Labinal Power Systems, a subsidiary of aerospace, defense and security firm Safran, is expanding its facility in Manatee County, according to a statement from the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. The expansion includes the relocation of Aerosource, which Safran acquired in 2011, from New Jersey to south Manatee County. The…
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TEC Garage, an incubator and coworking entrepreneurial center operated by Tampa Bay Innovation Center, has added seven new clients. “We’re pleased these companies have joined our community of startups and entrepreneurs. This is a continuing affirmation of the growing strength of our local entrepreneurial climate,” says Tonya Elmore, president of…
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Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center for technology businesses, will hold its March 2016 TECH Talk program on Tuesday, March 8 at 8:30 a.m. at Microsoft Headquarter offices, 5426 Bay Center Dr., Suite 700, Tampa.
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Hillsborough County’s bus fleet will offer wireless Internet access to its customers beginning April 4. Because the 189 buses have to be wired for a new Smart Card fare system, customers get the added advantage of having access to their email, videos or whatever else they choose to browse on…
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The Gasparilla Interactive gathering in mid-March will focus on a creative theme: discovering inspiration. During the inaugural event in 2015, the Gasparilla Interactive Founder's Club focused on branding the first-year festival as a companion to other well-known and well-attended Gasparilla events that take place in Tampa each spring - the film and…
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Program description: Computer Mentors works to make I.T. happen. The nonprofit works to empower youth with the technology, tools and talent they need to be successful in the 21st century workforce. Instructors and mentors provide training in coding, software development, app development and video production.
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A New England Patriots tight end has partnered with a Tampa social commerce firm on an T-shirt promotion. ViralStyle teamed with Rob Gronkowski — “Gronk” — in a campaign that sold more than 2,400 shirts before Valentine’s Day. A second campaign for an “Air Gronk” shirt is underway. As of…
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Did you attend Tampa Bay Startup Week? What was the highlight of the week’s more than 80 events, spread across five days in mid-February? Was it the moment at Monday night’s kickoff party when Mayor Bob Buckhorn joined DJ Dayve on stage behind the booth at District 3, a re-imagined brick…
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Opportunities are ripe for entrepreneurially minded people today as never before. What we are seeing unfold today with 3-D printing reminds me of what happened in the late 1970s with computers. There are enormous opportunities emerging for entrepreneurs looking to see what's possible, find needs in the marketplace, and seize…
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Two Tampa tech companies with mobile platforms to make concert or sports events more fun for attendees and financially rewarding for promoters are in the hot spot for potential investors. “Sports is a sexy business,” Karri Zaremba, co-founder at Venuetize, said during the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Business of Sports…
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