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Title 1 Cypress Run Education Center collaborates with community and industry for final school year’s student hackathon

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Florida remains #1 for higher education in U.S. News and World Report rankings for the seventh year

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Research Park at Florida Atlantic University® entrepreneur support initiative welcomes four new companies, graduates two

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ChenMed, a leading primary care provider, recognized for using intelligence and automation in HR practices

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Broward College’s Health Sciences Simulation Center is leveling up their OB training for nursing using mixed reality

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Two big announcements for Palm Beach Gardens-based TBC Corporation; new CEO and divest Tire Kingdom Businesses

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Former South Floridian Farza Majeed raised $10M for school backed by Andreessen Horowitz; now helping others’ ideas come to life

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Carrier Announces portfolio transformation including acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions

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CareerSource Palm Beach County is offering up to $12K in career training for veterans and spouses

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The Broward UP™ Sunshine Health Training Center has officially launched in the City of Lauderhill

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Fuel Venture Capital Announces The Launch of $300 Million Flagship Fund II

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IBM to grant $5M to schools to boost cybersecurity & AI skills

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Ft. Lauderdale-based CloudHesive, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Partner, acquires Eplexity

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Getting to know Boca Raton-based ModMed’s new CTO Venkatesh Jayaraman

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Broward-based eVTOL startup Doroni Aerospace launches Series A and FAA releases blueprint for air taxis

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Miami Dade College is accepting applications for the next Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program

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StartUP FIU Students Develop Innovative Strategies to Tackle Healthcare Disparities for Pharmaceutical Giant GSK

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Growth Accelerator Fund Competition – Seaworthy Collective among 40 national winners to receive $50k

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Miami-based Atomic Venture announces new $320 million fund and addition of 3rd GP

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University of Miami students among finalists at this year’s AWE XR Prize Challenge on Fighting Climate Change

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Verizon and Boca Raton-based Vertical Bridge forge agreement to expand Verizon’s 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services

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Ft. Lauderdale’s FIT:MATCH honored as high impact tech startup in the international The Lead 100 List 2023

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STAX Equity announces new Miami Beach headquarters and deployment of $100M

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ODP Corporation expands collaboration with Microsoft to leverage the power of AI technology from Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service

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For the second year in a row, South Florida will once again welcome the Mark Cuban AI Bootcamp for high schoolers

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18th annual SoFlo DevCon brings together developers, designers, tech professionals and educators

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TEDxBocaRaton announces this year’s lineup of IMPACT speakers

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Watson Institute is launching a fully-funded Venture Accelerator program for next-generation entrepreneurs

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Verizon drives enhanced connectivity at the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix

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Interstellar engineering; Student uses NASA-supplied simulated lunar soil to 3D print out-of-this-world housing

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CEO and Founder of Social Mobile was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Florida Award finalist

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Broward College’s President Haile is the only higher education leader selected for U.S. Talent Task Force

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Entrepreneur’s reality show ‘Elevator Pitch’ features Florida startups; now casting for season 9

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Lisa Lutoff-Perlo retires from Celebrity Cruises welcoming a new President

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Crown Castle’s new Miami office is now open for business.

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Research Park at FAU recently announced the launch of The Smartest Place initiative

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CAI accelerates business totaling $1.05 billion; Fortune 500 Clients & expanded programs

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Miami Metro Region has the lowest unemployment rate in the Florida – below national average

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ADT and Miami Marlins announce historic, multi-year partnership

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Social Mobile Secures $35 Million Credit Facility from Citi®

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Renowned Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine invests in Boca Raton-based restaurant tech company

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Did you know? History & Future of Tech in South Florida started in Boca Raton.

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Brian Kornfeld steps down as CEO of Synapse; yet another Florida female leader is crowned

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FAU announces winners of 2023 ‘Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition’

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CAST AI Receives $20M in New Funding Led by Early-Stage VC Creandum

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Remi Robotic Navigation System cleared by FDA for use with 2D Fluoroscopy-Based Imaging

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Innovation leader Leigh-Ann Buchanan steps down as leader of aīre ventures – What’s next?

