News

AgileThought CEO: Why the company decided to sell and what’s ahead for local workers

AgileThought announced Sunday that it was being acquired by AN Global, a technology firm with roots in Mexico and a headquarters in suburban Dallas.

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An outdoor performing arts venue is officially coming to St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District

St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District will soon be home to an outdoor performing arts venue. The City of St. Petersburg’s Development Review Commission officially rubber-stamped the project July 10.

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Tales of City Hall: The ‘racist mural controversy’

St. Petersburg’s City Hall is 80 years old, so its current temporary closure – for replacing the roof and upgrading the air conditioning and heating systems – seems reasonable enough. The last time the venerable Mediterranean Revival-style building got a facelift was 1999, for its 60th birthday.

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Media

ICYMI: Startup Report Ep. #026: Lakshmi Shenoy of Embarc Collective

Joe Hamilton sits down with Embarc Collective CEO Lakshmi Shenoy.

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Culture

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on course for five more years

St. Petersburg will continue to host the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the second weekend in March each year between now and 2024.

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The Shuffle

Shane O'Hara
Provise Management Group

Zaps

The Hustle

James Ryan (Kalamazoo Olive Co.)

Behind every great dish is a secret that James Ryan knows better than just about anyone - fresh olive oil. When Ryan moved to St. Petersburg in 2010, he knew that the city was missing that one essential ingredient.

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Profile

St. Petersburg Free Clinic

The St. Petersburg Free Clinic uses a compassionate, multi-modal approach to change lives in St. Pete.

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Influencer

Jill St. Thomas
Tampa Bay Tech

Focus: Florida Man

Is It Okay to Laugh at Florida Man? [Washington Post Magazine]

What it’s like to go viral as one of the Internet’s biggest memes — and the moral complications of laughing along.

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Events

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ClassPass Expands Into Corporate Wellness, Partnering With Google, Gatorade, And Morgan Stanley [Forbes]

ClassPass revolutionized consumer wellness. Now the world’s leading fitness aggregator is setting its sights on the estimated $48 billion corporate wellness market, launching its inaugural program with leading employers...

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