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Exclusive: Tech Data CEO on next-gen technology and workforce changes

Nine months after stepping into the CEO spot at Tech Data Corp., Rich Hume says his growth plans are on track.

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Tampa-St. Pete entrepreneurs get 6 lessons celebrating failure from a start-up veteran

Entrepreneurial success is celebrated in the press, but according to startup strategist and entrepreneur coach Adrian France, entrepreneurship is really more like a dumpster fire.

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Publix executives, board members see compensation gains in 2018

The CEO and four other top executives at Publix Super Market Inc. got pay hikes ranging from just over 3 percent to nearly 6 percent in 2018.

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Media

#897: New Orleans Vs. Airbnb [Planet Money]

Airbnb has changed New Orleans. And now landlords and preservationists are fighting over the future of the city.

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Culture

Your weekend arts forecast, Grand Prix edition

So, for the first time, this column is pointing a spotlight at Tampa.

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The Shuffle

Wayne Newton
GoZone WiFi

Zaps

The Hustle

Sue Powers Hoffman (Hashtag Creative)

Sue Powers Hoffman is the founder, CEO and creative director of Hashtag Creative, a digital marketing agency in St. Pete. In our hyper-connected digital world, the marketing business has changed drastically.

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Profile

Tech Data

Quietly taking the IT world by storm, Tech Data is now one of Florida’s largest companies, enjoying over $36 billion in annual sales.

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Influencer

Barbara St. Clair
Creative Pinellas

Focus: Data

The Feds’ Favorite iPhone Hacking Tool Is Selling On eBay For $100—And It’s Leaking DataThe Geography of America’s Mobile and ‘Stuck,’ Mapped [Forbes]

Easily mistaken for a child’s tablet, it had the word “Cellebrite” written on it. To Mr. Balaj, it appeared to be a worthless piece of electronic flotsam, so he left it in his garage to gather dust for eight months.

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Startup Report #003 - Kiran Patel

Catalyst publisher Joe Hamilton talks entrepreneurship with Kiran C. Patel.

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