The City of Clearwater has launched a new initiative to serve as a catalyst for economic development and business innovation in North Pinellas County. The Clearwater Business SPARK brings together a network of resources targeting the growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Tampa Bay is the cheapest place to live in Florida, and the region's cost of living is well below the rest of the country's, according to new figures released Monday.
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Three young Tampa Bay companies will be among 50 competing for $50,000 in prizes at a national conference for startups and investors. Autography, PikMyKid and KynderMed are semi-finalists for SUP-X: The StartUp Expo, Feb. 16-17 in Fort Lauderdale.
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Five startup companies formed in the Tampa Bay area have been selected from a pool of more than 30 small businesses to compete as finalists in the Bright House Networks Pitch 6 competition.
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A Clearwater company that provides remote video interpretation services to the health care industry and other markets has doubled its interpreter base with an acquisition. Stratus Video in Clearwater has purchased Optimal Phone Interpreters in Winter Park for an undisclosed price.
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Mark Dickson thinks he’s gotten pretty close to predicting the future — at least in the world of residential real estate.As founder and CEO of Sarasota-based offrs.com, he runs a startup that can tell Realtors which homes in a specific territory are most likely to be listed for sale in…
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At 50 years of age, Jabil is looking pretty spry. The St. Petersburg electronics manufacturing company celebrated its half-century mark Thursday morning, telling a small gathering of investors at its annual shareholders meeting that the next 50 years could be a blockbuster.
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Wireless communications firm xG Technology Inc. acquired Mt. Olive, N.J.-based Integrated Microwave Technologies for $3 million. IMT’s primary market focus is broadcast with television networks and NFL, MLB and NHL sports teams, in addition to military, aerospace and government. It had $7.2 million in revenues last year, according to a…
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Sometimes it helps to look back at who left their mark on Tampa Bay's business economy in order to look ahead. Below are 10 people who have touched this market — mostly for the good, but not always. Many have moved on, living elsewhere or involved in new pursuits. Others…
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Fort Myers Technical College is launching a pilot ground school that will teach students about aerodynamics and communications procedures. Once they complete the school program, students can take the Federal Aviation Administration’s private pilot knowledge test required for a license. Classes start Jan. 26 and the course lasts 14 weeks.
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