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ConnectWise acquires AI firm to automate IT service work

ConnectWise logo with text reading “ConnectWise AI Acquisition”

ConnectWise acquires an AI automation company to help IT providers scale service delivery.

Serial entrepreneur builds AI platform for marketing decisions

MADTECH.AI branding graphic highlighting faster marketing decisions through AI

Bill Lederer builds an AI platform designed to help marketers make faster, smarter decisions in real time.

spARK Labs and the slow work of building Tampa Bay tech

Rebecca Brown, CEO of SpARK Labs by ARK Invest, speaks at the Ark Innovation Center in St. Petersburg during a public event.

spARK Labs is rebuilding Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem through patience, execution and long-term founder support.

Why Eskuad sees field operations as tech’s next frontier

Eskuad field operations platform displayed across desktop and mobile devices, showing offline reporting tools designed for remote industrial environments.

Tampa-based Eskuad is building technology for the world where work actually happens, far from Wi-Fi, dashboards and boardrooms.

Tampa founder Balaji Ramadoss is building human-first AI

EXOS logo alongside Balaji Ramadoss, founder of the AI workflow platform

After a bootstrapped exit, Tampa founder Balaji Ramadoss is building human-first AI for how teams actually work.

Fifth Third opens its 200th Florida branch as growth shifts south

Modern exterior of a Fifth Third Bank branch with glass walls, green accents and a bright blue sky.

Fifth Third’s 200th Florida branch marks a major step in the bank’s Southeast expansion and its promise to build where growth is strongest.