Technology

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► Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded a $10.4 million grant to the city of Sarasota and the Bay Park Conservancy to be used by the conservancy for infrastructure and coastal resiliency

The burgeoning insurance technology industry is currently riding a second wave of startups and Bruce Lucas, former chief executive officer and co-founder of Heritage Insurance Holdings, is poised to accelerate

► Danny O’Malley, a Tampa businessman who also owns Volvo Cars Tampa, plans to open Florida’s first Polestar space, in Midtown Tampa, which will feature three fully-electric vehicles on display.

► Ciminelli Real Estate Services of Florida completed a 10-plus-year, 13,581-square-foot lease with iHeart Media and Entertainment, at Waterview at Feather Sound, in Clearwater. ► Tampa Bay Watch, a nonprofit

Shilen Patel admits his story is just a portion of the larger story of his family and what they have built, since arriving in the United States. He was born

HealthAxis, a Tampa-based administrative processing services company for health care payers and organizations, received a growth investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners. McGuireWoods acted as legal counsel to Revelstoke. Shumaker, Loop

► Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties promoted Suriya Khong to vice president of teen initiatives. ► Helios Technologies, a Sarasota-based engineered motion control and electronic controls

► Tampa Bay Lightning and Fast launched Fast Checkout, a new, in-arena, fan experience that uses QR codes to allow consumers to find, and buy, Lightning merchandise with one click

Ideal Agent, a Tampa-based real estate technology company that connects home sellers with agents across the United States, added GHS Holdings to its investor list, which is led by Chairman

IT Authorities, a Tampa-based managed service provider and managed security service provider, recently announced that it has been acquired by WidePoint Corp. (NYSE American: WYY), a publicly-traded company that provides

► St. Pete’s Development Review Commission approved plans for a mixed-use development planned at 4311 34th Street South, in the Skyway Marina District, which includes a multifamily building, a self-storage