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BCEx and Tech Hub celebrate Black Founders at exclusive annual brunch

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Techstrong supports diversity in tech; the next Engineer The Change scholarship recipient announced

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Inspire CIO announces 20 finalists for South Florida CIO Awards 2023

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OZ is Advancing Diversity and Opportunity in Tech for Hispanics

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$1 million dollar gift from FPL establishes new Center for Intelligent Energy Tech at FAU

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Verizon Small Business Digital Ready opens new round of grant funding

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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Christine Vanderpool to the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council

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9 South Florida & Treasure Coast companies honored at GrowFL Awards 2023

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Here’s to another 13 years of healthtech innovation for Modernizing Medicine

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Seedfunders Associate Network for new investors is catching momentum

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FAU Tech Runway announces Venture Class 11 companies

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Silicon Valley’s LeverX relocates HQ to South Florida and expands internationally

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CP Group announces 17,786 sf of new flexible office suites in Boca Raton, includes a leading VC firm

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Inaugural Venture Appreciation Night honors South Florida startup ecosystem

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What Does 2023 Have in Store? A Review of New Technology Trends.

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Miami-Dade Beacon Council Names Rodrick Miller President & CEO

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South Florida-based PeakActivity acquires eCommerce software agency Lexima

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The City of Miami funds 5 tech nonprofits focused on youth initiatives

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Palm Beach State College Designation as a Center For Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

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Cox Science Center announces they are increasing their campaign goal after receiving multimillions in donations

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Semantix Announces the Acquisition of Elemeno

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ModMed Appoints Chief People Officer, Jody Beaverson

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Ft. Lauderdale-based ShipMonk is growing again; 11th State-of-the-Art Fulfillment Center

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Member Spotlight | Orion Innovations

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2022 | A Year In Review

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Re-Discovering Innovation at TECHPalooza 2022!

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How culture and strategic decisions helped Digital Resource double in size

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First ever Ignite Florida launch to Global Entrepreneurship Week in South Florida

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U.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Social Mobile to Build Next Generation 5G Mobile Solution

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Zoom Sign Language Interpretation View Enhances Remote Learning for the Deaf

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Jai Kishan Rao joins Social Mobile as Chief Engineering Officer

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BCEx celebrates their inaugural 2022 Showcase and honors community partners

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Deerfield-based BrandStar Studios calls entrepreneurs for the Billion Dollar Showdown

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NextEra completes successful 4-week AI Bootcamp through Mark Cuban Foundation

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Supported by Verizon, YWCA’s Inaugural STEM Day for Girls supports diversity

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Member Spotlight | Excess IT Hardware

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The City of Miami Gardens is one of the first to launch in the metaverse

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Excess IT Hardware donates needed laptops to deserving scholars

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$1M in grants were awarded to underrepresented founders; 4 in South Florida

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New to the county and Ingram Micro already awarded the ‘Key’ to Miami-Dade

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Space Florida and Florida Venture Forum Award $100,000 to Early Stage Companies

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Hats Off Nonprofit Awards has largest event to date celebrating Palm Beach County nonprofits

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Broward College’s BCEx chosen as inaugural host site for The Florida Department of Education Entrepreneurship, Education & Training grant

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Jellified Pandas creates the winning solution at “Hack My City” Hackathon

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Member Spotlight | Schonfeld

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2 tech companies join Boca Raton Innovation Campus including autonomous vehicles

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8 Southeast Florida companies chosen to pitch at Early Stage Capital Conference

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Member Spotlight | Ingram Micro Cloud

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CITY Furniture announces equity stake in Palm Beach County-based PeakActivity

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Verizon & CoLAB support startups with new Health Equity cohort

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Former Bay Area startup experts convene at LAB Miami for Seedfunders pitch competition

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Largest Volunteer-Led Data Science Conference in Miami

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Florida Panthers welcome LAN Info Tech becoming the latest company to join the #CyberFit movement

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Junior Achievement’s Rosé Soirée event raised $110k to support students

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Tech Hub and Synapse named statewide organizers for GEW Florida

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Delray Beach-based Bidtellect announces new CTV/OTT advertising solutions

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U.S. government program ACP helps many low income households pay for broadband

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18 South Florida companies announced as finalists for the 12th Annual GrowFL companies to watch

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SIM raises funds to support kids’ coding programs expansion across South Florida

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Seedfunders 3rd deal in South Florida; leads CERA’s inaugural investment round of up to $500k

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PBSC and 3 other South Florida universities receive $6.2M in cybersecurity funding with support from Tech Hub

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World’s first AR techno sport HADO celebrates agreement with Japan’s meleap

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Entrepreneurs and investors come together at sold-out Pitch and Pour event in Coral Gables

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Member Spotlight | 365 Data Centers

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Engineer the Change scholarship expands access to South Florida tech jobs while expanding our regional talent pool 

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394 Florida companies make the 2022 Inc. 5000 list; South Florida strong with 171

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Semantix Debuts on Nasdaq: Brazil’s First Tech SPAC lands in the U.S.

