News

Carillon residents take St. Petersburg to court over Topgolf

A group of Carillon residents has gone to court to stop the driving range and restaurant planned by Topgolf Entertainment Group.

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Fox to host first-ever ‘Patriot Awards’ in St. Pete Wednesday

The darlings of Fox News will take over downtown St. Pete Wednesday night as they host the first-ever Fox Nation 2019 Patriot Awards at the Mahaffey Theater. Fox’s national subscription service will celebrate patriotism and honor law enforcement, first responders and military personnel.

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Tampa tech company pivots to services as it works to disrupt the health insurance industry

The Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology has had a nearly $1.9 billion total economic impact in the state over the past nine years.

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Media

PitchLyst Startup Report Ep. 042: TableDot

Katherine Allen of TableDot joins Joe Hamilton in the studio.

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Culture

Sports pioneer, author and artist Andra Douglas speaks Friday at Arts XChange

Growing up in a sleepy Pasco County cattle town, Andra Douglas wanted little more than to play football alongside the neighborhood boys, who huddled and battled in a big field near her house every after-school afternoon.

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The Shuffle

Dick Regan
Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Zaps

The Hustle

Preston Faykus (RankMiner)

Preston Faykus' vision for improving call centers through creativity and innovation led him to found RankMiner. The company specializes in analyzing interactions between call center agents and customers, so as to improve agents' communication styles and emotional intelligence.

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St. Pete X

ICYMI: Episode 58: Blake Wilson, a.k.a. BatDad [St. Pete X]

Going viral: Blake Wilson talks becoming BatDad, monetizing content and managing the pressure of internet fame.

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Influencer

Michael S. Novilla
Nova 535

Focus: Productivity

4-Day Workweek Boosted Workers' Productivity By 40%, Microsoft Japan Says [NPR]

Workers at Microsoft Japan enjoyed an enviable perk this summer: working four days a week, enjoying a three-day weekend — and getting their normal, five-day paycheck. The result, the company says, was a productivity boost of 40%.

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Why Social Media Companies Frown on 'Gaming the Algorithm' [Wired]

A new study examines how platforms talk about people who break their rules—sportily, morally, and sometimes hypocritically.

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