union service organizations and financial technology service providers, have closed a deal to combine operations.  As of January, PSCU and Co-op began operating

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AI accelerator program to christen Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s new headquarters

The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an early-stage tech incubator and accelerator, in St. Petersburg, will host a showcase event featuring the founders that participated in its most recent accelerator program,

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Tampa Bay Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator receives grant from JPMorgan Chase

The Tampa Bay Chamber received $134,000 from JPMorgan Chase to support its Minority Business Accelerator which was created to support local Black and Hispanic-owned businesses and organizations. The Chamber’s MBA

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Older Lundy opens fifth office in downtown St. Petersburg

Older Lundy has opened the firm’s fifth office, in downtown St. Petersburg, through the acquisition of Heller Law, a business and commercial litigation law firm. Sam Heller, managing and founding

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Shumaker establishes St. Petersburg office

The largest business law and legislative affairs firm on the West Coast of Florida has officially put boots on the ground in Pinellas County, announcing plans to open an office

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PostcardMania surpasses $100 million in revenue

PostcardMania, a Clearwater-based marketing technology firm, is reporting it achieved record revenue in 2023, crossing the $100 million mark to hit $104.6 million, a new high for the company. The

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National whiskey festival hits St. Pete this weekend

The Tampa Bay region’s largest whiskey event will take place, in St. Petersburg, for the first time, on February 3. Known as the event of the year, for whiskey lovers

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