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Layoffs? Why NOW is the time to hire.

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IronHack launches new FemTech movement

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Ocean Builders reveals world’s first eco-restorative futuristic floating homes

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Office Depot’s back-to-school Start Proud initiative kicks off

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Boca Raton-based 365 Data Centers to acquire U.S. Colocation and Network Business

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Ft. Lauderdale-based Boatsetter raises $38M in Series B round

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EndeavorLAB closes out their first ever Boca Raton cohort

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Two South Florida locations chosen for Mark Cuban’s AI Bootcamp for high school students

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FAU Receives State Cybersecurity IT Grant for over $800K with support from Tech Hub

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This August, don’t miss this immersive crypto educational experience coming to Palm Beach

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Palm Beach Gardens-based Accelus raises $12M to accelerate adoption of minimally invasive surgery

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Member Spotlight | TriNet

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Verizon’s Community Partnership Chat with Palm Beach-Based Startup Imanyco

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Babcox Media Acquires Lifestyle Media Group and South Florida Business & Wealth

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Member Spotlight | StevenDouglas

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Broward-based minority-owned businesses receive $10k grants from Fiserv

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Member Spotlight | PeakActivity

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Techstrong Group’s Alan Shimel on the state of South Florida tech

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Miami startup Modern Trials wins IDEA Showcase for investment from Seedfunders

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Member Spotlight | VIDEOBOLT.COM

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Verizon Learning celebrates 10 years, $1B in contributions, and now 50 new schools

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Boca Raton startup Owwll officially launches connecting experts for instant 1:1 advice

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Member Spotlight | Bidtellect

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Industry leaders and researchers brought together for the FAU Data Science Conference

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In urgent need of some home improvement supplies? iDrop’s got you covered

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Boynton Beach Mayor Ty Penserga addresses startup founders at pitch clinic

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El Al Israel Airlines will relocate its Americas HQ from NYC to Broward

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Broward-based CERA reacts to mass shooting mayhem this month

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Miami Hack Week’s team SpotX, an AR gaming startup, acquired by San Fran company

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Member Spotlight | Digital Resource

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FPL/NextEra Energy surprises students with some new tech as they head off to college

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City approves proposal to turn an empty building into an innovation hub in downtown West Palm Beach

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South Florida mayors outline plans to develop region as a global tech hub

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April’s Think Tank Thursday in Miami was a bit different this April

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Base Miami and Mana Tech merge, with Charly Esnal at the helm as Managing Director

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Broward-based CloudHesive announces recent acquisition of Dextr

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Davie-based public safety startup, CERA, places 2nd at eMerge, but could be the most impactful pitch yet

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800+ developers gather in Davie for SoFlo DevCon 2022

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Endeavor launches new program to accelerate the growth of early-stage companies in Boca Raton

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FPL Pledges nearly $1 Million to Support Black Students in Tech with Degree Completion

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Member Spotlight | Dedicated IT

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Member Spotlight | Dynatrace

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NBA legend Chris Bosh highlights the benefits of an entrepreneurial mindset in a Broward College speech

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Member Spotlight | Castle Group

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Member Spotlight | Boca Raton Innovation Campus

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Member Spotlight | United World Telecom

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Signups are now open for the University of Miami-sponsored Intern Bootcamp and Entry-Level Career Expo

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Member Spotlight | GenoBank.io

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13 South Florida companies honored among 50 of Florida’s companies to watch

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Fort Lauderdale startup FIT:MATCH announces partnership with Rihanna-backed Savage x Fenty

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Schonfeld will be presenting sponsor of upcoming SoFlo DevCon

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South Florida represents in a big way at Synapse Summit 2022

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Member Spotlight | bundleIQ

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4Geeks and the Shrimp Society partner to offer NFTs, membership to budding developers

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Florida Legislative Session has begun – Policy Committee Update

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Member Spotlight | Guaranteed Removals/Erase.com

Women in Web3

Meet the women advocating for an inclusive Web3 space in South Florida and beyond

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5 Trends for Retailers to Keep Customers Smiling (and Spending) in 2022

2021 Year Recap

2021 | A Year In Review

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‘One’ Night to Remember

CAI Autism2Work Uplifts and Empowers Neurodiverse Talent

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Ask Not What South Florida Tech Hub Can Do For You

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Member Spotlight | Boca Code

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Member Spotlight | Techstrong Group

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Infrastructure bill includes billions for broadband

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Global Entrepreneurship Week shines a spotlight on South Florida’s tech scene

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Tech Hub hosts event matching K-12 teachers with local tech experts

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Visualbility creates winning solution at Hack for Inclusion event

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Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava addresses 200 private investors at Miami conference

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Tech Hub intern receives scholarship from Junior Achievement

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Member Spotlight | Angelus Advisors

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South Florida Based Streann Media Revenue Jumps 85% in Q3 2021!

