News

Big changes ahead for St. Pete insure-tech Neptune Flood

Neptune Flood will become one of the first private insurers to offer flood insurance to businesses early next year.

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Apartments near Carillon sell for $70 million

Momentum Real Estate Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in Miami, bought Provenza at St. Pete, an apartment community near Carillon Office Park.

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Tampa water company AquaVenture sells to Culligan for $1.1 billion

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is about to lose another public company.

AquaVenture Holdings Limited (NYSE: WAAS) agreed to be acquired by Culligan in an all-cash transaction valued about about $1.1 billion, including AquaVenture’s debt.

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Media

Startup Report #049 - Nickelytics

Judah Longgrear joins Catalyst Publisher Joe Hamilton in the studio.

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Culture

Arts Alliance announces MUSE Award recipients for 2020

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance has announced the recipients of its MUSE Awards – for the sixth consecutive year, the organization is bestowing honors on those it has decided made major contributions to the arts in our fair city over the past 12 months (and beyond).

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The Shuffle

Mark Tack
A-LIGN

Zaps

The Hustle

Melissa Williams

We love stories that bring St. Pete natives home. Melissa Williams grew up in St. Pete, but moved away to get her bachelors and Juris Doctor at the University of Florida. After a few years of working in Central Florida, Williams and her husband found their way home.

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Podcast

Episode 10: Innovation in the 'Burg

St. Pete Police, Johns Hopkins All Children's team up to help officers recognize autism spectrum disorder, learn de-escalation tactics

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Influencer

Mark Sforzini
St. Petersburg Opera Company

Focus: Sea Level Rise

Florida Keys Deliver a Hard Message: As Seas Rise, Some Places Can’t Be Saved [New York Times]

Officials in the Florida Keys announced what many coastal governments nationwide have long feared, but few have been willing to admit: As seas rise and flooding gets worse, not everyone can be saved.

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Events

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St. Pete genetics firm gets capital investment

InformedDNA has signed an agreement with TT Capital Partners, NovaQuest Capital Management and Frist Cressey Ventures to make meaningful growth capital investments into the company.

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