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Lucia Garsys, ULI Tampa Bay chairperson

ULI Challenge calls out racial inequities in real estate

ULI's 21-day Equitable Development Challenge is designed to bring awareness to racial inequities in real estate, development, and planning in order to identify actions the industry can take to address those inequities.

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Video stories: The Art of Women Tampa Bay — Art Chat

Painter and Animator Kayla Moon is the latest featured female artist on “The Art of Women Tampa Bay -- Art Chat’’ with filmmaker Renee Warmack.

CEO Lakshmi Shenoy, Embarc Collective
Redefining our environment: Space is not place

In a Commentary for 83 Degrees, Embarc Collective CEO Lakshmi Shenoy writes about the challenges and opportunities created in the Tampa Bay Area for the growing tech ecosystem post-pandemic.

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay: Connecting donors to causes

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers, and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region.

Paresh Patel, CEO of HCI Group.
Why Tampa? Tech leader shares the reasons

"We are within 1 or 2 unicorns to having our own unique Tampa Tech scene,'' says Paresh Patel, CEO of HCI Group in Tampa.  "One way or the other, I think, in this coming decade, there will be some big valuation companies born and bred in Tampa. That is the best way of spreading the joys of Tampa and tech jobs and other startups throughout the area.''

Latino Scholar Evelyn Cueves Campos and Sponsor Richard Gonzmart of the Columbia Restaurant Group.
USF Latino Scholarship Program: Creating generational change for good

The USF Latino Scholarship Program is designed to make the University of South Florida a more diverse institution and to better connect Latinx students with the academic environment while giving them the tools they will need to succeed after graduation.

Remember when it was safe to answer the phone?

Dr. S. "Aaron'' Laden, a retired pathologist in the Tampa Bay Area, looks for humor in the everyday vicissitudes of life. This time he comments on an abundance of solicitations and political calls.

Tampa Bay WAVE’s pitch night features top women tech entrepreneurs

Twelve inaugural members of Tampa Bay Wave’s TechWomen Rising accelerator participate in “Pitch Night,” a virtual presentation in which each company’s Founder presents her innovative product or service, market analysis, growth projections, and support team.

Tampa Bay Wave CEO and Founder Linda Olson leads an RFM discussion in this 2016 archive image.
Commentary: Tampa Bay business ecosystem thrives in face of economic challenges

Through a U.S. Economic Development Administration (USEDA) grant, Tampa Bay Wave, StarterStudio, and others have collaborated over the last two years to create Upsurge Florida, which has been working hard to raise awareness of early-stage investment opportunities across the I-4 corridor.

India Witte, Executive Director of USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy
IN AWE: Local startup groups pool resources to support women entrepreneurs

IN AWE, a virtual experience by women and for women, is an effort to advance entrepreneurship, innovation, and women-run companies by pooling resources that support women as innovators and tech entrepreneurs in the Tampa Bay Area.

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