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Tampa cybersecurity firm gets seven-figure local investment

Ballast Point Ventures, a venture capital firm in Tampa, invested $4.85 million in Abacode, a Tampa managed security services provider.

Abacode will use the Series A growth equity investment to scale its sales, its security operations center and itsproject execution teams, as well as to broaden its marketing efforts and further enhance its technology-enabled service offering, a news release said.

Meet 40 leaders who are making a difference in St. Petersburg

Leadership St. Pete, a division of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, is the second-oldest leadership organization in the United States, just celebrated its 50th year, as representatives of all 50 previous classes gathered at the Coliseum in October.

CES serves as the backdrop for big announcement from Syniverse and Samsung

Syniverse – a Tampa company that provides services for mobile network operators and businesses – and telecommunications technology giant Samsung SDS say they want to simplify mobile payments for anyone with a phone.

Startup Report #050: MedZoomer

Marvin Kloss of MedZoomer joins Joe Hamilton in the studio.

Innovocative’s ‘A Shayna Maidel’ looks at life beyond the Holocaust

The storyline of Barbara Lebow’s drama A Shayna Maidel – two Polish sisters, separated by the Holocaust, are re-united in 1946 New York – appealed to Innovocative Theater founder and producing artistic director Staci Sabarsky.

The Shuffle

Steve Presser
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The Hustle

Alexa Burch

Alexa Burch is an anomaly in the photography/ videography industry. In a world of increasing specialization, Burch is a jack of all trades. Burch began building her own business in the middle of her education at the University of South Florida.

ICYMI: Transportation, regionalism dominate discussion at State of the Bay

The next time Pinellas County voters cast ballots on funding transportation initiatives, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman wants to make sure it’s a measure that will pass.