A Salute to Jim Weiss, our FY2021 Chairman
Great leadership makes all the difference in an organization’s success or failure – especially when it’s facing the kind of deeply challenging, uncertain times we find ourselves in today. That’s why I am truly grateful to our FY2021 Chair, Jim Weiss of Fifth Third Bank. When Jim began his term last October, he was emphatic […]
Investor Spotlight: Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had $205 billion in assets and operates 1,096 full-service Banking Centers, and 2,369 Fifth Third branded ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, […]
Advanced technology company with a mission to solve global water scarcity announces relocation to Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (September 14, 2021) – Genesis Systems LLC, an advanced technology company that aims to solve global water scarcity, has announced plans to establish its corporate headquarters and launch its first line of products in Tampa. The company currently has 20 staff members and plans to add 125 new jobs over the next five […]
Moving into the final year of our strategic action plan, the foundation is set for a strong finish
As we wrap up the second year of our three-year strategic action plan, Opportunity Tampa Bay, I am proud of the progress that our team and Investors have made. When we began formulating our plan in 2019, we never imagined having to deal with a persistent pandemic or our offices going virtual for months. But […]
Tampa Bay boasts the second largest manufacturing employment in the state
The manufacturing industry in Tampa Bay continues to grow, boasting the second largest employment in the state and a location quotient higher than the state of Florida. According to the Manufacturing Industry Spotlight from Chmura JobsEQ, over the past ten years ending 2020, manufacturing employment in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA added more than 8,000 jobs. […]
Talent Talk: NextPath Career Partners
NextPath is a boutique recruiting firm servicing both local and national clients to hire outstanding people in professional roles including Sales, Recruiting, Marketing, Customer Success, Executive Leadership, and Consulting. Gina Curry, Vice President Gina Curry has over 15 years in staffing including building offices from scratch for a billion dollar global firm and co-founding […]
Tampa’s allure grows for West Coast companies as outdated perceptions fade
In normal times, summer can be a bit slower here at the Tampa Bay EDC. But these are far-from-normal times, and our business development team has rarely been busier. As COVID raged on and people began looking for alternative places to live, work and relocate their companies, Florida emerged as one of the hottest markets in […]
Florida ranks #1 in net migration for fifth consecutive year
For the fifth consecutive year, Florida ranks in the number one spot for net migration. According to the most current net migration data from the U.S. Census, Florida saw the largest gain of residents between July 2019 and July 2020 with more than 252,700 new residents. These new stats bring the total daily number of […]
Tampa ranks in top 10 U.S. markets in tech talent growth and “brain gain”
CBRE released its latest Scoring Tech Talent report with Tampa receiving several notable accolades, including in the areas of tech talent growth and population gain among millennials. Tampa ranks ninth among U.S. markets in tech talent growth over a five-year span, increasing 23.5% from 2016 – 2020. Tampa was also one of only 16 markets […]
Saint Leo University Offering Meeting Space at Tampa Education Center
TAMPA – Do you need a cool space for a meeting in Tampa? Saint Leo University’s Tampa Education Center is offering classroom space for meetings at its West Tampa site. Located in the building formerly known as the Berriman-Morgan Cigar Factory at 1403 N. Howard Ave., Saint Leo’s Tampa Education Center is in a fully […]