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No lines, no waiting: Voda LLC is where SRI-St. Petersburg will be - 8/15/2008
A mini-SRI International sprouting in the St. Petersburg shadow of the Silicon Valley research firm has licensed technology from the University of South Florida, gathered private investors and has revenue of about $750,000 in less than a year. Voda LLC w Read More >>
Success is on tap here - 8/15/2008
65 percent of all of the equipment used in the United States to get beer from keg to glass is made in Brooksville Read More >>
General Dynamics' Army ammunition deal enhanced - 8/14/2008
U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in St. Petersburg a $34.8-million bump to a contract to recover and recycle what it can from six types of obsolete ammunition. Read More >>
Tampa to Cancun, soon in a nonstop - 8/14/2008
JetBlue Airways will begin flying daily between TIA and Cancun on Dec. 18, providing the Tampa Bay area's only nonstop service to Mexico. Read More >>
Tiny devices drive lab to expand - 8/4/2008
On the continuum of research, Draper Laboratory folks are hands-on engineers rather than theoretical scientists. They invent stuff — high-tech prototypes that perform specific tasks. And they are coming to Florida to invent some more. Read More >>
Dangerous deliveries - 8/1/2008
In 2008, Hall's Wings of Eagles Aircraft Delivery LLC, based at the small rural airfield in Wimauma, is projected to gross $2.5-million to $3-million in revenue based on Hall's pilots delivering 200 airplanes to countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. That' Read More >>
Grants Place USF At 'Epicenter' Of Diabetes Research - 8/1/2008
A prominent diabetes researcher at the University of South Florida landed another multimillion-dollar grant and ensured that nearly every major effort to eliminate the disease will be orchestrated in Tampa. Read More >>
Diabetes researcher brings $389M to USF - 7/31/2008
Krischer, a professor of pediatrics, has been awarded a $128-million, seven-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to coordinate worldwide studies on the prevention and treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Read More >>
Newly public insurer to move to Clearwater - 7/31/2008
The startup property insurance holding company is based in Port St. Lucie, but plans to move its headquarters to Clearwater in August. Read More >>
STAR TEC Accelerator Adds New Client: Field Forensics - 7/31/2008
Field Forensics, Inc. manufactures the E.L.I.T.E. pocket-sized and disposable trace explosives detector, which is designed for use by security personnel, policemen and the military. FFI also distributes equipment such as bomb suites and hook and line gear Read More >>
USF lines up nursing partnership with Veterans Affairs - 7/31/2008
The college will collaborate with the VA Nursing Academy, a virtual organization that expands learning opportunities at VA facilities, funds additional faculty positions and increases recruitment of nurses Read More >>
Draper Laboratory establishes BioMEMs and MCM centers in Tampa Bay - 7/29/2008
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, a non-profit, research and development lab, is establishing a BioMEMS R&D Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and a Multi Chip Module (MCM) Center in St. Petersburg.
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Laser tech firm grows from Masonite, TechnoLines partnership - 7/29/2008
Masonite International Corp. and TechnoLines LP are together forming Echelon Laser Systems LP, which will be based in Tampa. Read More >>
Westshore buildings draw big price in sale to TA Associates - 7/29/2008
Two Westshore office buildings with a combined square footage of 350,232 were sold in the biggest commercial real estate deal of the year so far in Hillsborough County. Read More >>
Draper Confirms Bay Area Labs - 7/28/2008
Executives with the Massachusetts-based, nonprofit research corporation acknowledged that it will build labs worth $30 million at the University of South Florida in Tampa and a new microchip manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg. Read More >>
It's official: Draper on way to Tampa Bay area - 7/28/2008
A Massachusetts R&D firm that builds tiny biomedical machines will indeed open satellite labs in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Gov. Charlie Crist announced today. Read More >>
MIT spinoff to start recruiting for 165 jobs - 7/28/2008
Job recruiting will start within weeks for a Massachusetts research and development firm that will build labs in Tampa and St. Petersburg to manufacture tiny biomedical machines. Read More >>
Nanotech Lab Coming to Tampa Bay - 7/28/2008
The announcement means that Charles Stark Draper Laboratory will bring researchers to USF's Tampa Campus and St. Petersburg. The USF site will look at creating biological devices at microscopic size. Read More >>
New Polytechnic Degree Suited To Working Adults - 7/28/2008
A new bachelor of general studies degree program starts this fall at the University of South Florida Polytechnic. Read More >>
SRI is blossoming slowly - 7/26/2008
SRI has 60 people working in temporary offices, has won a big antiterrorism contract and is doing work for the Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, NOAA, the National Science Foundation and the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command.
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SRI To Anchor Navy Mapping Project - 7/26/2008
The research group SRI International in St. Petersburg plans to announce a major research project with the U.S. Navy for sensors that rapidly make three-dimensional underwater maps showing features as small as a soda can.
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Crist announces Spain/Seminole solar deal - 7/22/2008
Renovalia, has signed a "non-binding" agreement with Seminole Electric in Tampa to build a thermoelectric plant and sell the electricity to the Florida municipal utility company.
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Manufacturer moving to Manatee County - 7/17/2008
A Long Island manufacturer of instruments for testing water and wastewater is relocating to Manatee County Read More >>
Research on tiny devices may have big payoff for Tampa Bay area - 7/15/2008
A research lab that develops microscopic machines for medical and defense use represents latest hope for civic leaders who envision Tampa Bay as a high-tech workplace. Read More >>
Tampa Port Authority renews deal with Panama Canal - 7/14/2008
The Tampa Port Authority and the Panama Canal Authority have agreed to extend their strategic alliance, which will help trade, facilitate information sharing and promote the "All-Water Route" from Asia to the U.S. east and gulf coasts via the Panama Canal Read More >>
Byrd Institute researchers get Alzheimer's grants - 7/11/2008
Three research scientists at the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute received grants totaling nearly $400,000. Read More >>
Rebuilding Of PrecisionAire Facility Under Way - 7/11/2008
The new plant is being rebuilt on the same site as the one destroyed by fire in '07. Read More >>
Sarasota, Hillsborough hospitals make magazine's 'best' listings - 7/11/2008
Three area hospitals have made U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals list.
