Recent Announcements and News for the Tampa Bay Business Community

Moffitt Cancer Center gets $2.8 million grant for Project Quit -
4/28/2010

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute received a $2.8 million research grant from the National Cancer Institute to test the effectiveness of smoking cessation booklets. Read More >>

Magnetic Research Facility Moves To Clearwater -
4/20/2010

Pico-Tesla Magnetic Therapies opened a Clearwater office in April to facilitate its research for Parkinson's and Type II Diabetes. Read More >>

Start-up says it plans to hire 500 in Sarasota County -
4/15/2010

A biopharmaceutical start-up company says it hopes to employ about 500 high-paid workers in the county within four years. Read More >>

USF prepares to hire workers for electronic medical records initiative -
4/14/2010

University of South Florida leaders said they are ready to use $6 million from the federal stimulus bill to hire "e-ambassadors" to help doctors convert to using electronic medical records. Read More >>

Pasco company Dais Analytic Corp. to hire 200 workers -
4/13/2010

Dais Analytic Corp., which last year struck a $200 million deal to sell its air filtration system to China, announced plans Monday to hire up to 200 people to meet production requirements for a new multimillion-dollar agreement to sell water filtration sy Read More >>

$48M China deal big for Pasco’s Dais Analytic -
4/9/2010

Dais Analytic is a step closer to something not often seen in nanotechnology: a visible stream of business and high-paying jobs. Read More >>

Firm’s arrival driven by ‘biospace’ and IP opportunities -
4/9/2010

Quarles & Brady LLP fixed Tampa in its expansion crosshairs five years ago. Read More >>

Tampa company gets $41 million military contract -
4/9/2010

Advanced C4 Solutions, a Tampa-based company created in 2002 by three combat veterans, has been awarded a $41 million contract to support military intelligence missions. Read More >>

450-acre development in the works in Sarasota County -
4/8/2010

A Toronto-based company is beginning design and planning work on a 450-acre, village-style development in northeast Sarasota County, marking one of the first new projects in the wake of the Great Recession. Read More >>

HHS funnels $16.9M to Tampa Bay for health IT -
4/7/2010

The University of South Florida was awarded $5.9 million in stimulus funding to support its PaperFree Florida initiative, which proposes to make electronic prescribing available in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>

USF Poly Prepares to Build -
4/7/2010

Board seeks approval for $25 million in funds for plans, construction. Read More >>

German Solar Company Moves To Lakeland, Adds Jobs, Eyes Expansion -
4/6/2010

The company, the U.S. subsidiary of Sybac Germany, is a design, engineering and installation company for solar energy systems. Read More >>

Aircraft maintenance company expanding at TIA, adding jobs -
4/1/2010

The county's aviation authority today approved a lease with an aircraft maintenance company that could create up to 200 new jobs. Read More >>

Local hospital company considers merger -
4/1/2010

Local hospital company University Community Health is considering a merger with Winter Park-based Adventist Health System Read More >>

Manatee County looks to attract employers -
3/31/2010

JOBS: Three sites could turn industrial to bring in firms Read More >>

Citrus, Marion get $4.2M for jobs -
3/30/2010

The state of Florida has awarded about $4.2 million to fund 290 jobs from 36 employers and organizations in Citrus and Marion counties Read More >>

Humana Cares in St. Petersburg to hire 140 workers -
3/30/2010

The center provides personalized health coaching via telephone, care management, and health education and support to nearly 50,000 Humana members nationally. On-the-ground care management is offered to Humana members in 24 states. Read More >>

Pemco World Air Services looks to expand aircraft maintenance service at Tampa International Airport -
3/30/2010

The company employs between 200 and 300 workers in Tampa who perform heavy maintenance and restore cabin interiors for JetBlue Airways and United Airlines. That number "could very quickly double'' with the additional hangar. Read More >>

Plant City cookie and bun bakery plans big expansion -
3/30/2010

The work will add 83,000 square feet to the 120,000 square-foot Toufayan Bakeries factory. Read More >>

Sarasota firm lands a military contract -
3/30/2010

The Sarasota office of Suffolk Construction has landed a $19.2 million contract to design and build a fitness center at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps base in North Carolina. Read More >>

SunnyRidge Farms Opens Distribution Center, Grows Organic Blueberries -
3/30/2010

From locally grown organic blueberries to a new distribution center in Plant City, Polk County-based SunnyRidge Farms continues to expand, one berry at a time. Read More >>

Tampa is cheapest place to do business, study says -
3/30/2010

Low labor costs and leasing prices help make Tampa the cheapest place to do business among 22 U.S. regions with 2 million or more people, according to a new KPMG study. Read More >>

Federal funds slated for Lakeland airport -
3/29/2010

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport will receive $2.4 million from the federal government to improve its taxiways. Read More >>

University Community Health in Tampa, Adventist Health System explore alliance -
3/27/2010

University Community Health in Tampa and the Adventist Health System, already partnering to build a new hospital in Pasco County, are hoping to expand their relationship. Read More >>

Aldi, other discount grocers rushing to Tampa -
3/25/2010

As the economy trains a new generation on frugality, growing ranks of shoppers are one big reason a slew of new, discount grocery chains are rushing to build new, smaller stores in Tampa Bay, stocked with lower-priced items. Read More >>

Thousands of job seekers flock to Tampa job fair -
3/25/2010

Encore is a major redevelopment effort that could create housing for more than 1,700 people and feature a hotel, offices, a grocery store and other facilities. Read More >>

Liberty National Plans To Hire 22 For Tampa Bay Sales, Management Team -
3/23/2010

Liberty National Life Insurance in Tampa, is recruiting and interviewing for sales and management positions with an ambitious goal to hire 22 people over the next 30 days. Read More >>

Winter Haven Commissioners Approve Business Park Land Use for CSX -
3/23/2010

The center would complement the planned CSX freight terminal. Read More >>

Aldi begins hiring spree in Tampa area -
3/19/2010

No-frills grocer Aldi is shopping for new employees in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>

Port Manatee signs $31 million pipeline deal -
3/19/2010

Port Manatee has signed a $31 million deal with a company that is attempting to build a natural gas port 28 miles off the coast of Manatee County and pump the liquefied material through a line to the local port. Read More >>

L-3 wins military contracts valued at $256 million -
3/11/2010

L-3 Communications Inc.’s STRATIS division was awarded a three-year, $231 million contract to provide intelligence support to United States and multinational forces in Iraq. Read More >>

Sypris receives $6 million military order from Honeywell -
3/11/2010

The Tampa company will produce electronic assemblies for the F-16 digital flight control computer to support maintenance of the F-16 fleet at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Read More >>

RiverHawk lands $70 million military contract -
3/8/2010

RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames LLC secured a $70.2 million contract for two vessels for the Iraqi Navy. Read More >>

Dive education company moves headquarters to Riverview -
3/4/2010

The National Association of Underwater Instructors, the world's oldest scuba diving certification program, has a new headquarters building in Riverview. Read More >>

Sypris wins Joint Strike Fighter program order -
3/4/2010

Sypris Electronics LLC was awarded follow-on orders from Northrop Grumman Information Systems to supply electronic assemblies for the communications, navigation and identification avionics system on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Read More >>

Raytheon wins $25.5 million military contract -
3/3/2010

The contract is for production of a sensor netting system that improves anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived data to system units Read More >>

Manatee companies to add new jobs -
2/24/2010

Exactech, a publicly traded medical manufacturer, plans to build a regional headquarters in Manatee County and add 29 employees during the next five years. Home-Tech, an air-conditioning and appliance repair and replacement company, plans to add 22 more j Read More >>

It's official: 'Norwegian Star' to cruise from Tampa port -
2/23/2010

NCL will bring the 2,240-passenger Norwegian Star to the port for seven-day trips to western Caribbean destinations in Honduras, Belize and Mexico. The 965-foot-long vessel will sail from Tampa through the six-month winter season. Read More >>

Sarasota's L-3 is branching out -
2/23/2010

L-3 Aviation Recorders -- the locally based maker of "black boxes" for the aerospace industry -- said it signed a deal with AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to sell the Canadian company's real-time data communications and Internet data delivery products. Read More >>

