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Technology

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 25, 2025
Jabil Inc. gets $3.2 billion line of credit after expansion announced

The St. Petersburg technology company disclosed the revolving credit facility in an SEC filing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 20, 2025
Gaming company levels up with new HQ in Nokomis, plots more growth

Fast-growing Sarasota County company Combat Waffle Studios moved into space formerly occupied by Tervis in Nokomis, where it is expanding staff and its software portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2025
St. Pete tech giant to invest $500M in new US facility

The company sees domestic manufacturing as key to preserving AI technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 11, 2025
Bradenton biopharmaceutical company acquires North Carolina business

Continuity Biosciences has acquired Focal Medical.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 6, 2025
New CEO to lead expansion of Sarasota health tech company

PaceMate has named a new leader as it plans for commercial expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 4, 2025
Fort Myers company sponsors 2 Minor League Baseball teams

The Bradenton Marauders and Fort Myers Mighty Mussels have a new corporate sponsor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 30, 2025
Fort Myers adoption of AI technology brings immediate solution

In a future-is-now moment, the city of Fort Myers is embracing artificial intelligence in a big way. More high-tech advances are forthcoming.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 22, 2025
Tampa Electric deploying helicopters to survey powerlines

The company will use the aircraft to inspect a 1,300-mile system of transmission lines.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 19, 2025
Sarasota company releases app for off-road enthusiasts

Hellios Technologies has released an app for the off-road community that officials say can be adapted for adjacent markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2025
$2.6B global tech firm buys Fort Myers company

Fiber Solutions has a second office in Tennessee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 8, 2025
Beck Besecker scaled $20M 3D software firm through grit, perseverance

"The reason we do this is we like to build things. That's pretty intoxicating, getting to kind of build stuff all the time." –Beck Besecker, 3D Cloud

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • May 7, 2025
Tampa senior living tech platform secures $43M in funding

The company’s valuation has increased 478% in three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 30, 2025
Clearwater's KnowBe4 names new president, CEO as founder steps aside

Stu Sjouwerman, the cybersecurity firm's founder and CEO, will become the company's into executive chairman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 30, 2025
Bradenton bioscience company invests in 3D printing technology business

The investment by Continuity Biosciences LLC into PinPrint Inc. will expand the company’s footprint from therapeutic to aesthetic and cosmetic applications.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 29, 2025
Sarasota Memorial Hospital pioneers new tech in operating room

A surgical team at Sarasota Memorial Hospital employed headsets and AI-enhanced software to increase efficiency.

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