Exactly one year after his re-election, Governor Rick Scott visited Raytheon, where he thanked the company for its dedication to Florida and discussed a residency program for teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. “We’re making this the global destination for jobs,” Scott said in front of about…
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Although its been operating in its gigantic fulfillment center in Lakeland for more than a year now, Amazon is celebrating a grand opening Wednesday. The massive Amazon distribution center at 1760 County Line Road in Lakeland opened on Aug. 20, 2014. It has brought more than 1,000 full- and part-time…
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As part of our “Meet Startup Communities” series, we go to Tampa Bay to learn more about this growing startup community. Former #VegasTech community member Ryan Negri, co-founder of Laicos, recently started TampaBayTech.org to help categorize, expose, and promote everything going on in the Tampa Bay Tech startup community. The site’s mission is to…
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The Tampa Hillsborough EDC has just published a series of overviews featuring the most current information available on our regional assets and local target industries. Within this article you’ll find direct links to download and print the brochures or send them along to your colleagues and clients.
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STEM-focused Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is putting up the "help wanted" sign on its fascinating roadside architecture. The university is looking for 70 new full-time faculty members in the next two years to help meet the demands of its increasing student population, according to a statement.
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It’s evident that Tampa Bay is home to loads of notable technology companies, projects and people. TBTF is proud to acknowledge the best of the best every year at the annual GALA. As we mentioned last week, we’ll introduce all of the finalists over the next few weeks. This week…
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Annually each fall, a group of technology enthusiasts from the Tampa Bay community comes together at the University of South Florida’s large, airy College of Business building to listen to local speakers give off-the-cuff presentations about all things tech. BarCamp Tampa Bay 2015, which is now in its eighth year,…
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If you’re interested in Android development you should definitely check out the Tampa Bay Android Developers group. The group is made up of a diverse mix of the Bay’s Android developers (both novice and professional), marketing & business professionals, designers, students and Android fans. Meetups are typically scheduled once a…
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If becoming a 21st century metro area means having lots of better paying technology-related job opportunities, then Tampa Bay should give itself a pat on the back — and keeping pushing for more. A creative analysis by Bloomberg News recently ranked the nation's 100 top metro areas for STEM jobs…
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Tampa Bay is a community full of people who aren't from these parts — and I count myself among you. It's visible in the New York Yankees stickers on so many cars in town, and in the availability of Canadian beer brands at Tampa Bay Lightning games. This is not…
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