Tampa cigar company plans to restore old hotel near Ybor City
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. leaders envision converting the long abandoned Sanchez y Haya Hotel built in 1910 as a boarding house for employees into a chic bed and breakfast for Tampa visitors.
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Career development firm moves to St. Petersburg
The workforce development firm Shamrck, which relies on artificial intelligence and machine learning, has relocated from Mississippi to St. Petersburg and is making plans to open a data center.
Florida colleges, hospitals ramp up training to fix nursing shortage
83 Degrees takes a look at what local colleges are doing to help employers meet the critical need for more nurses in the Tampa Bay region and across Florida.
So you want to start your own business? Everyday Entrepreneurs can help
Dealing with COVID for almost two years has been challenging for many small businesses, but student entrepreneurs have fared well in the Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund program at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa.
Startup of the Year Summit coming to Tampa’s downtown
Startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors will gather in downtown Tampa in January for the annual Startup of the Year Summit and Awards program.
BlueGrace Logistics grows, creates jobs in Tampa Bay Area
Florida-based BlueGrace Logistics of Riverview is hiring now and plans to steadily grow its staff in 2022 and the coming years, with many new positions in sales.
Black Stock Footage of Tampa gains recognition, top national prizes for startups
Tampa-based Black Stock Footage, which has won two $25,000 prizes for startups in 2021, is addressing a need for Black representation in videos while showing people what Black culture and community looks like.
New fintech firm helps non-coders connect to banks
A Chicago transplant is looking to help grow the Tampa Bay Area, help non-coders in the fintech industry, and bridge the gap between existing services and minorities.
NASA opens patent portfolio to HCC, USF students in Tampa
NASA has broadened access to its patent portfolio, enabling Tampa Bay Area entrepreneurship students at Hillsborough Community College and the University of South Florida to begin exploring how to commercialize NASA technology.
Google Black Founder Fund winner expands energy-saving company
Tampa’s SaLisa Berrien has been ramping up her business-to-business energy-saving company, COI Energy, with help from Google for Startups.