Osprey Biotechnics chock full of useful bacteria -
2/22/2010

Sarasota county provided an up-front incentive of $35,000 to induce the company to lease additional space within Sarasota County instead of going elsewhere. Read More >>

Tampa job fair eyes workers for project -
2/20/2010

A $425 million development between downtown Tampa and Ybor City promises to bring thousands of construction jobs to the area. Read More >>

Major Tampa project promises lots of jobs -
2/19/2010

A $425 million development between downtown Tampa and Ybor City promises to bring thousands of construction jobs to the area. Read More >>

Seeing Panama Canal growth, Port Manatee to add container crane -
2/18/2010

The $4 million crane boosts the port’s container-handling ability and will facilitate adding more containerized services. Read More >>

Debt Buyer Expands, Plans To Create 100+ Jobs In Sarasota -
2/16/2010

Oliphant Financial LLC, a debt buyer and software provider to the debt sales industry, received incentive grants from Manatee County and will add up to 100-150 jobs in 2010. Read More >>

Manatee County's Star2Star Communications Plans To Add Up To 80 Jobs -
2/16/2010

In an effort to maintain and grow good jobs in Manatee County, the Manatee County Government approved an $80,000 incentive grant for Star2Star Communications. Star2Star plans to create 80 communications technology jobs over the next five years and as part Read More >>

Fluitec International slips into town, bringing high-tech jobs with it -
2/12/2010

The company expects to have up to 15 people employed in the coming months in 5,500 square feet in St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Biotech firm to add jobs -
2/11/2010

Osprey Biotechnics already growing and marketing bacterial products that help farmers go green -- will double its Sarasota plant space and quadruple production capacity with $140,000 in help from Sarasota County government. The company, based in north Sar Read More >>

Manatee awards firms to create jobs -
2/10/2010

The Manatee County Commission awarded two companies Tuesday a total of $213,000 over five years as economic incentive to create high-paying jobs. Read More >>

Blondie's Cookies Expands To Tampa Bay Region From Indiana, Adds Jobs -
2/9/2010

Four stores will bring 45-50 new jobs to the Tampa Bay region. Read More >>

Incentive grants mean more Manatee jobs -
2/9/2010

Two companies receiving incentive grants from Manatee County today plan to add up to 210 employees in 2010. Read More >>

In coming home, he buys a company -
2/8/2010

Jim Westman bought a 20-year-old Sarasota company called Octex Corp. that now employs 55 humans and 15 robotic machines making plastic parts for others. Read More >>

Riverview firm expands, announces 50 job openings -
2/5/2010

BlueGrace Logistics, a freight and transportation management firm Harris founded in Apollo Beach in 2007, moved its headquarters in January from a 2,000-square-foot office in Apollo Beach to a 12,000- square-foot facility on Falkenburg Road in Riverview. Read More >>

Cigarmaker Oettinger Davidoff Group to open new U.S. headquarters in Pinellas Park -
2/2/2010

The Swiss cigar importer will begin hiring 90 people in the next six months at an average wage of about $55,000 a year Read More >>

Florida gains an economic stimulus project -
2/2/2010

Tampa-Orlando rail plan holds many benefits Read More >>

Lakeland's Quantum Benefits from New Incentive -
2/1/2010

Lakeland-based Quantum Marketing Inc. (QMI), an automotive additives manufacturer, plans to add roughly 30 jobs and expand its facilities this year as it combines operations with a sister firm from California. Read More >>

High-speed rail to lift economy -
1/30/2010

"This is a great opportunity to grow and create jobs," said Stuart Rogel, of Tampa Bay Partnership, a business group that had endorsed the high-speed rail concept. "It's a game-changer." Read More >>

Metromont Bringing 70-200 Jobs to Bartow -
1/30/2010

Metromont, a Greenville, S.C., company, plans to build a concrete plant which might create up to 200 local jobs. Read More >>

Fingers crossed, Tampa Bay abuzz with talk high-speed rail funding is coming Thursday -
1/26/2010

Florida is abuzz with the expected visit Thursday by both President Obama and Vice President Biden, who are scheduled to hold a town meeting at the University of Tampa, supposedly focused on jobs. Read More >>

Cypress Gardens to Become Legoland Florida -
1/21/2010

Word leaks out in e-mail that Merlin Entertainments Group purchased Winter Haven theme park earlier this month. Read More >>

Legoland Florida to replace Cypress Gardens in October 2011 -
1/21/2010

The new owners of Cypress Gardens announced today they are turning the attraction into Legoland Florida. The theme park is scheduled to open in October 2011 and will create 1,000 jobs, Merlin officials said. Read More >>

Sarasota internet company expanding and hiring -
1/20/2010

IntegraClick, the rapidly growing local Internet firm, has closed on a campus on 12 acres of land off University Parkway. The new space will accommodate IntegraClick's Clickbooth.com business in addition to sister divisions Calculated Creativity and Autho Read More >>

Horizon Bay Builds Assisted-Living Facility In Hyde Park, Creates 50+ Jobs -
1/19/2010

South Tampa's historic Hyde Park will be home to a six-story building housing 136 assisted-living apartments for seniors, the first new senior residence in the city in more than 20 years. Read More >>

Ringling plans cutting-edge digital filmmaking lab -
1/15/2010

School officials unveiled plans for their new Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, which they said will be so cutting edge it will break the mold of student filmmaking. Read More >>

Tampa to get $38 million for housing project -
1/14/2010

The city will get federal money to jump-start a stalled affordable-housing project. Read More >>

Albertsons sells distribution center -
1/9/2010

Gordon Food Service said it bought the 1-million-square-foot warehouse as part of its expansion plans. Read More >>

Gordon Food Service to create jobs in Plant City -
1/8/2010

Ranked by Forbes as the 46th largest private company in the United States with 2008 revenue of $6.8 billion, GFS will hire more than 350 people to work at the million-square-foot warehouse. Read More >>

FreightCenter to add 75 jobs in Trinity -
1/6/2010

FreightCenter, a company that hooks up shipping companies with people who need their services, is hoping to hire up to 75 people, primarily for sales jobs. Read More >>

Recent Acquisition Broadens Saddle Creek's Reach -
1/6/2010

Saddle Creek Corp. has grown into one of the largest third-party logistics companies in the nation. Read More >>

L-3 Communications of Pinellas gets $165 million contract for body scanners -
1/5/2010

A defense contractor that builds body-imaging scanners at a St. Petersburg plant is positioned to sell Uncle Sam hundreds of machines for U.S. airports after the Christmas bomb scare on a Northwest Airlines flight approaching Detroit. Read More >>

Donan Engineering expands in Tampa, Orlando -
1/4/2010

Donan Engineering Co. has begun offering forensic investigative services in Florida with new operations in Tampa and Orlando. Read More >>

Health-benefits company Humana to add 50 jobs in St. Petersburg -
1/4/2010

Humana, Florida's largest Medicare health-benefits company, plans to add about 50 more jobs, mostly nursing positions, in the first quarter to its Humana Cares national care center at the Carillon business park in St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Move of company headquarters to Sarasota means jobs and job training -
12/22/2009

Clockwork Home Services, a Sarasota-based corporation that operates a series of air-conditioning, plumbing, electrical and other home services franchises, is bringing its Success Group International division to Sarasota County. Read More >>

SRI International and State and Regional Leaders Convene for Ribbon Cutting at New SRI Facility in St. Petersburg, Florida -
12/18/2009

Congressman C.W. Bill Young, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, and officials from Pinellas County will join SRI International executives for a ribbon-cutting event at SRI's new research facility at the Port of St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Big things expected from hush-hush, high-tech SRI -
12/17/2009

On Friday, Tampa Bay gets a formal introduction to such high-tech ambition when SRI International officially unveils its new waterfront building in downtown St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Martin Marietta and Port Manatee in $42 million deal -
12/17/2009

Company will take over old Eastern Cement area and build aggregate terminal Read More >>

SRI to open cutting-edge research lab Friday in St. Pete -
12/17/2009

Ordinarily, a company moving to Florida with 70 new jobs might not gain much attention. But when those 70 are scientists, working on wildly complex and profitable problems, that's another matter. Read More >>

French medical equipment company puts U.S. headquarters in Manatee County -
12/15/2009