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Aldi searching for 400 workers in the Tampa Bay area - 7/9/2008
Discount grocer Aldi plans to hire 400 people for its distribution center in Haines City and 24 stores in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>
The Man Behind The Super Bowl Bringing The Show To Tampa - 7/6/2008
Reid Sigmon is a journeyman sporting-event planner whom local leaders hired for a two-year job to ensure the Tampa Bay area is ready to host Super Bowl XLIII. Read More >>
Fla. Ports Racing to Handle Giant Cargo Ships - 7/1/2008
The seed for the potential trade boom was planted in October 2006, when the citizens of Panama voted in a national referendum to expand their nation’s canal. A $5.25-billion upsizing will double the waterway’s capacity in 2014 — exactly 100 years after th Read More >>
GE Security to open fire research facility - 6/28/2008
GE Security in Lakewood Ranch has spent $500,000 on a new fire detection research center to test its life safety products for the home and office.
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Industry Wants U.S. Headquarters In Brooksville - 6/28/2008
A German-based company that builds cabins for cruise ships is looking to put its U.S. headquarters in Hernando County.
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We're a millionaire hot spot - 6/26/2008
Last year, the number of millionaire households grew 6 percent worldwide and 4.2 percent in North America. In the Tampa Bay area, it jumped 7.4 percent. Read More >>
800 tech jobs added to Tampa-St. Petersburg - 6/24/2008
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area added 800 high-technology jobs in 2006 according to a new report from the American Electronics Association.
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All about foresight - 6/24/2008
Gov. Charlie Crist’s approval of the $2 million legislative appropriation proves that state officials are serious about combating traffic gridlock in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>
Eagle Concrete moves into Bay area - 6/24/2008
The full-service structural concrete company specializes in commercial and industrial construction, including tilt-wall and masonry. It focuses on mid-size and large commercial projects.
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Manatee No. 4 in self-employment - 6/24/2008
The report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation titled, "Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus," places the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice area at No. 4 in the nation in terms of the percentage of its workers who are self-employed - Read More >>
Tampa To Host Latin American Retailing Conference - 6/23/2008
An international retailing conference to help entrepreneurs develop business partnerships in Latin America will be coming to Tampa in November. Read More >>
Bionic hand works like real thing - 6/17/2008
A bionic hand right hand was fitted in May at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, one of just a handful of facilities nationally offering what doctors describe as a revolutionary leap in prosthetics. Read More >>
First Tampa, then the world - 6/13/2008
Association makes the move to globalize Read More >>
Where enemies clash, this truck fights flame - 6/13/2008
Pierce Manufacturing of Bradenton won a $28 million contract with the U.S. Army to supply 60 of the extreme fire trucks. Read More >>
Stock of Tampa's Accentia soars on promising vaccine results - 6/11/2008
Biovest reported what it called "highly encouraging" results from its ongoing trials of an experimental vaccine for treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Read More >>
Cancer Research Center Should Be Done By April - 6/10/2008
Construction of a cancer research center expected to create an estimated 165 high-paying science jobs is well under way near the University of South Florida. Construction workers wheeling heavy equipment kicked up clouds of dust this week at the site of M Read More >>
Pegasus TSI adds jobs - 6/10/2008
The international and domestic engineering, procurement and construction management services firm is adding 28 jobs over the next three years, with salaries exceeding 150 percent of the state's annual wage. That qualifies the company for Florida's Qualifi Read More >>
They'll hit road for rail ideas - 6/7/2008
The mayors of Tampa and Clearwater will join elected officials from St. Petersburg and Pinellas County on a three-day tour of Charlotte, N.C., Dallas and Denver, sprawling cities that grew up with the automobile but have been adding electric commuter trai Read More >>
Port Adds Cargo Service - 6/4/2008
In late July, Peruvian Amazon Line plans to add cargo service every 60 days between the Port of Tampa and Houston; Tampico, Mexico; Cartagena and Liticia, Colombia; Manaos, Brazil; and Iquitos, Peru. Read More >>
One Bay initiative poses 4 futures - 6/3/2008
The exercise was part of the One Bay initiative's efforts to develop a regional vision for how the seven-county region should grow through the year 2050. Read More >>
County To Pay 1st Incentive For Expansion - 6/2/2008
A turbine generator manufacturer has scored $57,000 in incentives to bring new jobs to Pasco County. Read More >>
Lions Eye Institute expands - 6/2/2008
The Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research breaks ground on its 12,000-square-foot ocular research center in Ybor City. Read More >>
TIA satisfies travelers on the cheap - 6/2/2008
Tampa International won the Eagle Award from the International Air Transport Association for outstanding customer satisfaction — at a price that keeps airlines happy. The airline trade group noted that Tampa International lowered its cost Read More >>
What we'll be in 2050 takes 20/20 vision now - 6/1/2008
On Monday, a forward-thinking group of public and private organizations called One Bay will hold five meetings across the Tampa Bay area to get public input on what our metro area should look like by midcentury. Sure, we want a terrific place to live, wor Read More >>
College's lease in NetPark one of the year's largest - 5/30/2008
Corinthian Colleges Inc., the public company that runs Everest University, has leased nearly 115,000 square feet of space at NetPark. Read More >>
Startup tech center hatches companies - 5/30/2008
Celebrating five years in May as a business incubator for small but promising defense and technology companies, Star TEC — the Star Technology Enterprise Center — is busy growing staff and tenants, and expanding its influence across the Tampa Bay region. Read More >>
Trafficking in diamonds - 5/29/2008
Last fall, Gemesis began work to double the size of its plant in Lakewood Ranch, an expansion that will make room for another 350 of the round, metal machines in which the company's diamonds are fashioned in a speeded-up version of Mother Nature. The plan Read More >>
Hospital gives birth to new vision - 5/28/2008
"What we have here," said County Commissioner Chris Kingsley, "is an imaginative project that provides vision and provides jobs, not only for Hernando County but also for the city of Brooksville." Read More >>
Crist, Progress Energy plan for renewable energy technology - 5/27/2008
Two sites in St. Petersburg will serve as research hubs under a plan for renewable energy technology released by Gov. Charlie Crist and Jeff Lyash, president and chief executive of Progress Energy Florida. Read More >>
ONE BAY announces next step in visioning process to obtain input for managing future growth in Tampa Bay region - 5/26/2008
Input to be sought on four scenarios for potential-growth patterns through the year 2050, when population is expected to be twice today’s level Read More >>
Metro areas power Florida - 5/23/2008
Florida is driven by the economic strength of its metropolitan areas, said Bruce Katz, vice president and director of the metropolitan policy program at The Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. "This is a metro state," Katz told about 200 people att Read More >>
One Bay visioning process turns to citizens - 5/23/2008
A group of Tampa Bay regional business and civic leaders is moving ahead with the next steps in a massive planning and visioning process that began a year ago. Read More >>
Regional thinking in 'Metro Nation' - 5/23/2008
"Regionalism" was the word of the day Thursday at the Tampa Bay Partnership's 2008 Regional Leadership Conference, and it might have national repercussions.
