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Tampa River Taxi Prepares To Sail On Hillsborough - 11/14/2008
49-passenger boat, called the Fun Boat, would run from Tampa Heights, downtown, the Channel District, Harbour Island, Davis Islands and the Tampa Convention Center.
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USF Diabetes Battle Plan Unveiled - 11/14/2008
University of South Florida leaders on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to capitalize on their success in their work to fight diabetes. Read More >>
A National Model for Metropolitan Cooperation: Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority - 11/12/2008
Just barely past the one year anniversary of the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, the organization is already achieving national recognition as a model of cooperation and leadership. Read More >>
Solar firm sees bright forecast - 11/12/2008
To date, Sunovia, on Parkland Drive in southern Manatee County, has raised an additional $12 million from mostly local investors and has booked about $5 million in orders for its LED lighting systems. Read More >>
Mayor Baker is honored nationally - 11/11/2008
Governing magazine will recognize Mayor Rick Baker today as one of the nation's outstanding public officials at an awards banquet in Washington, D.C. Read More >>
Identify a strong suit, then play it - 11/9/2008
Tampa Bay's got to pinpoint and play to its economic strengths. Read More >>
With great expectations, we brace for dynamic change - 11/9/2008
“Now more than ever, we must work together to create and support a strong and robust regional economy. The Model For Prosperity offers a framework to ensure our unified efforts create an environment of opportunity, especially in times of uncertainty. It’s Read More >>
USF building an entrepreneurs' mecca - 11/8/2008
USF launched its Center for Entrepreneurship in 2002 after decades of offering entrepreneurship courses within its traditional MBA program. It was recognized by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship three consecutive years Read More >>
Million-dollar gift doubled - 11/7/2008
Grover Wrenn's gift is the largest single donation by any alumnus to Eckerd College. Read More >>
Wired for success - 11/4/2008
Unlimited wireless connectivity, its own intranet, study abroad blogs and online social networking have helped to make Eckerd College one of the "Top 20 Wired Colleges in 2008." Read More >>
Survey: 2 Florida Universities Among Nation's Best Values - 11/3/2008
By examining total costs and the average debt accrued by graduation along with academic measures such as admission and graduation rates, Kiplinger's Personal Finance once again placed two Florida schools in the top 10: the University of Florida and New Co Read More >>
Tampa Bay Wants More Transit, Less Sprawl - 11/1/2008
Survey shows residents favor Tampa-Lakeland rail, bus routes. Read More >>
Community forum focuses on transportation - 10/31/2008
Concepts surrounding community design and transit in shaping the economy was the theme of the 2008 transportation forum presented by the Tampa Bay Partnership and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Friday morning. “A Cents of Place” drew about 250 people Read More >>
Kinder Morgan, Central Florida Pipeline batch ship ethanol - 10/31/2008
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners passed a milestone in renewable energy history by shipping batches of ethanol in a pipeline from Tampa to Orlando. Read More >>
USF Health partners with Medical Simulation for SimSuite at TGH - 10/31/2008
About 2,800 square feet on the first floor of Tampa General has been converted to a SimSuite education center, outfitted with six separate simulation rooms and computerized mannequins designed to give medical personnel hands-on experience in procedures su Read More >>
High-tech project brings jobs - 10/29/2008
City leaders hope the SRI International 38,000-square-foot, city-owned facility adjacent to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg will mark a new era in job creation and encourage other high-tech companies to make St. Petersburg their home. Read More >>
PGT subsidiary lands large commercial deal - 10/29/2008
A subsidiary of PGT Inc. and its partner have signed contracts for curtain-wall work for two of the biggest construction projects underway in Miami: the Met 2 and the 1450 Brickell towers. Read More >>
Ameritex Technologies of Bradenton won an annual innovation award - 10/28/2008
An invention by Bradenton-based Ameritex Technologies “will help produce a better boat,” according to judges of the International Boat Builders Exhibition and Conference. Read More >>
Firm to Print Lottery Tickets In Lakeland - 10/28/2008
Lakeland's next export: billions of lottery tickets. GTech Printing Corp., an international producer of scratch-off lottery tickets, is expanding to Lakeland and will employ more than 200 people locally over the next few years, the company announced Mond Read More >>
Helping Draper Expand Here Is State Money Well Spent - 10/28/2008
The expansion of Draper Laboratory to Tampa and St. Petersburg is in many ways a success more important than winning a Super Bowl or a World Series. Read More >>
Tampa's Aero Simulation Wins Marine Contracts - 10/28/2008
Tampa-based Aero Simulation Inc. has won more than $9 million in contracts for upgrades to helicopter training simulators at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar at San Diego, Calif. Read More >>
Gerdau Ameristeel buys Canadian scrap processor Metro Recycling - 10/27/2008
Gerdau Ameristeel (NYSE: GNA), based in Tampa, is the second largest mini-mill steel producer in North America. Read More >>
GreenHunter Energy May Bring Biofuel To Tampa Port - 10/27/2008
A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. Read More >>
USF, Haley VA Hospital partner for nursing academy - 10/24/2008
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has provided $3.5 million to the University of South Florida’s College of Nursing to establish the VA Nursing Academy. Read More >>
New company in Parrish cleans up forensic sites - 10/23/2008
Without a Trace, LLC, located in Parrish, specializes in post-forensic cleaning and restoration in cases of death, suicide, dismemberment or decomposition. Read More >>
Draper Steps Up Effort To Open Labs In Area - 10/22/2008
New England-based Draper Laboratory has started making an imprint in the Bay area, hiring highly skilled researchers and moving into more permanent office space in St. Petersburg and Tampa.