Trod Medical S.A., a Paris-based medical equipment manufacturer, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Manatee County. Trod said the office, at 11045 Gatewood Drive, will spearhead the company's launch of its Food and Drug Administration-approved Encage sur Read More >>

Hillsborough school district celebrates $100 million grant -
12/11/2009

It's no small feat winning $100 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. So Hillsborough County public schools should be celebrating, said the foundation's education director, Vicki Phillips, during a reception Thursday at Jefferson High School Read More >>

Lakeland's Treatt Readies For Expansion -
12/8/2009

Treatt USA in Lakeland, an independent ingredients supplier to the flavor and fragrance industries, has bought additional land in Polk County to prepare for a future expansion. Read More >>

New Manufacturing Facility In Polk Adds 100 Jobs -
12/8/2009

A construction industry leader, Metromont Corporation has broken ground on a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility south of Bartow. The facility will manufacture structural pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete products. Read More >>

Port Dolphin Energy receives federal certificate for gas pipeline -
12/7/2009

The on-shore pipeline will connect to the company’s deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico off the Tampa Bay area’s coastline Read More >>

Hillsborough schools win $100M grant from Gates foundation -
11/19/2009

Hillsborough County schools have won $100 million to overhaul how teachers are trained and evaluated, with the hopes of increasing high school graduation rates. Read More >>

Moffitt wins $19 million in stimulus grants -
11/19/2009

The grants awarded include a $4 million “Grand Opportunities” grant to study patient-centered outcomes research Read More >>

USF looking at Heights complex for high-tech medical center -
11/14/2009

Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, a 60,000-square-foot facility where doctors from around the world could receive high-tech surgical training and new medical devices could be developed and tested. Read More >>

Corridor creation: $32M clinic a fuse -
11/13/2009

An effort to create a medical arts district along the West Bay corridor will get a major boost when Diagnostic Clinic opens its $32 million medical office building. Read More >>

Overseas companies like to invest in Florida, Manatee -
11/9/2009

Trinity Graphic’s roots may be in the United Kingdom, but Manatee County is where the company has been most successful Read More >>

VLOC wins $6.1 million military contract -
11/4/2009

The contract is for the manufacture of high-energy laser weapons systems and laser gain material Read More >>

Whitney Bank adds Bay area headquarters -
11/4/2009

In January, the bank will create a regional headquarters there for the Bay area, with Tampa Bay Region President Eric Obeck overseeing the area presidents for Pinellas and Sarasota/Manatee counties. Read More >>

Big grant, new organization helping local work force -
10/29/2009

A new organization has launched in Manatee and Sarasota counties to help prepare residents for high-skilled jobs and to provide businesses with what they need to remain competitive. Read More >>

Web firm moves headquarters here -
10/29/2009

A Web site design, search engine optimization and Internet marketing company has moved its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Sarasota County. Read More >>

Amid ribboncutting banter, the serious arrival of Draper Laboratory in Tampa Bay -
10/26/2009

Draper Laboratory dedicated two new facilities in Tampa Bay Read More >>

Draper Laboratory exec heralds Florida as Tampa Bay labs open early -
10/26/2009

Draper expanded to Florida and claimed two Tampa Bay facilities: one on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, the other in a St. Petersburg building complete with a "clean room" it bought for electronics manufacturing. Read More >>

Q&A on Draper Labs -
10/25/2009

Draper Labs close proximity to the Moffitt Cancer Center was on purpose, since the unit is focusing on designing tiny high-tech drug-delivery devices. And it's building in St. Petersburg, is dubbed the "Multi Chip Module Center," where it will design and Read More >>

International investment brings 37,000 jobs to Tampa Bay -
10/19/2009

A new study conducted by the Tampa Bay Partnership shows that 394 foreign-owned companies from 34 countries have either manufacturing facilities or their American headquarters in the seven-county region. Read More >>

USAA adding 200 jobs in Tampa, bringing local workforce up to nearly 2,000 -
10/19/2009

New jobs tied to adding a banking and investment operation here Read More >>

Sarasota firm making simulators for Army -
9/30/2009

Medical Education Technologies Inc., the manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, has landed a $1.8 million contract with the Army for 41 of its medical simulators. Read More >>

Car wax manufacturer Zymol Enterprises moves to Brooksville -
9/25/2009

Zymol Enterprises Inc. makes premium, plant-based automobile cleaning and waxing products — the kind used to shine cars at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and at Christie's auction house. Read More >>

Hernando now is Neubert’s best choice -
9/25/2009

Owner had known Pinellas companies Read More >>

Pasco firm fleshes out China deal -
9/24/2009

"In a small way and in a first-step way, this puts us on the map for one of the largest markets we'd like to tap," said Chris Steinocher, chief operating officer at Tampa Bay Partnership, which promotes economic development in the region. Read More >>

Raytheon awarded $24.5 million military contract -
9/24/2009

Contract for engineering services and parts supporting submarine communications. Seventy percent of the work will be performed at the company’s facility in Largo Read More >>

Florida the fifth most biz-friendly state -
9/23/2009

Florida has the fifth most business-friendly tax system in the union, according to the Tax Foundation’s 2010 State Business Tax Climate Index Read More >>

Odessa company to add 1,000 jobs through trade agreement with China -
9/22/2009

A local company that has 18 employees plans to add 1,000 jobs over the next five years, thanks to a $200 million trade agreement with China. Read More >>

Company will bring jobs to Venice -
9/15/2009

MACHINE SHOP: Owner says costs of doing business in Florida provide incentive Read More >>

HHGregg takes Tampa Bay job applications -
9/2/2009

Indianapolis chain eager to crack the Tampa Bay consumer electronics market said it will hire 250 people to stock new stores this fall. Read More >>

Pinellas Scientific earn a spot at STAR TEC -
9/2/2009

The company focuses on the development of scalable chemical agent micro-detectors to boost public safety. Read More >>

Vacuum maker moving facility, jobs into Manatee -
9/1/2009

Manatee County is gaining a new manufacturer that plans to add 125 jobs during the next two years. Read More >>

B|O|T|H brings new jobs to Pinellas County -
8/31/2009

Chooses city of St. Petersburg for headquarters Read More >>

A port boost -
8/28/2009

New tenant bringing $1M in revenue, 75 jobs to Port Manatee Read More >>

Port expects revenue boost -
8/28/2009

Port of Tampa officials said they expect petroleum, container cargo shipments and total tonnage to increase in 2010, when projected total revenue will be $41.6 million, compared with an estimated $39.2 million for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. Read More >>

Purchase signals return of Manatee marine industry -
8/28/2009

When relocated and in full operation, Ameritex Fabric will have 60 to 70 employees. Some will come from a Taylor Made Systems marine canvas plant in Tifton, Ga., which will be closed and merged into the Bradenton operation. Read More >>

Manatee Port officials ink deal with Canadian company, adds 75 new jobs -
8/27/2009

The deal adds $1.5 million to Port Manatee’s revenue Read More >>

Recovery zone stimulus funds to fuel public, private growth -
8/24/2009

Aso Corp. never imagined a down economy would be an ideal time to invest in its company and expand. But the Sarasota-based manufacturer of adhesive bandages and wound care products is finding this may be the best time to do that thanks to a bundle of stim Read More >>

Meridian grows Sarasota distribution project with ASO -
8/7/2009

The lease with ASO LLC, a privately held firm with U.S. headquarters in Sarasota, brings the occupancy rate of Meridian’s 900,000-square-foot warehouse up to 76 percent. Read More >>

USF Poly accepting business incubator applications -
8/6/2009

The Blue Sky facilities are the first public business technology incubators in Polk County. Read More >>

Genesis Direct Expands into Larger Facility -
7/29/2009

Full-service strategic direct marketing company moved into its new 58,000 square foot facility in northwest Hillsborough County Read More >>

Coke Plant Growth Means Jobs -
7/24/2009

More than 100 new jobs will have been added once production lines are finished. Read More >>

Port of Tampa strikes deal with Cutrale for new facility -
7/21/2009

Site improvements, expected to cost $25 million, will include orange juice storage tanks. Read More >>

