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Gatorade inventor’s cholesterol product gets traction with St. Pete’s Go Epic Health

A St. Petersburg company plans a big marketing and advertising push this year for Cholesterade, a drink supplement designed to lower cholesterol that was developed by the University of Florida medical researcher who invented Gatorade.

Beyond search: The business applications of voice with Dabble Lab’s Steve Tingiris

For startup founder Steve Tingiris, the possibilities of voice search just scratch the surface of what voice is capable of. Beyond pulling up any imaginable content at the bark of a command and the scramble for marketers to make their clients’ web content “voice-friendly,” the possibilities for voice are only just beginning.

St. Pete gives thumbs up for new hotel in Grand Central District

A seven-story, 131-room hotel with one of the hottest brands in the business is expected to open by the end of the first quarter 2020 in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District.

SPx Classic: Steve Tingiris, Dabble Lab

Serial entrepreneur Steve Tingiris: AI and machine learning are changing our economy

Snap! Arts Alliance, MUSE to honor photographer Edel Mohr

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance will honor Edel Moore at the Feb. 8 MUSE Awards. As the official photographer for the annual SHINE Mural Festival, Moore is chronicling a key aspect of our city’s artistic renaissance. And she’s doing it on her own time, and on her own dime, which is why the Alliance is giving her a Special Volunteer Recognition this year.

The Shuffle

Meghann Chilcott
Benzer Pharmacy

Zaps

The Hustle

Steven Kenny

His preferred medium is oil on canvas, which is heavily influenced by the Baroque period, a style of European art that is characterized by clear and elaborate detail. Kenny’s paintings are also surreal; a human figure is blended with differing elements of nature, commenting on how people interact with the natural world.

SVP Tampa Bay

Combining business acumen with philanthropic passion, Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay helps local nonprofits better the community.

Influencer

Tom Wallace
Florida Funders

Focus: MLK

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

Events

120th Annual Meeting - St. Pete Chamber

Jan. 24

Sunny Side Up: A Speaker Series

Jan. 30

TiEcon Tampa Bay 2019

Feb. 16

Women Aren’t Running Self-Driving Car Startups; Zoox Is About To Change That [Forbes]

Whether you're an entrepreneur plotting to launch a startup or a CEO strategizing where to put another office, knowing where the next hot city is would be a game changer. Should you expand to Raleigh? Would you attract better talent in Austin or Atlanta?

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