Category: Business

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) appears to be preparing to launch Prime Now, its one- and two-hour delivery services, in the Tampa region. In the Adamo Distribution Center, a massive industrial complex on Adamo Drive, Amazon has leased about 30,000 square feet of warehouse space for Prime Now. Orientation for new employees… Read More
Moving the Museum of Science and Industry to downtown Tampa could be a boon to both the organization and the urban core. That's according to the results of a feasibility study MOSI released Friday. While Strategic Property Partners has discussed the possibility of MOSI moving to its $2 billion district… Read More
Tampa Bay area companies looking for venture capital funding had their best first quarter in five years in 2016. Four local firms drew a total of $27.4 million in investments in the three months ended March 31, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital… Read More
A new solar farm near Walt Disney World is getting a lot of attention.  It's in the shape of Mickey Mouse, of course, and you can only see it by air. Read More
There are three common characteristics of good entrepreneurs, according to Susan Amat, founder and CEO of Venture Hive, a company focused on identifying, educating and facilitating the success of new business. Read More
On May 17, 2016, Florida Venture Forum and its partner, Space Florida, will be hosting the Ninth Annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference and the Sixth Annual Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The Florida Venture Forum is a non-profit member organization established in 1984 who’s mission is to provide Florida-based entrepreneurs and… Read More
With content marketing on track to become an even larger demand in 2016, companies are on the hunt for the secret formula to creating a viral piece of content. While there is no guarantee that any process will produce viral content, this formula will certainly take any content marketing strategy… Read More
A St. Petersburg company that provides 3-D product visualization for retailers and manufacturers has closed on a $10 million funding round. Read More
What nuggets of wisdom are hiding in the year's Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces report, a metrowide ranking of 100 top workplaces? This is the Times' seventh annual look at what some companies, big and small, are doing better than others in this area to instill in their employees a… Read More
Ed4Online is pleased to announce that it has formed a distribution partnership with OpenSesame, to make its professional development courses available to businesses and corporations via OpenSesame’s digital platform. Read More