Florida ranks No. 4 for innovation -
7/16/2009

Study shows high-tech employment with 20,000 doctoral scientists and engineers and more than 276,000 high-tech workers Read More >>

Flanders-PrecisionAire Plant Celebrates Return After Fire -
7/15/2009

Rebuilding "was absolutely the right decision," Smith said. "Bartow is a big deal for us." Read More >>

Two Business Incubators Set for Polk -
7/14/2009

Offices to open this fall will strive to help ideas become companies. Read More >>

Congress allocates $22 million for polytrauma unit expansion, parking at James A. Haley VA Medical Center -
7/13/2009

$10 million to expand and renovate Haley's polytrauma unit, where some of the most-severely wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are treated. Read More >>

Tampa port plans $330 million in construction over five years -
7/10/2009

Capital improvements at the port to accommodate future growth, much of which is expected to follow the 2014 Panama Canal expansion. Read More >>

New jobs coming to Hillsborough County -
6/23/2009

Five companies announced they are expanding or opening new offices in Hillsborough County Read More >>

Tampa company lands contracts for C-130 simulators -
6/17/2009

CAE USA announced in Paris it has won contracts in recent weeks worth more than $100 million from prime contractor Lockheed Martin and an undisclosed customer to design and manufacture simulators for C-130s. Read More >>

Affordability, business friendliness works to Tampa Bay’s advantage -
6/12/2009

While weather and water views are known to draw companies to Tampa Bay, less obvious but equally attractive are the state’s corporate tax structure and the incentives offered by state and local economic development agencies. Read More >>

Incentives bring more jobs, higher wages to Florida -
6/12/2009

An economic development toolbox that includes tax breaks, worker training and transportation grants, discounts on land and buildings, and cash has helped Florida attract and retain hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs. Read More >>

American Traffic Solutions opening regional office in Tampa -
6/9/2009

The 5,000-square-foot Tampa facility will house pre-installation assembly, service and maintenance operations for red-light camera systems. Read More >>

Antenna work for SAI defense contract goes to St. Petersburg -
6/5/2009

Science Applications International Corp. was awarded a $5.6 million contract for the fabrication, assembly and testing of compact solid-state antennas for a military program. Read More >>

CoreRx plans new jobs, major expansion -
6/3/2009

CoreRx Inc. said it would create more than 55 jobs over the next three years as part of an expansion of its pharmaceutical development headquarters. Read More >>

Environmental Biotech relocates headquarters to Bradenton -
6/3/2009

Previously, the company ran a satellite office in Sarasota but has consolidated its office space to a 20,000-square-foot facility Read More >>

Foreign influx boosts state -
6/2/2009

Shift in type of immigrants plays role in new economic landscape Read More >>

Gevity merger forms human resources giant -
6/2/2009

California-based TriNet Group acquires Manatee-based company Read More >>

Mosaic plans expansion at Big Bend terminal -
5/29/2009

Mosaic Fertilizer has plans for a massive fertilizer warehouse that could save shipping and storage costs for the company over the long run. Read More >>

County buys land for research park -
5/21/2009

Hillsborough County has agreed to buy 57 acres near the University of South Florida for possible use as a small bioscience research and development park. Read More >>

Port Manatee inks milestone alliance with Panama Canal -
5/19/2009

Port Manatee signs a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority that will establish a cooperative alliance between the two entities. Read More >>

Airport looks to land jobs -
5/12/2009

Incentive program to offer major employer up to 100 acres at Hernando County Airport, at little or no cost. Read More >>

Starling starts building METI headquarters -
5/4/2009

The developer has started work on the 76,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for patient-simulator company Medical Education Technologies Inc. in RidgeLake Business Park. Read More >>

County dangles job incentive -
4/29/2009

Hernando County offers incentive to keep jobs at Sparton Corp. Read More >>

WORLD OF CHOCOLATE -
4/29/2009

Healthy Chocolate’s new manufacturing facility is capable of mixing at least 150 pounds of chocolate at once, molding enough chocolate to fill 1,200 bags an hour, and wrapping up 400 pieces of chocolate a minute. Read More >>

Airport eyes land for jobs -
4/27/2009

Hernando County's office of business development may have hit on the ultimate enticement to boost a sagging economy. Free land. Read More >>

Government contractor to create jobs -
4/24/2009

Tampa Bay area wins over Atlanta, Birmingham and Austin Read More >>

USF prepares to use stimulus funding for science, research -
4/24/2009

University of South Florida has dozens of “laboratory ready” projects ready to tap into an expanded funding pool created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Read More >>

New Bollettieri therapy center bound for Lakewood Ranch -
4/21/2009

The new center will be located in a 2,500-square-feet space in Medical Office Building No. 1, the first building constructed on the campus of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Read More >>

TECO, USF team up on green project -
4/21/2009

Tampa Electric Co. and the University of South Florida unveiled plans to build a solar array and a renewable energy learning center at Lowry Park Zoo. Read More >>

Chromalloy Casting Tampa Corp. plans $16.5 million expansion -
4/20/2009

Expansion could add 200 high-wage jobs in the Tampa Bay area Read More >>

Sleek Audio expands jobs and manufacturing in Palmetto -
4/17/2009

Economic conditions make domestic production more viable Read More >>

PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to add 200 jobs in Tampa -
4/16/2009

Company spokesman David Nestor said there may eventually be a second wave of hiring beyond the initial 200, but the timing and number of jobs was unclear. PWC currently has just over 2,100 employees in the bay area. Read More >>

John Deere division opens national service center in Tampa -
4/10/2009

Nortrax Inc., the largest retail group of John Deere’s construction and forestry equipment division, has opened a center in East Tampa that will house an estimated 80 employees — from accountants to IT workers — that provide administrative support to 40 b Read More >>

Build it (an Ikea) and they (other stores) will come -
4/8/2009

Ikea is expected to draw so many people from all over Central Florida that other retailers will sprout up around it. Read More >>

Polk Gives $1 Million to USF Polytechnic to Lure Tech Companies -
4/8/2009

Polk County commissioners Wednesday agreed to give the University of South Florida Polytechnic $1 million for a business technology facility that will be used to attract and nurture new companies. Read More >>

City woos 3rd tech firm -
4/6/2009

RTI International, a not-for-profit firm based in the Research Triangle of North Carolina, is in discussions to relocate personnel at least temporarily to St. Petersburg, city officials say. Read More >>

Allstate Hiring Agents, Adding Offices -
4/4/2009

Allstate has launched a campaign to hire new insurance agents and add 100 new offices in the Sunshine state by year's end. Read More >>

India firm moves HQ to Manatee County -
4/2/2009

An India-based manufacturer of marine instrumentation has announced it is moving its headquarters to Manatee County, resulting in the saving of 50 jobs that would have been lost. Read More >>

Manufacturer grows, hopes to add jobs -
4/1/2009

Trinity Manufacturing Corp., which makes products for aerospace and medical industries, has relocated to a Manatee facility that is double the size of its previous headquarters. Read More >>

Jobs, Expansions, Growth -
3/30/2009

West Polk Boasts a Number of Projects Read More >>

USF’s top priority: facility to drive innovation and process development -
3/27/2009

A $43 million clean technologies manufacturing facility planned for the University of South Florida is “shovel ready” and one of the institution’s top priorities for stimulus funding. Read More >>

Manatee commissioners act on development program -
3/25/2009

The plan includes a state job creation incentive program called the Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund, which provides between $30,000-$60,000 to companies that bring to the county more than 10 new jobs that pay more than 115 percent of the average annu Read More >>

Sarasota Memorial going ahead with $186 million renovation -
3/23/2009

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is embarking on a $186 million renovation, including a nine-story tower that will more than double the number of private patient rooms and allow for everything from improved technology to nicer views to better plumbing. Read More >>

Jet business out to add jobs as flights start -
3/20/2009

Rectrix Aerodrome Inc. unveiled a new jet for its operations at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport that is the first move in what the business's managers hope will create more than 20 local jobs. Read More >>

PODS Enterprises moves to more moving, looks to hire -
3/19/2009

The company is seeking to fill 116 new positions and have 80 to 90 report to its headquarters Read More >>

Transamerica, InterSecurities brings company HQ to St. Pete -
3/12/2009

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. and InterSecurities Inc. plan to merge, creating a new company that will be headquartered in St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Steelgate hiring after European expansion -
3/9/2009