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Nearly 20 Bay Area High Schools Rank Among Nation's Best - 5/20/2008
Three schools, Hillsborough and Plant high schools and the Center for Advanced Technologies in St. Petersburg, ranked among the top 100 of the nation's 27,000 high schools, placing 34th, 70th and 22nd, respectively. Read More >>
Working Together Helps Area Prosper - 5/13/2008
By coalescing regional leadership around key issues impacting the region, we have produced measurable results. Read More >>
How Gyrocam's big idea went mobile - 5/7/2008
The idea for what could be the next multibillion-dollar defensive weapon against terrorism is simple. Read More >>
Big order for cameras to detect road-side bombs - 5/6/2008
The order from Manatee County's Gyrocam Systems LLC was the largest yet, calling for the building of as many as 500 of the sophisticated video systems during the next five years. Read More >>
SRI International Teams With Tampa Bay Technology Forum to Help Emerging Technology Companies - 4/27/2008
SRI will serve as a strategic advisor to TBTF's Emerging Companies Academy (ECA) Read More >>
$9 million USF building to foster skills, work force development - 4/25/2008
The Science and Technology Building will support the university's new master's program in environmental science, policy and geography and a new pre-health track for undergraduates. It will be the first green building on the campus. Read More >>
Rooms To Go building up, new facility plan based on optimism for economic rebound - 4/25/2008
Retailer is one of the largest importers at the Port of Tampa Read More >>
Tech help can be had right here - 4/25/2008
Tampa's Digital Hands, a managed services company that provides businesses with call center monitoring and remote management of information technology products such as servers, desktops, laptops and PDAs, has captured the industry's pulse. Read More >>
FedEx plans warehouse and office - 4/24/2008
FedEx Ground is planning a huge warehouse and office space in the Port Manatee Industrial Park that is expected to create as many as 200 or more jobs in the long term. Read More >>
Reaping Rewards - 4/16/2008
The Tampa region, which has been working hard to attract life sciences and biotechnology firms, scored a coup with pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., which teamed with the city's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute to develop cancer researc Read More >>
USF Polytechnic - 4/15/2008
USF Polytechnic would serve as a key economic driver for our region and the entire state. Read More >>
Port Manatee effort would boost incentives - 4/11/2008
New business opportunities are now sprouting in the thousands of acres of undeveloped land around Port Manatee.
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Lexus Decides That Tampa Has Commercial Appeal - 4/10/2008
Local motorists zipping through town might be immune to the city's waterfront views and downtown skyline, but the sights have enough panache to serve as the backdrop for a national commercial for Lexus. Read More >>
KPMG: Tampa Bay area one of cheapest to run a business - 4/9/2008
A new study by KPMG says that among the top 25 major cities in the United States, only Atlanta is cheaper than the Tampa Bay region to run a business. Read More >>
Study: Tampa Bay area cheap place to do business - 4/9/2008
The Tampa Bay area region ranked as one of the lowest for overall business costs among the 25 major U.S. markets studied by KPMG, one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Read More >>
Canadian home-builder to open local office - 4/3/2008
Canadian-based Minto Group Inc. is opening a West Florida office and has hired a former Centex Homes executive to oversee it.
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Architects To Help Tampa Revitalize Its Core, Plan For The Future - 4/2/2008
The American Institute of Architects said Tuesday that it has chosen Tampa as one of its 10 cities for this year's Center for Communities by Design Long-term Sustainability project. Read More >>
Florida tech posts growth - 4/1/2008
In an annual state-by-state ranking of high-tech job growth released today Florida is the eighth fastest-growing "cyberstate'' in the country. Overall, the trade group AeA said Florida remains the fourth-largest state for tech industry employment. Read More >>
Tampa's the right site - 3/26/2008
When Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. decided to move a major operations center from Manhattan to Tampa three years ago, it found just what it needed in Tampa Bay.
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Riding skies to the rescue - 2/11/2008
From Hernando, Jet ICU air ambulances are ready to go practically anywhere. Read More >>
Tampa may get Ritz glitz by 2011 - 2/10/2008
A ritzy risk is how some observers see plans for a luxurious Ritz-Carlton hotel and condos near the Tampa airport. Read More >>
Crate and Barrel on its way - 2/9/2008
Tampa Bay area fans of the store won't have to drive to Orlando any more for their fix.
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Dot-com bust forced Bayshore to reinvent - 2/8/2008
Mindful of the past, Web firm starts over with full service Read More >>
Local industrial market vacancy numbers impervious to slow economy - 2/8/2008
Vacancy rates among the lowest in the nation are expected to keep the market for industrial real estate humming along in the Tampa Bay area in 2008, despite the country's economic uncertainty. Read More >>
Solid job growth predicted - 2/5/2008
A new study sees employment growth over the next seven years. Read More >>
Expansion is Common Theme for 2007, 2008 - 2/4/2008
As the county's population increases, hospitals and major clinics respond in form of expanded facilities, programs.