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Pharmaceutical firm formed for Alzheimer’s research - 10/22/2008
Research scientists launched Archer Pharmaceuticals Inc. to conduct clinical development of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Archer was created based on research at Roskamp Institute in Sarasota and is headquartered at the institute. Read More >>
Tiny tech from labs may bring big things - 10/22/2008
Boston-area Draper Laboratory was in town this week to show off its gee-whiz-inspired array of military and medical technology in a two-day expo at the University of South Florida Tampa. Read More >>
Slimford settles into Sarasota - 10/20/2008
Cinders Barbecues Ltd., a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of outdoor gas grills for professional catering, has opened a U.S. sales and marketing division in Sarasota. Read More >>
Study: Florida is U.S. cruise capital - 10/15/2008
Florida leads the nation not only in the number of passengers leaving on their cruises from the state's ports but also in the number of residents who take cruise vacations, according to a study commissioned for Cruise Lines International Association. Read More >>
Bovie Medical Corp. gets help with move to Largo - 10/8/2008
County Commission approves bonds tol assist in relocation Read More >>
Company Receives Incentives - 9/24/2008
Pasco County Commissioners Distribute Nearly $250,000
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Pepperidge Farm's Lakeland Bakery Is Up and Running - 9/22/2008
73 total jobs to be added when atfull capacity Read More >>
We're #47 - 9/22/2008
Florida ranks lower in relative tax burdens. And that's good news. Read More >>
Workforce Florida, Inc., CEO says wealth of talent counters bad economy - 9/22/2008
Services, leisure and hopsitality industries make gains, as do trade, tranpsotation and utilities Read More >>
Planners offer 4 growth scenarios for region - 9/19/2008
Oe Bay seeking input from residents in seven-county region Read More >>
Developing Diversity - 9/15/2008
County is a blend of industries, skills Read More >>
USF Suggests Diabetes Hospital - 9/13/2008
Medical facility tied to largest research projects, grants on university campus Read More >>
Jabil commits to St. Petersburg with $54-million complex and 850 new jobs - 9/12/2008
One of Tampa Bay's largest high-tech companies growing workforce, building new complex Read More >>
Super Bowl advertising nearly sold out - 9/12/2008
Poularity of 30-second spots for Tampa Bay Spuer Bowl leaves only handful Read More >>
USF Polytechnic, PCC Win Grant for Training - 9/12/2008
NSF Grant targeted toward enterprise-wide Linux curriculum Read More >>
Port Shores Up Tampa's Economy - 9/11/2008
Despite Economic Trends, Port of Tampa a Bright Spot Read More >>
Group predicts 120,000 green jobs in Florida - 9/9/2008
Investing in clean energy could produce neraly 124,000 jobs, says Political Economy Research Institute Read More >>
Airport body scan machines made in St. Petersburg - 9/7/2008
Security scanning upgrades manufactured by Tampa Bay defense company Read More >>
Largo company builds profit machine from foreclosures - 9/7/2008
Inc. magazine names Tampa Bay company among fastest-growing nationwide Read More >>
Airport Sees More On-Time Flights - 9/4/2008
International airport in Tampa Bay improves performance for arrivasl and departures Read More >>
Marriott Residence Inn latest in downtown Clearwater development - 9/4/2008
115-room hotel may spur downtown growth Read More >>
The Power Of Trash Gas - 9/4/2008
Trapping Gas Emitted by Landfill for Electricity Conversion Read More >>
Sale of Hillsborough farm products up 11 percent - 9/3/2008
Agricultural commodities sales sees spike upward Read More >>
Moffitt Cancer Center Receives SPORE grant worth more than $10 million - 9/2/2008
Prestigious grant targets lung cancer study at Tampa Bay reserach institute and hospital Read More >>
"Black box" producer expanding - 8/28/2008
Company produces 70 percent of world's voice and flight data recorders Read More >>
By 2011, Port's Cargo Shipments Expected To Triple - 8/28/2008
Port also gaining second shipping line serving Asia route Read More >>
Sarasota's Ritz-Carlton looking to Expand - 8/28/2008
Four-star resort increasing rooms to 385 Read More >>
Lakeland Lures WellDyneRx - 8/25/2008
Move adds 670 jobs to Polk County Read More >>
Moffitt wins federal financing for HPV study - 8/25/2008
Hospital's physician -in-chief works on separate clinical trial Read More >>
Baker’s focus in Pasco: improving efficiency - 8/22/2008
Assistant Pasco County Administrator Honored as Government Business Woman of the Year Read More >>
USF Biologists Get Federal Grants for Cancer Research - 8/21/2008
Local Biologists Receive Critical Cancer Research Funding Read More >>
Fay's menace has a business upside - 8/20/2008
Tropical weather has positive economic impact Read More >>
Florida's low tax burden is good for business - 8/15/2008
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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 >>
Haines City Hospital Adds Two New Floors of Rooms - 8/14/2008
Part of Heart of Florida's expansion to focus on joint replacement.
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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 >>
Sarasota County Businesses Host NASA/Space Florida Sponsored Interns - 7/17/2008
Students gain real-world experience in engineering, environmental and manufacturing industries 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
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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. | | |
