Entrepreneurs Need to Embrace Technology Now, More Than Ever

As someone who grew up in a communist country, I never thought I’d be living in America, as a successful entrepreneur, boldly creating the life I have today, but here I am. That didn’t happen overnight. I faced immense challenges and evolved numerous times along the way, starting as an academic, then transitioning into software … Read more

Saint Leo to make ‘every graduate digitally fluent’ with AI training

IBM SkillsBuild and Saint Leo University logos displayed side by side.

IBM SkillsBuild will become a graduation requirement beginning fall 2026.

Tampa-based XTEND deploys drone teams as Iran war expands

Rows of XTEND drone systems arranged inside a warehouse with a large American flag displayed on the back wall.

JFB Construction Holdings said Tuesday that XTEND has mobilized its global XFAB operator network to support allied defense missions, deploying operators from the United States and Latvia to the United Kingdom in response to what the company described as a request from Israel’s Ministry of Defense. The announcement comes as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran … Read more

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

XTEND’s Tampa headquarters anchors a planned $1.5B Nasdaq merger with JFB.