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Business Outlook: Tampa Bay's emerging business leaders - 2/3/2008
Two tried and true executives - USF president Judy Genshaft and Raymond James CEO Tom James - share the top vote-getting in our January annual survey of area businesses responding to the question: Who do you see emerging as the area's top business leaders Read More >>
Defense agencies growing in Florida - 2/2/2008
Study shows military companies have local impact around $339M Read More >>
Grocer stew thickens - 2/1/2008
German grocery chain Aldi that redefined frugal food buying plans a fall debut in Tampa Bay Read More >>
Homespun biotech firm supplements distribution effort - 2/1/2008
Natura Therapeutics Inc. launched limited sales of its NutraStem supplement about a year ago and now is widening distribution. The company projects 2009 sales of $2 million. Read More >>
Venture capital boom celebrated - 1/31/2008
Last year investments in the state nearly doubled, to $607-million, propelling Florida into the top 10 states nationwide (We're No. 8!). Tampa Bay area accounted for 25 percent of all deals. Read More >>
Bright ideas corner cash at venture capital forum - 1/30/2008
A record 200 firms are eager to invest in companies with profit potential. Read More >>
Central Florida Aerospace Academy Set To "Take Off" - 1/29/2008
Polk Community College, Traviss Career Center, the University of South Florida Lakeland, Gulf Coast Avionics and Kathleen High School have created a consortium to develop the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, CFAA, located at Sun 'n Fun. Read More >>
Mobile says Ritz-Carlton best in Tampa Bay - 1/29/2008
Sarasota's Ritz-Carlton made a clean sweep of the Mobile Star Awards, earning four-star ratings as a hotel, for its signature restaurant Vernona and for its Members Club Spa. Read More >>
Construction Has Started On High-Tech St. Joseph's - 1/25/2008
Construction is under way on St. Joseph's Hospital North, a $225 million project that will bring a full range of medical services to residents of northern Hillsborough and southern Pasco counties. Read More >>
Construction up, just not in housing - 1/25/2008
Home construction is way down, but plenty else is going up. Read More >>
Manufacturer adds bite to job market - 1/25/2008
Dentsply International (Nasdaq: XRAY), which is based in York, Penn., is adding nearly 20 new management level jobs to Bradenton by combining the operations of its Raintree division with the company's existing Glenroe Technologies plant. Raintree is reloc Read More >>
On the move: Microsoft relocating to Highwoods Bay Center - 1/25/2008
Microsoft Corp. has outgrown its local office and is moving into larger, newer digs at Highwoods Bay Center, a Westshore tower built last summer. Read More >>
Sunnier skies for venture capital - 1/25/2008
$608.3 million raised in 2007 the most since 2001 Read More >>
USF tech spin-off expands market, creates research lab - 1/25/2008
Intelligent Micro Patterning LLC has extended its reach into South America for the first time with the sale of one of its maskless photolithography systems and patented technology to the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia. The university plans to use t Read More >>
Moffitt, UF Joining Forces - 1/24/2008
Tampa's H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Florida announced a partnership that will benefit Moffitt's efforts to build the world's largest cancer tissue databank. Read More >>
Wachovia economist: Recession will be avoided - 1/23/2008
The chief economist for Tampa Bay's second largest bank by market share believes key market indicators are showing some positive signs for the economy. Read More >>
Young professionals to peers: It's great in Tampa Bay - 1/21/2008
Throughout the bay area, economic developers are in a constant battle against the region's decades-old reputation as a haven for retirees, a land of early-bird specials and shuffleboard. One of their weapons: the new and growing slate of young professiona Read More >>
Fairest in Florida: Tampa office market outshines others - 1/18/2008
Tampa Bay market outperformed others statewide. Read More >>
Mote Marine and USF see partnership benefits - 1/18/2008
The two top ocean research centers on Florida's west coast are hoping to blend into a more powerful institute to boost fundraising, expand research opportunities and gain national prominence. Read More >>
Steel, steak, coupon companies dominate deals - 1/18/2008
The volume and value of deals involving companies in the Tampa Bay area increased dramatically in 2007 compared to the prior year. Read More >>
New resource center in Sarasota will offer information on neurological disorders - 1/15/2008
A successful surgery for Parkinson's disease led to a $200,000 donation to create an information center on neuroscience for Sarasota. Read More >>
Top Industrial Landlord Growing In East Tampa - 1/15/2008
ProLogis has purchased a vacant distribution building and 18 acres in East Tampa, near the intersection of Interstate 75 and U.S. 301. The company plans to add four more buildings, creating a 350,000-square-foot distribution center called Pro-Logis Park M Read More >>
Venture firm is bullish on Florida - 1/15/2008
The founders of Sunrock Ventures, a new venture firm with offices in Tampa and Miami, say investors have been receptive as they work on raising their first $100-million, early-stage fund. Sunrock's pitch? Florida has attracted top-notch research instituti Read More >>
St. Pete Times Forum ranked 5th in U.S. and 9th Among Venues in the World - 1/14/2008
The study ranked all venues in the world, with a capacity greater than 15,000, by actual ticket sales for concert events and family shows. The venue also posted the second highest-grossing arena event in the United States for the year 2007, with the 2007 Read More >>
Market sluggishness doesn't deter steel handler - 1/11/2008