The biomedical storage company relocated two employees from its headquarters in Bradenton to staff the new office in Belgium; plans to replace them and add two more positions by mid-year Read More >>

WellDyne Pharmacy Firm Gets Rolling -
3/4/2009

WellDyne provides mail-order pharmacy services for public-private health plans; 100 new jobs this year Read More >>

Credit unions agree to combine -
3/3/2009

The two biggest credit unions in the Tampa Bay area, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union and GTE Federal Credit Union, confirmed Tuesday that they have signed a letter of intent to merge. Read More >>

Canadian GPS company moves headquarters to Sarasota -
2/23/2009

The 14-year-old GPS Industries Inc., which trades over-the-counter, engineers and markets global positioning system and Wi-Fi networks and products for golf courses and residential community developments. Read More >>

Moffitt, physician groups go high-tech -
2/20/2009

A growing number of Tampa Bay area hospitals and physician practices have invested millions of dollars in radiosurgery, or a type of radiation therapy procedure that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver a large radiation do Read More >>

New M2Gen headquarters expected to create more jobs -
2/20/2009

Space will include a ‘huge, robotic-driven freezer’ Read More >>

New Mosaic HQ provides stimulus for FishHawk -
2/20/2009

Ryan Cos. U.S. Inc. is slated to close Friday on a 7.4-acre tract of land in FishHawk Ranch where it will build a $20 million state headquarters for phosphate mining operation The Mosaic Co. Read More >>

Packaging Company to Move Into New Building -
2/20/2009

Packaging Corporation of America, a manufacturer of containers with facilities in Lakeland and Winter Haven, will be the tenant of a new $10 million industrial facility in the Inwood community of Winter Haven. Read More >>

St. Petersburg General Dynamics unit wins $20 million in government contracts -
2/19/2009

St. Petersburg's General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded modified contracts worth $20.4 million to demilitarize obsolete and excess ammunition. Read More >>

Amid recession, bullish times at Humana center -
2/17/2009

Humana opens 37,000-square-foot Humana national care center in St. Petersburg's Carillon office park, expanding staff to 325 by end of 2009. Read More >>

USAA Is Adding 400 Jobs In Tampa -
2/13/2009

The jobs include customer service and home and auto insurance claims processing operations. Read More >>

Humana adds jobs in St. Petersburg -
2/10/2009

Humana is adding hundreds of jobs to its Tampa Bay area operations, underscoring that health care remains one of the most resilient parts of the battered economy. By the end of 2009, Humana plans to expand staff at the center in Carillon business park to Read More >>

America likes Tampa's vibe -
2/7/2009

The city tied for fourth place with Orlando and San Francisco in a survey of 2,260 adults that asked in which of the nation's 30 largest metropolitan areas they would most like to live. Read More >>

Study: Super Bowl improved Tampa’s image by 6 percent -
2/5/2009

A study released Thursday by national public opinion research firm Competitive Edge Research & Communication showed a 6 percent increase in public opinion of Tampa following the city’s hosting of Super Bowl XLIII. Read More >>

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory wins large Navy contract -
2/2/2009

Thirty-five percent of the work will be performed at Draper’s facility in Pinellas County Read More >>

Big brains salute tech that makes things small -
1/31/2009

Tampa Bay area’s academic and business communities are taking a critical step by embracing nanotechnology as one of the red-hot technologies of the future — and spending the resources to import some top talent to make it happen here. Read More >>

Nanotechnology the topic of Global Technology Leaders roundtable -
1/30/2009

The nanotechnology roundtable was organized by the Tampa Bay Partnership Read More >>

USF Plans To Produce Pharmacists -
1/30/2009

Students seeking a degree in pharmacology soon will be able to get one from the University of South Florida, according to a plan approved by the university system's Board of Governors. Read More >>

Tampa among top five choices for relocation, survey finds -
1/29/2009

A Pew Research Center national relocation survey found that 34 percent of respondents would live in Tampa if given the choice. We ranked among the top five most popular cities. Read More >>

World-class sports academy in works for East Manatee -
1/28/2009

A $110 million sports training academy, private spa and club, which could appeal to the same type athletes who attend Bradenton’s world-famous IMG Academies, received the backing of Manatee County commissioners. Read More >>

County Continues Growth Spurt -
1/21/2009

With one exception, Hernando County's population is expected to grow 11.77 percent by 2012, faster than any other county in the Tampa Bay region. Read More >>

A civic success story -
1/17/2009

Tampa Bay History Center's cultural exhibits are a rich lens on 12,000 years of Florida history. And the center offers a valuable lesson in how civic projects should be done Read More >>

Port Manatee welcomes new business -
1/16/2009

Fort Lauderdale-based HySea Shipping has selected Port Manatee for its new container and breakbulk cargo service between Port Manatee and Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Read More >>

State’s schools improve to a B- -
1/7/2009

Florida ranks No. 10 among states in education quality, according to the latest annual report card from the highly regarded Education Week newspaper. Read More >>

New fund promotes Florida's investment opportunities -
1/3/2009

Florida Opportunity Fund is a $29.5 million project that is essentially "a fund of funds" intended to attract additional venture capital for the Florida entrepreneurs and companies in key business segments. Read More >>

AAA Lines to roll out Ro/Ro for Tampa to Africa, Middle East -
12/23/2008

AAA Lines will begin a roll on – roll off service for transporting cars, trucks and construction equipment between the Port of Tampa and West Africa and the Middle East. Read More >>

Chasco Machine moving to Hernando County with incentive help -
12/23/2008

Chasco Machine and Manufacturing Inc. plans to expand by opening a 24,800-square-foot facility in the Hernando County Airport Industrial Park. The company produces precision-machined parts used in the Boeing 737 airliners Read More >>

BayCare Health builds outpatient center in Hillsborough County -
12/16/2008

BayCare Health builds outpatient center in Hillsborough County Tampa Bay Business Journal BayCare Health System has begun construction of a $15 million outpatient center in northwest Hillsborough County. The BayCare Outpatient Center at Hampton L... Read More >>

Quasar Bio-Tech to move manufacturing to Manatee County -
12/16/2008

Quasar Bio-Tech, which established its headquarters in Manatee County this summer, now plans to also move its manufacturing to Manatee and hire up to 24 employees. Quasar produces light therapy devices used by medical professionals and consumers. Read More >>

Raytheon unit wins $41.7 million defense contract extension -
12/16/2008

The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Network Centric Systems a $41.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract. Read More >>

Research Company Plans St. Pete Site -
12/13/2008

Draper Laboratory has purchased a 41,000-square-foot building in St. Petersburg where the Cambridge, Mass.-based company will manufacture microchips for the military and government agencies Read More >>

Draper buys St. Petersburg building -
12/12/2008

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. bought a 41,000-square-foot building in St. Petersburg where it plans to manufacture microchips for the military. Read More >>

Sparkling project boosts our spirits -
12/12/2008

Just like the direction of Salvador Dali's iconic mustache, the new Dali Museum in St. Petersburg is going up. Groundbreaking on the museum's signature new home is scheduled for today, and the good news could not come at a better time. It represents a pow Read More >>

Groundbreaking in east Bradenton -
12/10/2008

71,000-square-foot office park will be new home for Social Security Read More >>

Port of Tampa receives new crane -
12/3/2008

The $4.6 million Gottwald crane will increase the port’s cargo handling capacity Read More >>

Accounting wins kudo at USF Business school -
12/2/2008

Making its debut at number 25, USF’s doctoral program was one of five doctoral programs to make the leap from unranked to ranked in the roster published by the independent newsletter of the accounting profession. Read More >>

New Program Aims To Create Jobs -
12/2/2008

This week, the Partnership rolled out its new "Jobs" initiative, a blueprint for regional economic development. Read More >>

Manufacturer opening local facility -
11/26/2008

The Gainesville-based orthopedic company Exactech is planning to open a new manufacturing facility in Manatee County and will employ at least 12 for its initial start-up phase. That number is expected to at least double during the next three to five years Read More >>

Biopsy Sciences Builds on Biotech Success in Pinellas -
11/24/2008

Governor Charlie Crist today announced that Biopsy Sciences will move operations from Tucson, Arizona, to Pinellas County. Read More >>

