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FLORIDA BUSINESS
Dark Matter Tech acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI fintech platform for home lending
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.
Delray Beach-based Spodak Dental Group Earns 5 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence and Industry Awards in 2026
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) -- Spodak Dental Group has earned five 2026 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence and Industry awards, marking the practice's first recognition in these specific categories. The honors build on its history as a 10-time recipient of the Sun Sentinel's overall Top Workplace award. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, Spodak Dental Group continues to build on a philosophy that connects the team experience with the patient experience.
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors in Tampa now Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday 2026 Season
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (TAMPA, Fla.) -- For the 2026 holiday season, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids. Featuring colorful, cartoon-style monsters crossed off with bold red Xs.
Food and Beverage Industry: 27.6-percent MoM Increase in Industrial Planned Projects for Renovations and Upgrades for Sept. 2026
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- Industrial SalesLeads today announced its September 2026 results for planned capital project spending in the Food and Beverage industry. Food and beverage renovation and equipment upgrade planned projects rose 27.6% from the previous month.
Dark Matter Technologies in Jacksonville names new CTO, CFO and general counsel
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced the promotions of Don Oliver to chief technology officer, Chris Medvidofsky to chief financial officer and Blaine Prober to general counsel. All three have been with Dark Matter since it launched in 2023. The timing reflects how the company has built its leadership team: supporting people's growth within the organization when they demonstrate experience, leadership and a customer-first mindset.
A quiet urgent crisis persists for adolescent patients with high-risk acute blood cancers, says The Jackson Copeland Foundation
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- While modern pediatric leukemia treatment stands as one of oncology's greatest triumph stories, a quiet and urgent crisis persists for adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients diagnosed with high-risk acute blood cancers. St. Petersburg-based Jackson Copeland Foundation targets the massive survival disparity gap in AYA acute myeloid leukemia, raising funds for pioneering research with Oct. 30 Anchors & Irons Invitational charity golf tournament in Clearwater.
Chronilogix AI Wellness Coaching Now Within Reach of More Than 3,200 employers as a First Line of Care
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (RIVIERA BEACH, Fla.) -- Chronilogix, an AI behavioral wellness and coaching company, today announced that its platform is now listed on Truvo, the AI benefits assistant from Benepower. The listing gives Truvo's more than one million users immediate access to Chronilogix as a first line of care: private, judgment-free coaching for stress, mental well-being, and chronic conditions such as diabetes, available any hour of the day.
FLORIDA GOVERNMENT
Charles W. Burkett, Four-Time Surfside Mayor, Runs for Governor of Florida as ‘No Party Affiliation’ Candidate
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (SURFSIDE, Fla.) --- Charles W. Burkett, four-term Mayor of Surfside and lifelong Floridian, today announced his candidacy for Governor of Florida in the 2026 election as a No Party Affiliation candidate. Burkett's campaign will focus on practical, common-sense solutions that put current Florida residents first.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava hosts ribbon-cutting at WASD South District Wastewater Treatment Plant
FLORIDA NEWSWIRE (MIAMI, Fla.) --- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, joined by County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins (D8), Miami-Dade County Chief Utilities and Regulatory Services Officer Roy Coley, and Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) Director Jay J. Fink, P.E., will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, to celebrate the completion of the new Thickening and Dewatering Facilities at WASD’s South District Wastewater Treatment Plant.
RMA Joins with RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture to Update West Tampa CRA Redevelopment Plan
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- RMA (rma.us.com), a leading economic development firm, is proud to be part of the project team helmed by RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture (RVi) to update the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Redevelopment Plan. The plan update will focus on a redevelopment roadmap for the next 10 years and will identify community priorities, strategic opportunities, and economic partners to best execute the CRA's goals, objectives, and policies.
RMA Hired by the City of Coconut Creek to Create Florida Redevelopment Plan
City of Coconut Creek, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- RMA, a leading economic development firm, has been awarded a contract by the City of Coconut Creek to create a redevelopment plan for the City. The award-winning firm will establish a set of redevelopment strategies, evaluate city-owned vacant land, identify underused private properties ripe for redevelopment, and conduct a long-term financial analysis for the city.
Jazz Fest Returns to Pompano Beach, FL for a 5th Year in April 2026
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire / -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department, operating as Pompano Beach Arts, proudly announces the milestone "sapphire" 5th anniversary of Jazz Fest Pompano Beach, taking place Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026. Set along the city's stunning shoreline, the festival once again brings two days of world-class performances, culinary delights, and community celebration - all free to the public. This event is set to rival the most notable Jazz Festivals in the county, with warm breezes, salted air and the vibes of sultry jazz.
City of Dania Beach FL Selects RMA to Prepare CRA Operational Analysis
DANIA BEACH, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- RMA, a leading economic development firm, has been awarded a contract by the Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to assess the current operations of the Agency, as well as identify strategic economic opportunities. This Operational Analysis is especially crucial because the Dania Beach CRA does not receive tax increment financing from Broward County.
















