Corporate report

Algenol, Chinese firm partner to bring ethanol technology to region
Fort Myers-based Algenol is working with South China's Fujian Zhongyuan New Energy Co. Ltd. to develop projects throughout Southern China. The companies signed an agreement that creates a partnership for what they describe as a joint exploration project. The companies will look for opportunities in China for Algenol's direct-to-ethanol technology process, which uses industrial carbon dioxide emissions from power plants as a feedstock for proprietary algae to produce fuels.

Fujian Zhongyuan New Energy Co. was founded in 2007.

Strategic Insurance Services owner named Young Gun
Douglas Levi, principal agent and owner of Clearwater-based Strategic Insurance Services, was recently highlighted in Insurance Business America, a national insurance magazine. Levi, 35, is one of the magazine's 2015 “Young Guns,” a collection of 42 top professionals 35 years old and younger.

Levi was picked because his 12-person firm recorded double-digit revenue and client growth year-over-year for the past five years. Strategic Insurance Services has more than $5.7 million in total premiums and more than 2,900 clients.

SB Tactical goes straight to consumer, expands lines
SB Tactical, a St. Petersburg-based designer and manufacturer of accessories for pistols, now offers its firearm accessories directly to consumers through a new website, sb-tactical.com. The company previously only distributed its products through partnerships with Sig Sauer for AR pistols and Century Arms for AK pistols.

The company also announced it plans to expand its line of firearm stabilizing braces from just the Sig Sauer SB15 to support a number of other firearms from other manufacturers.