News

Clearwater coworking space The Ring’s focus on wellness gives members a competitive edge

Daniels Ikajevs, the founder of The Ring, is bringing more than needed coworking and office space to startups in downtown Clearwater.

He’s creating a culture focused on wellness and sustainable practices that he says will help young companies thrive.

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Proposed Central Avenue BRT moves into high gear with hearings in St. Pete, St. Pete Beach

It’s a big week for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in south Pinellas County. Tonight, PSTA will present the latest iteration of the Central Avenue BRT project to the St. Pete Beach City Commission and public.

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Tampa entrepreneur says artificial intelligence can help your small business

Artificial intelligence isn’t just a tool for big businesses.

Small-to-midsize businesses can use AI in several ways to cement relationships with customers, said Steve Tingiris, founder and chief dabbler at Dabble Lab, a Tampa software company specializing in artificial intelligence assistants for businesses.

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Media

The state of journalism with Janelle Irwin Taylor [Audio]

The world of journalism is facing rapid change. Florida Politics‘ Janelle Irwin Taylor joins Catalyst publisher Joe Hamilton in the studio to talk about the state of journalism, innovative digital media, and why newspapers of the future could operate more like museums.

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Culture

Community Voices: 10 years of Working Women of Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay continues to make headlines related to female entrepreneurship. Last year, Business.org ranked our area as the number 1 location in the US for women-owned businesses. A previous study, reported by the St. Pete Catalyst, puts Tampa Bay in the top 20 communities for the number of startups owned by women.

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The Shuffle

Dawn M. Hunter
Foundation for Healthy St. Petersburg

Zaps

The Hustle

Tara Segall (CreativeMornings St. Pete)

Tara Segall is the founder of the St. Pete chapter of CreativeMornings, a monthly breakfast lecture series designed to support, inspire, and connect the creative community in more than 180 cities around the world.

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Profile

Pinellas Community Foundation

Founded in 1969, Pinellas Community Foundation helps residents launch community projects with generous support from locals.

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Influencer

Duggan Cooley
Pinellas Community Foundation

Focus: Education

Better Schools Won’t Fix America [The Atlantic]

Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first.

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Events

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VW breaks with Amazon-funded autonomy startup for one backed by Ford [The Verge]

The spurned startup, Aurora Innovation, just added Fiat Chrysler as a customer

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