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St. Pete College president shares plan to drive economic prosperity, meet workforce needs

Williams presented a four-pronged plan to create and facilitate an educational ecosystem that gives both local higher education institutions and workforce a seat at the table.

S&P: How a slowdown in Apple iPhone sales could impact Jabil

A slowdown in iPhone sales is unlikely to meaningfully affect Jabil Inc.’s performance over the next few quarters, a new report from S& Global Ratings said.

Telehealth firm combines virtual doctor visit with medicine on the spot

A telemedicine station that allows users to make a virtual visit to the doctor and get their prescriptions at the same time hits the market today.

Israeli-based companies show off their tech for investors in Tampa [Gallery]

Tuesday was demo day for 11 companies in the 2019 cohort of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator.

Just in time for St. Paddy’s Day: Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman, the lushly orchestrated stage production that celebrates traditional (and more contemporary) Irish music with four beautiful singing lasses ... returns for its annual visit to the Mahaffey Theater Wednesday, just in time, don’t ya know, for St. Patrick’s Day.

The Shuffle

Bethany Kieley
Women's Care Florida

Zaps

The Hustle

Beans & Barlour

Beans & Barlour is a craft coffee bar and dessert lounge that serves all your favorite desserts … with a kick. Owners Story Stuart and Steve Bliven’s homemade ice cream is infused with real booze, with alcohol levels ranging between 7-12 percent ABV.

PODS

In 1998, Clearwater-based Portable On Demand Storage (PODS) revolutionized the world of moving and storage spaces with portable storage containers.

Influencer

J.P. Dubuque
St. Pete EDC

Focus: Voice

Google’s new voice recognition system works instantly and offline (if you have a Pixel) [Tech Crunch]

Nine more have ended veteran homelessness. It’s part of a national program called Built for Zero that uses a data-based approach to help officials figure out exactly who needs what services. Now it’s launching in 50 more cities.