Titan Metal Service Inc. has completed its 50,000-square-foot steel processing facility at the Port of Tampa, a $7 million investment for the Clearwater company. Read More >>
Nebraska insurer finds Florida market worth wading into - 1/11/2008
Lower cost structure may provide new option for small businesses Read More >>
Steering Hernando County's Growth - 1/11/2008
What do you want Hernando County to look like in 50 years? Read More >>
Tampa Port Wins in Panama Canal Expansion - 1/11/2008
Tampa will benefit from a $5.25 billion project to double the Panama Canal's capacity by 2014 and expand container cargo shipping for many U.S. seaports, industry officials agree. Read More >>
Florida schools 14th in nation, says Education Week report - 1/10/2008
Much of the credit for Florida's overall finish -- up from 31st last year -- among the 50 states and District of Columbia goes to high marks for its teaching profession and system of standards, assessment and accountability. Those are two of six categorie Read More >>
Boatmaker to close Manatee plant, lay off 225 - 1/9/2008
The parent company of Wellcraft Marine and Hydro-Sport boats is shuttering its plant and laying off its final 225 employees. Read More >>
Florida schools are a bargain - to a degree - 1/9/2008
Florida colleges are still a bargain, Kiplinger's Personal Finance says. Six state schools rank among the 100 "best values in public colleges" in the magazine's February issue. Read More >>
Dental company to bring new jobs - 1/8/2008
A leading manufacturer of dental and orthodontic equipment is expanding its operations to an existing facility in Manatee County, adding about 20 new jobs immediately and twice that within the next two years. Read More >>
New College of Florida ranks fifth in finance magazine's survey - 1/8/2008
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has ranked New College of Florida as fifth on its list of “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” Read More >>
Commercial Building Left Unscathed Despite Residential Downturn - 1/7/2008
Local construction activity has shown modest gains over the past three years, and Polk can still boast a wealth of retail, office and industrial projects in its pipeline. Read More >>
International clients seek homes - 1/7/2008
International clients are making themselves felt throughout the real estate industry, especially at a time when global buyers are armed with strong currencies and might be perceiving some big deals in the Sunshine State. Read More >>
Port Manatee lands new shipping line - 1/7/2008
Isabella Shipping Co. LTD will begin weekly service at Port Manatee beginning Feb. 2. Isabella plans to deliver tropical fruits and vegetables to the port from Turbo, Colombia, and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, via Freeport, Texas. Read More >>
Campus on the computer - 1/5/2008
Online education is taking off, and several bay area companies rank at the top of the class in the industry. Read More >>
Airport lands travel service - 1/4/2008
Corporate Eagle, which sells high-end jet time to companies, settles at St. Pete-Clearwater. Read More >>
Venice's Tervis Tumbler to expand plant, add 200 to 250 employees - 1/4/2008
Tervis Tumbler Co. plans to add 200 to 250 employees after it expands its Venice manufacturing plant by 50,000 square feet. Read More >>
Mease Dunedin unveils $19 million expansion - 1/2/2008
Mease Dunedin Hospital will build a new critical care unit, surgery department and specialty hospital. The multi-phase project will encompass more than 51,000 square feet of renovation and 4,000 square feet of new construction. The project will cost an es Read More >>
German Chain Sets Sights on Florida - 12/19/2007
Aldi discount supermarket plans a distribution center and offices in Haines City. Read More >>
More Container Cargo Coming To Tampa Port - 12/13/2007
The Port of Tampa will continue its commitment to diversified operations in 2008, including an expansion of container cargo services, as it wraps up a successful year in 2007. Read More >>
Tampa is ACC title town - 12/13/2007
The football championship game is moving to Raymond James in 2008 and 2009 Read More >>
Storage company secures Largo space - 12/11/2007
Pack-M LLC, a franchisee of a company that offers portable storage units, has leased 27,256 square feet in Largo. Read More >>
USF gets state's 1st China institute - 12/11/2007
Administrators are about to make the Tampa campus home to the state's first Chinese government-sponsored Confucius Institute.
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Teachers Earning Certification Push State To Head Of Class - 12/5/2007
For the first time since the program began, Florida topped all states in the annual number of teachers who earned national board teacher certification. The state retained its second place in cumulative numbers nationwide. Read More >>
Leading the nation - 12/4/2007
This year, it has the most teachers newly certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The 1,675 teachers who successfully completed the rigorous program bring Florida's total to 10,875, second only to North Carolina. Read More >>
Ranking puts Pine View as nation's sixth-best - 12/4/2007
Sarasota's exclusive school for gifted students earned a top 10 spot in a new U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation's high schools. Read More >>
Bartow's IB School Ranks 3rd in Nation - 12/1/2007
U.S. News & World Report rankings based on academic performance. Read More >>
Bonds keep local paint products company rolling - 11/30/2007
Work Tools International Inc. broke ground on its new headquarters in Pinellas Park, a $4 million project that eventually will add 15 to 25 jobs at the company. Read More >>
Liquor Distributor To Expand Operations - 11/30/2007
Premier Beverage plans to add as many as 550 employees and build a shopping-mall-sized warehouse facility in south Hillsborough County as part of a massive local expansion.
