Santiago Corrada Helped Grow Tampa Bay Tourism Past $1 Billion. Now Visit Tampa Bay Faces a New Challenge
After years of hotel growth, Visit Tampa Bay faces a new fight over the tourism dollars it helped create.
Tampa Startup Raises $22.1 Million to Expand AI for Car Dealerships
The funding will help STELLA expand technology that handles dealership calls and customer outreach.
ZooTampa’s $75M Deal Moves Forward as Five Tampa Institutions Seek Another $90M
Commissioners voted 5-2 as six Tampa institutions seek a combined $165 million.
Tampa General’s AI Assistants Handle 2 Million Calls, Cut Wait Times 58%
Agentic AI assistants in Tampa General Hospital’s call centers have answered more than 2 million calls since September 2025, cutting wait times by 58% while increasing appointment capacity by 21%, according to figures the health system released this month. Tampa General is making that push on several fronts at once, with a corporate venture fund … Read more
Food-Delivery Robots Could Be Coming to St. Petersburg
City Council could begin examining how autonomous delivery robots would operate on St. Pete sidewalks.
How Business Credit Actually Gets Reported
While most people know a little bit about personal credit, very few understand anything about business credit. Every day, I see countless people spreading false information about things like what lenders are looking for in underwriting, how to improve your business credit profile, and how creditors report it. The latter is what we’re going to … Read more
Tampa Sports Investor Reaches Deal for Second European Football Club
Catalyst’s Kilwinning Rangers deal would expand its football investments from Wales into Scotland.
Webull CEO: ‘AI Is Going to Redefine’ Brokerage Accounts
Webull is giving AI assistants access to account data and, with customer approval, trades.
The Sail Plaza Is Likely Getting a New Operator, New Food Concepts
Sodexo Live leads four bidders proposing new food concepts and at least $5 million in investment.
0% Intro APR: How To Use the Runway Without Getting Burned When It Ends
I’m a big fan of using 0% introductory rate business credit cards to fund a company because this strategy is superior to others by a large margin. But that doesn’t mean it’s foolproof. The most common mistake I see entrepreneurs make is securing and deploying capital, and then not repaying it in a timely manner. … Read more