Bay area needs to 'cluster' to prosper, SRI executive says -
11/21/2008

Citing the benefits of job engines such as California's Silicon Valley and New York's Wall Street, John Mathieson of SRI International urged a ballroom full of business and government leaders Friday to support clustering in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>

Business leaders upbeat despite downturn -
11/21/2008

Roy McCraw, outgoing chairman of the Tampa Bay Partnership, outlined a three-year strategy that focused on innovation, human capital, infrastructure and quality places during the partnership’s annual meeting and community update luncheon. Read More >>

Louisiana Shipbuilder Taking Over Operation At Tampa Port -
11/18/2008

A highly regarded Louisiana shipbuilder is establishing an operation at the Port of Tampa, buying the Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co.'s lease and retaining its 500 employees with plans to add workers and additional trades. Read More >>

Port poised for major container cargo expansion -
11/18/2008

Port commissioners took the first step in what could eventually become a $70-milion to $100-million container terminal expansion. Read More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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. Read More >>

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 >>

Medical Education Technologies, Inc. Acquired By Lou Oberndorf and Baird Capital Partners -
10/21/2008

Sarasota-based manufacturer positioned for continued and future growth Read More >>

List illustrates change -
10/20/2008

Growth and opportunities abound in Tampa Bay region Read More >>

Rays Chase Demons, And Red Sox, To Claim First Pen -
10/20/2008

American League Championship Series Won by Tampa Bay Rays Read More >>

Rays Game 7 win is a perfect finish -
10/20/2008

Tampa Bay team wins American League Championship; advances to World Series 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 >>

World Series Gear Flying Off Shelves -
10/20/2008

Business brisk as Tampa Bay Rays clinch ACLS, advance to World Series Read More >>

10 Tampa Bay area business leaders to watch -
10/19/2008

From technology to finanacial services, agriculture to theme park management, Tanmpa Bay business leadership is diverse and skilled Read More >>

County Awards Nine Health Care Grants Totaling $360,000 -
10/19/2008

Children's advocacy and dental clinis included in list of recipients Read More >>

Game 7 winner Garza named MVP -
10/19/2008

Pitching pivotal to clinching ALCS championship Read More >>

Soaring High -
10/19/2008

Smooth Take- Off for Airport Industrial Park Read More >>

Brewing equipment maker Micro Matic upgrades Hernando facility -
10/17/2008

Wilson Technology Group Inc. of Brooksville has been hired to install the high-speed cabling infrastructure and conference audio-visual systems for Micro Matic USA’s distribution facility at Hernando County Corporate Airport Park. Read More >>

Sarasota a hot spot for companies looking to grow -
10/17/2008

A growing trend for companies Read More >>

Tampa VA opens new facility for injured soldiers -
10/17/2008

Polytrauma Transitional Reabilitation Building and Outpatient Clinics treats the nation's most seriously injured warriors Read More >>

Waking the ‘sleeping giant’ in Pasco County -
10/17/2008

The Shops at Wiregrass is Forest City Enterprises first retail center in Florida Read More >>

City To Use Fund For New Businesses -
10/16/2008

Zephyrhills Subsidy Program Could Help Attract Downtown Businesses Read More >>

Florida Exports on pace for Record -
10/16/2008

State's foreign trade booming Read More >>

Allegiant Air Adds Flights To St. Pete-Clearwater Airport -
10/15/2008

Alegiant Air Plans Spike in Services Read More >>

Ray's power surge comes at just right time in ALCS -
10/15/2008

Tampa Bay Team Shows the Right Stuff Under Pressure Read More >>

St. Petersburg condos thrive amid economic turmoil -
10/15/2008

Towers appeal to affluent crowd Read More >>

USF Ranked 35th in Patent Research -
10/15/2008

Scorecard Rates Impact on Industry, Links to Science Read More >>

Clearwater's Neubert Aero Sells Runway Tester To Air Force -
10/9/2008

Clearwater company to provide runway testing equipment to Air Force Read More >>

Innisbrook, site of Super Bowl XLIII events gets $25M upgrade -
10/9/2008

Resort will shine during showcase events at 2009 Super Bowl Read More >>

Bovie Medical Corp. gets help with move to Largo -
10/8/2008

County Commission approves bonds tol assist in relocation Read More >>

$28.8M grant allows USF to study children's health -
10/3/2008

Study to help understand causes of disease processes Read More >>

4 million 'green' jobs predicted -
10/3/2008

U.S. Conference of Mayors study predictis millions of new 'green' jobs Read More >>

Tech companies honored by TBTF, ITFlorida -
10/2/2008

Finalists include Tampa Bay Partnership investors Read More >>

Company Receives Incentives -
9/24/2008

Pasco County Commissioners Distribute Nearly $250,000 Read More >>

‘Working Mother' recognizes Moffitt Cancer Center -
9/23/2008

Company offers family- friendly benefits and schedules Read More >>

Pepperidge Farm's Lakeland Bakery Is Up and Running -
9/22/2008

73 total jobs to be added when atfull capacity Read More >>

Port of Tampa welcomes largest container ship in history -
9/22/2008

Tampa Market and Gulf of Mexico key players in shipping 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 >>

Port Shores Up Tampa's Economy -
9/11/2008

Despite Economic Trends, Port of Tampa a Bright Spot Read More >>

Biodiesel Plant in Dade City at the Forefront -
9/9/2008

Agricultural waste turns into gold 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 >>

USF Turns Academics Into Business Venture -
9/2/2008

Innovative projects reap rewards 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 >>

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 >>

TECO plans to build natural gas pipeline -
8/5/2008

Floridians to get additional 45 percent of natural-gas fueled generation 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 >>

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 >>

Pemco settles in at TIA -
8/1/2008

Pemco will perform scheduled maintenance on jets for major airlines and cargo carriers in Tampa. Pemco has hired about 60 new employees in Tampa, with plans to expand to 400 within a year to 15 months. 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 >>

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 >>

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. 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 >>

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. Read More >>

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. Read More >>

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 >>

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. Read More >>

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. Read More >>

ButterKrust Bakery Will Be Sold -
6/27/2008

Flowers Foods is buying the landmark Lakeland business for $90 million. All 368 employees will keep their jobs. Read More >>

Idaho developer DBSI planning 3.2M square feet in Hernando County -
6/27/2008

Spec project eyed as catalyst for Hernando County 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. Read More >>

Lifestyle Family Fitness Relocating HQ To Tampa -
6/20/2008

The site will be developed with a 43,500-square-foot fitness center and a 25,000-square-foot headquarters. Read More >>

First Tampa, then the world -
6/13/2008

Association makes the move to globalize 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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. 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. 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. 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

German Chain Sets Sights on Florida -
12/19/2007

Aldi discount supermarket plans a distribution center and offices in Haines City. 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 >>

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. Read More >>

Port to get salt storage facility -
11/16/2007

A salt distributor that employs 12,000 people worldwide is putting a distribution center adjacent to Port Manatee on the former Piney Point phosphate plant site. 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 >>

Bay area growth in SRI's sights -
10/24/2007

The biotech company may expand its aging and drug development work here. 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 >>

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 >>

Investors pump $50 million into Revolution Money -
9/26/2007

Revolution Money, the new name for the St. Petersburg firm originally launched as GratisCard Inc., has secured $50 million in Series B venture capital funding. 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 >>

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 >>

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 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 >>

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. 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. 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 >>

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. 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Bealls commits to facility on Clark -
5/15/2007

Retailer will lease Sarasota's old Winn-Dixie warehouse. 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 >>

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 >>

$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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

If We Build It, They Will Come -
4/8/2007

350,000-square-foot Ikea retail powerhouse planned for area near downtown Tampa, Channelside and Ybor. Read More >>

Singleton To Lay Off 350 -
4/3/2007

Plant processes shrimp, specialty seafood and other fish products Read More >>

Xerox Bids $1.5 Billion For Global Imaging -
4/3/2007

Xerox Corp. has made a $1.5 billion cash bid to acquire Tampa-based Global Imaging Systems in a deal that would retain top executives locally to head up a wholly-owned Xerox subsidiary. 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 >>