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America's Best High Schools - 11/29/2007
Polk County International Baccalaureate Program ranked #3 and Pine View School for the Gifted in Sarasota ranked #6 among America's Best High Schools; Palm Harbor University High School in Pinellas County, Tampa Bay Technical High School in Hillsborough C Read More >>
Ritz-Carlton To Rise In Tampa - 11/28/2007
Plans are on track for the city to land its first Ritz hotel as soon as 2011. Read More >>
Giant crane arrives for Port Manatee - 11/24/2007
Port Manatee took delivery of a new $3.9 million mobile harbor crane Friday that will allow it to compete in the container shipping business for the first time. Read More >>
FedEx Move Into Lakeland Smooth, Officials Say - 11/18/2007
Officials say they have completed a massive overhaul of Watkins' national trucking network and are roughly three-quarters through the rebranding process. They also said there have been no layoffs in Lakeland, where the company employs more than 700 people Read More >>
Moffitt, Merck break ground on collaborative project - 11/14/2007
Top officials from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute kicked off construction of a facility to house M2Gen Read More >>
Tampa Bay gets $3 million for health technology - 11/1/2007
The Tampa Bay area bested 90 other communities to win a $3 million grant for leading health care technology from the Center for Community Health Leadership. Read More >>
Model Of County's Growth Shows Much Busier Place - 10/31/2007
The tools were children's playthings, but the job couldn't have been more grown-up: Mapping out how Pasco can absorb more than 400,000 new residents between now and midcentury. Read More >>
Best and Worst Cities for Job Growth - 10/26/2007
Forbes.com ranked Sarasota 4th among 200 Best Places for Business and Careers Read More >>
Bay area growth in SRI's sights - 10/24/2007
The biotech company may expand its aging and drug development work here. Read More >>
Have a say in our long-term outlook - 10/21/2007
All month, Reality Check Tampa Bay has been gathering the opinions of local companies, employers and government leaders on their hopes for the region's long-term policies on land use, transportation and natural resources. Read More >>
Polk's Role in Growth to Change - 10/21/2007
Polk's pivotal role in where and how growth will occur in Central Florida is getting ready to head in a new direction. Read More >>
County gets a 'Reality Check' - 10/18/2007
Imagine Hernando County in the year 2050. Read More >>
Caribbean-based firm expands in Tampa - 10/16/2007
A financial services provider based in Barbados has leased 18,000 square feet of office space in Tampa for expansion in the life insurance market. Read More >>
Pinellas takes a Reality Check - 10/10/2007
A private, nonprofit organization called One Bay had drawn together the diverse audience to take part in a tabletop exercise called “Reality Check.” Read More >>
Sarasota planners map, merge growth projections - 10/10/2007
About 40 developers, city officials and community leaders came together Tuesday at the University of South Florida's Sarasota/Manatee campus to participate in the tabletop exercise designed to analyze and develop growth scenarios for the Tampa Bay region Read More >>
Workshop allows residents to plan future - 10/8/2007
Jacki Dezelski plans to play with Legos and ribbons Wednesday - and help plan Manatee County's future in the process.
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A Reality Check for our region - 10/6/2007
Citizens of South Tampa Bay have an opportunity to shape the vision of what they want the area to look like over the next 50 years.
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$169-million diabetes grant puts USF on a global stage - 10/4/2007
The NIH award will pay for a 10-year study. Read More >>
Workshop to promote alternative growth - 10/3/2007
Participants will use materials such as Legos, ribbons and county maps to make decisions about where and how the county should grow. Read More >>
Ranking shows education is one of Tampa Bay's economic strengths - 10/2/2007
In Tampa Bay, employment, income and education lead the way, while the area lags in housing and innovation. Read More >>
Venture capitalists tap opportunities - 9/28/2007
A small influx of new VC firms based in Florida -- particularly Tampa -- is boosting the volume of local equity sources. Read More >>
Sarasota-Bradenton a top 'cybercity' - 9/26/2007
Sarasota-Bradenton was one of the bright spots in the Sunshine State's growing high-technology job base. Read More >>
USF to Get $5 Mil. Gift From County - 9/26/2007
Commissioners hope the funding will jump-start the venture. Read More >>
Pepperidge Farm to expand Lakeland facility - 9/25/2007
An additional 31 million loaves of bread will be produced in Polk County by next summer after Pepperidge Farm Inc. expands its 2222 Interstate Drive facility. Read More >>
Realty Check coming to Pinellas County - 9/25/2007
Pinellas County "Reality Check" Workshop is one of seven countywide workshops planned around Tampa Bay to gather input toward creating alternative growth scenarios for the region.
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TOUR DE NATURAL: Group gets glimpse inside the area's 'hidden gems' - 9/22/2007
Also leasing space on the property at McIntosh and Clark roads is Bealls, Inc., with 200,000 square feet, and Rilon Management LLC, a freezer- and cooler-storage provider with 80,000 square feet. Read More >>
Where the organics aisle is every aisle - 9/22/2007
United Natural Foods Inc. fills 400,000 square feet of space at its immense distribution center on McIntosh Road. Read More >>
A lock on tropical fish - 9/17/2007
Half of the aquarium fish sold in stores are from the United States. Most of them originate in Florida. Read More >>
Making body parts - 9/10/2007
Animal Replacement Technologies of Manatee creates material that mimics muscles and tendons. Read More >>
Gem maker breaks ground for new plant - 9/8/2007
Gemesis Corp. plans to eventually employ 120 workers to make 50,000 diamonds a year
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All-america county: Polk Toasts National Designation - 9/6/2007
Wednesday evening a crowd of Polk County residents finally got a chance to see the performance that's responsible for the increasingly ubiquitous red, white and blue All-America County signs that have been appearing on everything from roadside signs to th Read More >>
Eckerd center wins $1 million gift - 9/6/2007
The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded Eckerd College a $1 million gift to establish an endowment at the college's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read More >>
School District In Tampa Recognized - 9/1/2007
Florida’s Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa recently received honors from the Tampa Bay Partnership, a regional economic development group, which recognized the school system as No. 1 in graduation rates among the top 25 metropolitan areas in th Read More >>
Med-tech sector on significant growth path in Tampa Bay area - 8/31/2007
The medical products industry in the Tampa Bay region has an economic output of $3.4 billion in the state of Florida and employs more than 12,000 workers. Read More >>
2 Sarasota firms make magazine's growth list - 8/30/2007
Two Sarasota companies made the 2007 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private U.S. businesses compiled by Inc. magazine.
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Gemesis to double size of operation - 8/29/2007
In a quest to make more diamonds faster for a luxury-hungry planet, Gemesis Corp. will double the size of its diamond-manufacturing plant and offices under plans now nearing approval.
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Bay Area Health Care Vying To Go Digital - 8/28/2007
The Tampa Bay area has been notified that it's a finalist in a competition for medical software with a retail value of $3 million. Read More >>
Man Buys Boat Brand and Brings It to Lakeland - 8/26/2007
Jarrell is making a bold transition from boating enthusiast to entrepreneur. He expects Canyon Bay to produce about 60 boats in its first year, roughly double its previous capacity in Palm City, and then ramp up to 100 in year two. Read More >>
Diamond maker to unveil plans for Lakewood Ranch expansion - 8/25/2007
Diamond maker Gemesis Corp. on Friday confirmed long-rumored plans to expand its 30,000-square-foot headquarters office and manufacturing plant.