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Levan Center secures $700k grant to support South Florida entrepreneurs

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Virtual Badge wins $120,000 at Startup Showdown

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GenoBank.io Parters To Issue Tamper-Proof COVID-19 Test Results using Blockchain

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Member Highlight | Fuel Venture Capital unveils new headquarters with ribbon cutting

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Member Spotlight | Improving

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Member Spotlight | Lexima

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Member Spotlight | Stark Weber PLLC

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Inc. 5000 spotlights 13 high growth Tech Hub South Florida members 

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CITY Furniture Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Glades Capital Announces Launch of Its First Fund

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Tech takes over at this year’s Magic City Cup soccer tournament

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Member Spotlight | YES Institute

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Tech Hub South Florida as a career launchpad

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Tech Hub South Florida Announces Interim CEO, Ambitious Growth Plans for Second Half of 2021

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Member Spotlight | Crown Castle

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Royal Carribean’s Martha Poulter named CIO of the Year

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PeakActivity launches eCommerce company, RevCommerce

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Tech Hub South Florida hosts region’s top Tech Leaders at Summer BBQ

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Member Spotlight | DSS

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Spotlight on Our HealthTech & Life Sciences Committee

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Member Spotlight | Steve Edwards & Premier Virtual

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Spotlight on Our Startup Committee

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Member Spotlight | Andrew Parry & Office Depot

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Member Spotlight | Beth Wagmeister of the Wag Group

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Member Spotlight | Streann

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Member Spotlight | Signature Consultants

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Todd Albert | Why Does Talent Leave South Florida?

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Member Spotlight | Gravity IT

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Crossing County Lines | Tech Hub Partners Collaborate for Students

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New Bootcamp for South FL Founders!

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Member Spotlight | OutPLEX

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Member Spotlight | CITY Furniture

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Member Spotlight | PATHOS

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Teeing Off 2021 with Tech Hub South Florida!

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CEO Update | Releasing Our 2021 Annual Report

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Member Spotlight | Alice Figuerola & The SilverLogic

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Stronger Together | South Florida’s United Future as a Tech Hub

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Drink Cover Company NightCap Secures Financing from SharkTank’s Lori Greiner

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Member Spotlight | CAI

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CEO Update | Why we’re now Tech Hub South Florida

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Guest Blog: Business Process Automation 101

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Building Relationships | South Florida’s Buzzing Startup Scene

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Moving Minds | Minnesota to South Florida

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Member Spotlight | 2TON & Ryan Boylston

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Our Strategic Partnership with Code for South Florida

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Two Palm Beach Tech Members Named Florida Companies to Watch

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Member Spotlight | I.T. Solutions of South Florida & Deana Pizzo

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Code for Good Hackathon | GetSpeedBack creates Winning Solution

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Member Spotlight | Exepron & John Thompson

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Guest Blog | Nigerian Prince? You’ve Got Bigger Cybersecurity Problems

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Member Spotlight | Wyncode Academy & The Mikkola’s

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Member Spotlight | Boca Code & Todd Albert

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Member Spotlight | Digital Resource & Shay Berman

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Member Spotlight | Bridge Connector & David Wenger

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Bridge Connector raises $25.5 million in Series B funding

Guest Blog | ‘Tech Webinars for Teachers’

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11 South Florida Tech Members make Inc 5000

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CEO Update | We Are South Florida Tech

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Guest Blog | ‘Reflecting on 5 Years of Growth’ (Michelle Bakels)

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This Just In | Steve Edwards and Premier Virtual

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CEO Update | Celebrating 5 Years

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Member Spotlight | Improving & Adi Raina

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Member Spotlight | Modernizing Medicine & Erin Shaw

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CEO Update | Equality in our Tech Community

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Member Spotlight | Crown Castle & Lonnie Maier

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CEO Update | We Grew 50%, Cyber Insurance, Virtual Internships

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Member Spotlight | FPL & 35 Mules

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CEO Update | New Video, Zoo Animals, and Health Program

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CEO Update | Talent Initiatives & Health Benefits

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Palm Beach Tech, Knight Foundation, eMerge Americas partner to help laid off Tech Professionals

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Member Spotlight | Meggie Soliman & DSS Inc.

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