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 >>

Heart treatment device maker raises the pulse of its expansion -
3/9/2007

Oscor Inc. now plans to add 55 employees and 20,000 square feet to its Palm Harbor headquarters to handle constant growth. The privately owned manufacturer of implantable pacing leads and other heart pacemaker accessories had revenue of $16.1 million in 2 Read More >>

Out Of The City, Into The Sun -
3/4/2007

Two years later, all but a handful of DTCC employee transplants remain for a reason that has nothing to do with career climbing. Read More >>

Growing company to pump out jobs -
3/2/2007

Oscor Inc., which designs and manufactures components for implantable medical devices like pacemakers, has announced plans to create 55 new, skilled jobs within the next two years. Oscor also plans to build a 20,000-square-foot facility adjac Read More >>

Concrete firm brings 100 jobs to Haines City -
2/27/2007

Metromont Corp. will build a precast/prestressed concrete manufacturing facility on an 83-acre site in Haines City. Read More >>

State Committee OKs $15 Million For Cancer Center -
2/23/2007

A panel of state lawmakers voted Thursday to approve $15 million for a new cancer research center in Tampa that could break ground by this summer. Read More >>

He Holds The Key To Cancer Research -
2/13/2007

Moffitt's challenge is especially great as it sets out to build the world's largest cancer tissue databank, which will contain genetic information from patients who received all their treatment elsewhere. The databank, part of Moffitt's Total Cancer Care Read More >>

Agricultural research firm to build center in Manatee County -
2/8/2007

A Dutch company announced plans for a top-flight, 46-acre research center east of Interstate 75 that will focus first on growing a better tomato. Read More >>

Moffitt Forms Partnership With Pfizer -
1/30/2007

Pfizer awarded Moffitt a $10 million grant to research the quality of care for cancer patients. Read More >>

Bright House To Build -
1/25/2007

Construction started on a 100,000-square-foot network and operations center which will consolidate about 900 employees from five sites across Hillsborough County. Read More >>

Ruthvens sign Ashley Aluminum to large lease -
1/22/2007

The Ruthvens have signed Ashley Aluminum to a 101,000-square-foot lease at Ruthven Industrial Park, 4760 Gateland Drive in Lakeland. Read More >>

A gem of an employer heads to Oldsmar -
1/4/2007

Sarah Coventry HPP Inc., a direct seller of jewelry, says that the move from Providence, R.I., will bring 100 new high-wage jobs to Pinellas over the next three years. Read More >>

Port security center is coming -
1/4/2007

The National Center for Marine and Port Security will piggyback off the research already under way at USF's College of Marine Sciences as well as the projects soon to start at SRI-St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Bealls buys office space -
1/3/2007

Bradenton company acquires Tropicana's former headquarters; set to move 300 employees to site. Read More >>

SRI-St. Petersburg officially opens for business -
1/2/2007

SRI-St. Petersburg officials said they expect to have as many as 100 people employed at the facility over the next five years. Read More >>

Cement plant planned near port -
12/29/2006

Plant would convert items into concrete used for construction Read More >>

Moffitt, Merck join forces -
12/19/2006

One of the world's largest drugmakers forms a research venture with the Tampa institute to adapt cancer treatments to individuals. Read More >>

Moffitt, Merck To Collaborate -
12/19/2006

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute are forming a drug-development company that will create some 170 high-paying, science jobs. Read More >>

Council finalizes SRI International deal -
12/15/2006

$30-million in incentives will help build a new marine research facility. Read More >>

Menlo Leases 27,642 SF in St. Petersburg -
12/8/2006

Logistics Firm Plans Mid-January Move to 124,500-SF Distribution Facility Read More >>

No need to wish they were here, PostcardMania adds roots -
12/8/2006

Retention of fast-growing marketing firm good news for Clearwater Read More >>

It's official: SRI will be building Florida facility -
12/1/2006

After nearly a year of secret negotiations, the Silicon Valley research firm SRI International is teaming up with the University of South Florida to develop and market high-tech marine science products. Read More >>

Marine Technology Research Center Coming To St. Petersburg -
12/1/2006

SRI International, a Silicon Valley giant known for the development of the computer mouse, has picked the port of St. Petersburg as the site for a marine technology research center. Read More >>

Concrete maker to invest $11M in Hernando facility -
11/30/2006

Duratek Precast Structures LLC in Brooksville has finalized plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Hernando County Airport RailPark Read More >>

Shipping Company Expands Local Operations -
11/30/2006

Overseas Shipholding established OSG America in Tampa, which will serve as a headquarters of its U.S. shipping operations. Read More >>

Jabil plans new headquarters -
11/17/2006

Jabil Circuit Inc. has submitted a conceptual site plan to build a 2 million square foot corporate headquarters at the northwest corner of Interstate 275 and Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg. Read More >>

Progressive Insurance To Add 300 Workers At Riverview Call Center -
11/16/2006

The auto insurance giant said it's filling 80 positions now, and it plans to hire an additional 220 employees during the next year. Read More >>

Tampa Bay, door to the country -
11/11/2006

A Swedish software company, Appear Networks, has chosen a low-budget, Clearwater strip center as the launch site for its U.S. operations, eager to tap into a $2-billion market. Read More >>

Virginia tech firm makes Tampa a base -
10/9/2006

Technology consulting firm Amentra has opened a Tampa office to handle customers throughout the Southeast. Read More >>

Region's biggest deal ever -
10/7/2006

A communications tower owner is buying Sarasota's Global Signal for $5.7 billion. Read More >>

Aerosonic To Transfer Jobs -
10/5/2006

Clearwater-based maker of instruments for commercial, business and military planes, said Wednesday it is closing a repair center in Wichita and consolidating those operations into its headquarters here. Read More >>

Signal to St. Pete: high-paying jobs transmitted here -
9/29/2006

Tower Cloud LLC considered California and Illinois as possible locations for expansion before settling on Florida and St. Petersburg as its base. Read More >>

Software company is relocating to Pasco -
9/29/2006

DataMentors Inc., which is moving its headquarters from Tampa, will open a 10,000-square-foot site in the Cypress Ridge Office Park. Read More >>

Humana Seeking Workers -
9/22/2006

Humana Inc. is adding 250 full-time jobs to its local operations before Jan. 1. Read More >>

Stream To Hire 300 For Tampa Call Center -
9/16/2006

The Dallas-based outsourced call center company Stream plans to expand its Tampa office by 300 employees. Read More >>

Sales tax breaks encourage manufacturing expansion -
9/8/2006

Tampa Bay area manufacturers now pay less for expansion and research and development. Read More >>

Work in progress -
9/5/2006

The old Pasco Beverage plant roars back to life as the Dade City Business Center. Next up: a residential, retail and entertainment complex. Read More >>

Business center adds boat builder -
8/24/2006

The startup company plans to take advantage of a special federal designation for the park in its quest to win a Navy contract for its fiberglass vessels. Read More >>

PetLift thriving in Florida by keeping animal handlers happy -
8/24/2006

Pet equipment business successfully relocates from Brooklyn to Manatee county. Read More >>

Tampa company to add 60 employees -
8/8/2006

Health Integrated Inc. plans to expand its North Dale Mabry Highway headquarters to add 60 more employees over the next three years. Read More >>

Polk County gets more flavor -
7/19/2006

A flavors company from Lake Charles, La., is expanding into a 19,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Polk County with a $7 million capital investment and 30 new jobs. Read More >>

County Lures Bigger Business -
6/29/2006

Businesses moving to Pasco County have invested nearly $30 million in the county since October. Read More >>

CSX envisions large rail center in Winter Haven -
6/23/2006

Center to include 3 million square feet of warehouse space, 1.5 million square feet of industrial sites and 500,000 square feet of office space. It's projected to create 8,500 full-time jobs in the area with an annual payroll of $282.2 million. Read More >>

Engineering a move -
6/23/2006

PBS&J headquarters transitions from Miami to Tampa Read More >>

OneSimpleLoan to expand headquarters -
6/20/2006

As the July 1 deadline for students to refinance education loans before interest rates go up significantly, OneSimpleLoan has announced plans to expand its loan servicing headquarters in Oldsmar. Read More >>