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60 Tampa Bay companies make Inc. 5000 - 8/24/2007
Inc. magazine expanded this year's Inc. 500 ranking of privately held companies to 5,000, and 60 in the Tampa Bay area made the list based on averaged year-over-year sales growth over the past three years. Read More >>
Princeton Review cites USF's diversity, calls it a "bargain" - 8/24/2007
The University of South Florida received high marks for its diverse student body in Princeton Review and is among 146 institutions on its list of Best Southeastern Colleges. Read More >>
Study says: Medical Products big in Tampa Bay - 8/24/2007
The medical products industry pumps $3.4 billion into the Tampa Bay economy annually, says a new study by the Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium, Pinellas County Economic Development, and Tampa Bay Partnership. Read More >>
Industrial ink firm is moving to county - 8/23/2007
Talon Industries, a 17-year-old company with nine employees, is expected to hire four more people after it moves into West Pasco Industrial Park on State Road 54 next month. Read More >>
Tech Data has stellar quarter - 8/23/2007
Strong sales in the Americas and currency gains in Europe drummed up second-quarter profits and record sales for Clearwater-based Tech Data Corp. Read More >>
Citizens takes up residence in Sabal Park, hiring spree to ensue - 8/17/2007
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. moved into its Tampa office this week with plans to recruit up to 100 more employees before the end of the year.
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Poll: Florida is No. 3 in workforce training - 8/17/2007
Florida ranks third in the nation when it comes to workforce training programs, a poll by Expansion Management showed. Read More >>
USF president wins top honor at BusinessWoman of the Year event - 8/17/2007
Judy Genshaft, president of University of South Florida, was named Overall BusinessWoman of the Year. She also won in the program's Education Category. Read More >>
Area Rakes In Venture Capital - 8/8/2007
Bay area companies scored big in the race for venture capital in the spring and early summer, winning about $81 million and far outpacing Florida's other metropolitan areas. Read More >>
Health Grants Made - 8/7/2007
Tampa Bay's health information initiative will receive $246,618 in state funds to continue development of an electronic health network. Read More >>
I-75 office demand prompts new Highland Oaks building - 8/3/2007
Duke Realty Corp. plans to begin construction soon on Four Highland Oaks, a four-story, 128,376-square-foot speculative project that is actually the fifth Class A multitenant building in the park, home to a three-story, 97,244-square-foot spec building co Read More >>
A New Vision For An Old Site - 7/31/2007
A Philadelphia-based development firm is setting its sights on the West Shore business district. Read More >>
Partnership among others winning international trade grants - 7/16/2007
In the Tampa Bay area, the Tampa Bay Partnership received $113,100. Read More >>
From now on, it's just One Bay - 7/2/2007
the spirit of togetherness, regional economic development group Tampa Bay Partnership has launched a new campaign: One Bay. Read More >>
Firm Pictures Hollywood In Florida - 6/27/2007
Tampa is among several cities under consideration by Dubai-based Capital Plus Holding. Read More >>
Team time: It has the place, the process and the technology - 6/25/2007
Collaborative Labs gives businesses and organizations the place, the process and the technology to get rolling again. Read More >>
USF Lakeland May Be Called Polytechnic - 6/25/2007
USF Polytechnic — as the school may soon be called — not only will be Florida’s first polytech public school but the name itself showcases Lakeland’s push toward becoming the high-tech center of Florida, said Marshall Goodman, the campus CEO of USF Lakela Read More >>
Old JPMorgan campus about to be reborn - 6/22/2007
In what amounts to $100 million worth of development about to rev up, Lindell Properties LLC is transforming the former JPMorgan Chase campus on the edge of the Westshore district. It's part of what is slated as a $400 million-$500 million build out of th Read More >>
Tampa Bay metro market hits milestone - 6/20/2007
The Tampa Bay market passed the 4 million resident mark in April, according to figures compiled by the Tampa Bay Partnership's Center for Business Intelligence. Read More >>
Job incentives motivate manufacturer to consolidate - 6/15/2007
Inward investing by a British company is adding dozens of high-paying jobs and a capital investment of almost $3 million to a St. Petersburg manufacturer. Read More >>
Feltrim to build 400,000 square feet of industrial space - 6/11/2007
Feltrim Developments U.S. Inc. announced it will build a 38-acre commercial park in Haines City. Read More >>
USF Health gets OK for orthopedic residency - 6/11/2007
An accreditation organization has approved the application for a new orthopedic surgery residency training program at the University of South Florida. Read More >>
We're growing businesses - 6/11/2007
The Tampa Bay area gained a net 2, 522 businesses between 2004 and 2005, according to U.S. Census data. Read More >>
Polk One Of 10 in U.S. Given Top Honor - 6/10/2007
Polk County wins coveted All-America City designation at the end of a three-day competition.
