Solar streetlight startup hires supply chain guru

A rapidly expanding solar-powered streetlight startup has hired a new executive. John Hantzis formerly managed operations at Amazon, and helps advise the FBI on critical infrastructure threats.

Hantzis will serve as Streetleaf’s new director of operations. The Tampa-based company inked a deal with D.R. Horton, the nation's largest homebuilder, in August and is now the leading provider of solar streetlight services in the U.S.

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Pacific Counter to open new St. Pete location

Pacific Counter, a local fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in Hawaiian-style poke bowls and sushi burritos, is set to expand its presence in St. Petersburg with a new location opening at 210 37th Ave. N.

This expansion comes nearly seven years after the restaurant was founded with its first location in St. Pete at 660 Central Ave.

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