Cryo-Cell adds space for education and training -
6/12/2006

Cryo-Cell International Inc. said it would establish a Center of Excellence adjacent to its corporate headquarters in Oldsmar. Read More >>

STAR TEC Accelerator Adds Two Tenants -
6/12/2006

Manufacturing and technology business accelerator located at the Young-Rainey Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Center in Largo, has admitted two new tenants, Read More >>

An essence of France in Pasco -
6/9/2006

Tantalizing smells at an industrial park? They come from a French firm’s products made for the food industry. Read More >>

Hardscaping expert moves HQ to Englewood -
6/9/2006

Bill Zett, owner of Laurel Highlands Landscaping, has moved his firm from Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Englewood, FL. Read More >>

Benefits company opens Tampa office -
6/7/2006

Watson Wyatt World Inc., a publicly traded company based in Arlington, Va., that advises clients on employee benefits and executive compensation, has opened a Tampa office. Read More >>

Nokomis concrete company bought by Titan subsidiary -
6/2/2006

The attraction for Tarmac to Southwest Florida, as with so many businesses in the construction trade, was the region's growth. Read More >>

Platinum grows forces in St. Pete -
6/2/2006

Manufacturer of hurricane-resistant building materials eyes new plant Read More >>

The Crossroads of Growth -
6/1/2006

Industrial projects crisscross peninsula as suburban Florida reaches once rural areas. Read More >>

Bush Signs Economic Development Bills -
5/30/2006

A $245 million economic incentive measure that includes corporate and insurance premium tax credits designed to lure high-tech industries to Florida is one of five economic development bills that Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law Tuesday. Read More >>

PODS set to root headquarters here -
5/26/2006

Homegrown $300M firm would build on 10-acre St. Pete Airport parcel Read More >>

Local technology buzz attracts Swedish firm headquarters -
5/19/2006

It's bringing just under a dozen jobs to the Tampa Bay area, but it seems a lot of attention is being paid to a Swedish wireless technology company that has made Clearwater its home in the United States. Read More >>

Savings and loan to bring 140 jobs -
5/17/2006

Indymac Bank of Pasadena, Calif., opened a new regional mortgage center Monday in Tampa that is expected to create about 140 jobs. Read More >>

Cookie Plant Owner Plans To Diversify -
5/10/2006

Toufayan Bakeries is looking to more than double the size of the Archway cookie plant he bought four months ago. Read More >>

State ups recruitment ante -
5/10/2006

The Legislature gets on board with the governor by approving $387-million in incentives to draw high-wage employers to the state. Read More >>

Talk about landing a dream business -
4/25/2006

The county welcomes a sophisticated, clean and very rich newcomer, a company that makes flight simulators. Read More >>

Accounting Firm Plans To Hire 320 -
4/19/2006

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC needs more employees because it's expanding its shared-services center. Read More >>

Metlife Expanding Into New Tampa -
4/19/2006

The company says it will hire 150 workers during the next few months, bringing its total head count to 1,700 employees in the Tampa Bay area. It also plans to add a 115,000-square-foot, four-story office building at Highwoods Preserve by early next year, Read More >>

CGI plans 200 jobs for Tampa office -
4/12/2006

The processing office returns to the area and will handle paperwork for insurance companies. Read More >>

Call it a magnet for capitalism -
4/7/2006

Stung by the WorldCom bust in 2003, Highwoods Preserve has sprung back in a big way, and sooner than many predicted. Read More >>

Firm to build ethanol plant in Tampa -
4/6/2006

U.S. EviroFuels LLC received a state permit to construct an ethanol production plant designed to produce up to 50 million gallons of ethanol annually. Read More >>

New Lake Wales Plant -
4/5/2006

MonierLifetile plans to build a 37,000-square-foot concrete roof tile plant in Lake Wales, adding 30 jobs and increasing annual production by 40 percent. Read More >>

Store's move into Florida was a natural -
4/5/2006

Wild Oats Markets Inc. opens its first store in the Tampa Bay area. Read More >>

Software Company Breaks Ground On Office Complex -
4/1/2006

Quadrant Software, a technology company lured to Florida from Boston, credits its creativity to its diverse work force as it breaks ground on $2 million, 10,000-square-foot office complex. Read More >>

Tampa Bay: A New Look -
4/1/2006

Tampa Bay A New Look By Amy Keller Florida Trend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A New LookSix years ago, the Brookings Institution named the Tampa Bay region one of the most “largely white metro areas” ... Read More >>

Coca-Cola Enterprises Plans New Facility in Lakeland -
3/28/2006

The facility will employ about 100 people. Read More >>

Software company breaks ground on new HQ -
3/27/2006

Quadrant Software, a software development company that relocated from Taunton, Mass., last summer, has put down roots in Temple Terrace. Read More >>

A berth for job growth -
3/17/2006

Shipbuilder to add more than 100 jobs by year-end Read More >>

Port Gets Steel Facility -
3/16/2006

Titan Metal Service Inc. of Clearwater will build a 50,000-square-foot steel processing and packaging plant on 5 acres at the Port of Tampa. Read More >>

PRC call center adds 175 workers -
3/15/2006

The new jobs will pay from $30,000 to $40,000 and nearly double the company's presence Read More >>

Manufacturer leaving St. Pete -
2/28/2006

Currently based in St. Petersburg, the contract manufacturer will build a 41,000-square-foot manufacturing plant on Gunn Highway in Odessa and has plans to expand by another 15,000 square feet within the first year. Read More >>

Industry riding its own development boom -
2/19/2006

Most of the talk about growth focuses on retail and housing, but industry has quietly added jobs, companies and facilities. Read More >>

New USF learning center sets the pace for national campuses -
2/17/2006

The Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation planned for the southwest corner of University of South Florida's campus could be the first of several such centers nationally. Read More >>

New rail hub could bring 8,500 jobs to Winter Haven -
1/30/2006

CSX plans to build an integrated logistics center on the property. The plans include 3 million square feet of warehouses, 1.5 million square feet of industrial use and 500,000 square feet of offices. Read More >>

Tampa bids to hold on to drugmaker Accentia -
1/26/2006

The company expects to build a $30-million plant. It wants the city to kick in incentives to stay Read More >>

White collar wave hitting Ybor -
1/24/2006

About 300 employees of two civil engineering firms, Heidt & Associates and WilsonMiller, will join a white-collar wave. Read More >>

Floating Palmetto's boat: Marine company grows work force -
1/23/2006

Powerboat company outgrew the production capability at its Fort Lauderdale plant last year. Search for a second facility led to consider areas with other boat manufacturers, a good work force, transportation access, a healthy business climate and a suppli Read More >>

Groundbreaking for Midtown shopping center -
1/20/2006

St. Petersburg's Midtown is sprouting more buildings. The developers of Twin Brooks Commons Plaza, a 26,400-square-foot shopping center are having a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Read More >>

Italian manufacturer looks to spend $10 million in Winter Haven -
1/10/2006

Project is expected to create 80 jobs upon completion. Read More >>

Medical manufacturer expands to meet demand -
1/10/2006

Micron PharmaWorks has purchased a 19,700-square-foot facility in the West Pasco Industrial Park in Odessa. Read More >>

Sacramento company to relocate to Clearwater -
1/10/2006

Earthworks Environmental Inc. intends to create 20 new jobs in manufacturing, engineering and research and design, with employee pay 15 percent higher than the state's average. Read More >>

Plant City Bakery Sold -
1/7/2006

Toufayan Bakeries, a Ridgefield, N.J.-based firm known for pita bread, is buying the 65,000-square-foot factory that Archway Cookies shut down last month. Read More >>

Manufacturer moves to downtown St. Petersburg -
1/4/2006

Preservation Sciences researches, manufactures and markets preservative products for the food, beverage and industrial markets. Read More >>

Manatee coating company expands -
12/22/2005

A new, larger facility for Nationwide Chemical is planned. Read More >>

Saddle Creek expands Lakeland-area operations -
12/15/2005

The third-party logistics services provider is opening a 298,000-square-foot expansion facility in Auburndale. Read More >>

Steel framing company moving to county -
12/3/2005

A steel framing manufacturer with more than 100 employees is moving to the former Pasco Beverage plant in Dade City. Read More >>


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