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Trained to see the big picture - 6/10/2007
Those behind new classes in manufacturing hope they'll give Florida an edge in the global economy. Read More >>
Natural Foods makes Sarasota move official - 5/31/2007
United Natural Foods Inc. formally announced Wednesday that it would be opening one of the nation's largest organic foods distribution centers in 400,000 square feet of space, employing about 250 workers. Read More >>
Broadway king coming to Sarasota - 5/30/2007
Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment's commitment to manage a 800-seat theater marks the latest boost to the Proscenium project, slated for a six-acre tract across from the old Sarasota Quay. Read More >>
Polk's Location Lures Growth - 5/28/2007
Rail companies. Highway builders. Universities. Regional planning groups. They're all looking at Polk's geography and growth and seeing opportunity. Read More >>
Mote Marine Facility Produces A High-Dollar Fish Dish - 5/25/2007
The building is part of the Mote Marine research complex east of Sarasota, where for the past several years scientists have been growing Siberian sturgeon in "closed-system" tanks that use very little water, put virtually no pollution into the habitat and Read More >>
Port attracts private development - 5/21/2007
With Port Manatee's plans to double in size, warehouse developers are lining up to build and lease nearby space. Read More >>
Need a job? You're in the right state - 5/19/2007
The state's jobless rate for April was a low 3.4 percent Read More >>
Bealls commits to facility on Clark - 5/15/2007
Retailer will lease Sarasota's old Winn-Dixie warehouse. Read More >>
The future is . . . flexible - 5/11/2007
USF's marine science researchers are creating new circuit board technology. Read More >>
Editorial: Regional Transportation Breakthrough - 5/5/2007
Exciting possibilities are on the horizon after the Legislature unanimously approved a bill creating a seven-county transportation authority. Read More >>
Student loan business expansion makes area industry focal point - 5/4/2007
A New Hampshire educational loan company expanded to Palm Harbor and plans to eventually have a 50-employee branch operation here. Read More >>
House OKs Transit Authority; Next Step Is Crist's Signature - 5/3/2007
A plan to create a regional mass transit authority in the Tampa Bay area is on its way to the governor. Read More >>
Commentary: Fashioning A Water Plan For The Future - 4/28/2007
One of the keys to ensuring a sustainable water supply is vigorous planning. Read More >>
A reality check for region's growth - 4/27/2007
"growth guru" when the city cracked down on sprawl, Fregonese delivers the keynote address at Reality Check Tampa Bay on May 18 at the Tampa Convention Center. Read More >>
TAMPA BAY : A LOCATION WITH A COSMOPOLITAN FEEL - 4/27/2007
So many New Yorkers have moved to Tampa in the past few years that some news sources are calling it the "sixth borough." Read More >>
Senate OKs Bay Area Transit Authority - 4/26/2007
A plan to help create regional mass transit in the Tampa Bay area was approved Wednesday by the state Senate. Read More >>
Distributor to reopen warehouse, hire 250 - 4/25/2007
A distribution company plans to bring 250 new jobs to Sarasota when it begins using the vacant 1 million-square-foot Winn-Dixie warehouse. Read More >>
High-tech strides earn high marks - 4/24/2007
A study again ranks Florida No. 2 among the fastest-growing high-tech hubs in the nation Read More >>
$5 billion business moves to Southwest Florida - 4/23/2007
Roper owns and runs 27 far-flung industrial businesses, typically involved in niche businesses like equipment to help an electric utility run a power plant, help an oil company process and transport its fuel, or help a water utility read its meters faster Read More >>
Duct manufacturer expands into Tampa Bay - 4/23/2007
JP Lamborn Co. will be locating a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lakeland. The $1.5 million light manufacturing facility will create 40 to 50 jobs. Read More >>
Florida continues to add jobs - 4/21/2007
Florida in the month of March continued to add new jobs -- 16,400 statewide. Even though the state's pace of job growth is slowing, Florida still added more jobs last month than any other state but California. Read More >>
Opportunities to work at Coke bubbling over - 4/21/2007
Coca-Cola Enterprises announced it is hiring 200 more people at its Brandon Shared Services Center. Read More >>
Prestige comes in waves to USF marine program - 4/21/2007
A worldwide organization that promotes sustainable ocean space and coastal resources has selected the University of South Florida St. Petersburg as the site for its first U.S. center. The nod from the International Ocean Institute, a nonprofit group with Read More >>
Coca-Cola to add 200 financial services jobs in Brandon - 4/20/2007
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. will recruit an additional 200 financial services employees for its Shared Services Center in Brandon in an effort to strengthen its customer service and overall efficiency. Read More >>
Summit aims to put Tampa fully on the globalized map - 4/20/2007
International Business Summit is slated to attract up to 6,000 attendees and more than 150 vendors at the University of South Florida's Sundome and Embassy Suites in mid-May, and the event has attracted a high-profile international businessperson, Dr. Kir Read More >>
Making the world a classroom - 4/5/2007
About 800 middle and high school students get a taste of the U.N. Read More >>
Military prepares to share medical records - 4/5/2007
Pentagon and state health officials announced a pilot program to share the military's huge medical database with health care providers in the Tampa Bay area, a project defense officials hope one day will catch on across Florida and the nation. Read More >>
Scientists Try To Restore Reefs - 3/31/2007
Scientists from the Tampa area are leading the first-ever efforts to transplant coral raised in land-based aquatic "farms" to damaged reefs in the Florida Keys. Read More >>
Caterpillar Opens New Center for Mosaic Co. - 3/30/2007
Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. has opened a new 80,000-square-foot logistics center in North Lakeland, employing 50 people, that will serve the maintenance-and-repair supply needs for the Mosaic Co. Read More >>
House And Senate Panels OK Transit Bill - 3/30/2007
A proposal to help create regional mass transit in the Tampa Bay area cruised through House and Senate committees. Read More >>
Transportation authority near vote - 3/30/2007
A proposed regional transportation authority that would include Manatee County cleared two potential roadblocks in the state legislature Thursday, and now appears on a smooth drive toward a floor vote possibly as soon as next week. Read More >>
Partnership grant to boost world business efforts - 3/28/2007
Tampa Bay Partnership awarded a $113,000 grant for international business development by Enterprise Florida's Selection Committee for the Florida International Business Expansion Initiative.
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Furniture giant Ikea has big Tampa plan - 3/27/2007
A $22-billion global company best known for its blond, assemble-it-yourself furniture, Ikea plans to open the 353,000-square-foot store by the summer of 2009. Read More >>
Freshmen Enter USF Brighter Than Ever - 3/25/2007
Students who scored an A-minus average or greater in high school make up the majority of next fall's prospective freshman class at USF. Read More >>
Plan Has Tampa, St. Pete Serving As Transit Hub - 3/24/2007
FDOT plan calls for transportation corridors that would link current and future population centers with high-speed buses or commuter rail lines. Read More >>
Study maps future transit - 3/24/2007
State Department of Transportation has mapped out five corridors running through seven counties in west central Florida where state planners think major transit routes should eventually go.
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Sizzling summit - 3/22/2007
Community leaders discuss top issues facing Hernando County as it continues to grow. Read More >>
Creative industries exchange: Northern Ireland delegation tours Tampa Bay - 3/21/2007
A delegation from Belfast, Northern Ireland on a study tour designed to look at how the region approaches creative industries and innovative projects. | | |
