AFC Logistics Relocates to Tampa
AFC Transport’s logistics division relocates to Tampa TAMPA, FLA. (April 14, 2022) — AFC Transport, a leading freight and logistics company, announces the relocation of AFC Logistics, its logistics division, to Florida’s Tampa area. With AFC Logistics moving its headquarters to Tampa, the company is working toward a revenue goal of $300M in three years, […]
Avanade launches its first U.S. Engineering Hub in Tampa
Accenture and Microsoft joint venture to add 500 jobs, bolstering market’s already booming digital community TAMPA, Fla. (April 7, 2022) – As Tampa Bay continues to become a global hub for the world’s brightest tech talent, Avanade, the leading Microsoft solutions provider, today announced the launch of the company’s first U.S. Engineering Hub, located in […]
Inclusive Economic Growth Initiatives are well underway
The EDC and the Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation, the EDC’s 501 c 3 nonprofit sister organization, are making considerable progress on our efforts to bring career training awareness, jobs, and catalytic projects to East Tampa and other underserved communities in Hillsborough County. To date, we’ve raised $1.4 million of our $2 million Foundation capital […]
Branch Selects Tampa for Continued Expansion
Leading workforce payments platform opens first office outside of Minneapolis headquarters Tampa, Fla. (March 29, 2022) – Branch, the leading workforce payments platform helping companies accelerate payments and empower working Americans, today announced the opening of a new office in Tampa, FL. As the first office outside of the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis, the new […]
Investor Spotlight: Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie helps clients overcome the challenges of competing in the global economy. The Firm solves complex legal problems across borders and practice areas. Baker McKenzie’s unique culture, developed over 65 years, enables its 13,000 people to understand local markets and navigate multiple jurisdictions, working together as trusted colleagues and friends to instill confidence in […]
Midtown East, the future of office design and workplace redefined
Groundbreaking slated for Q4 2022 TAMPA, FL – Bromley Companies announced today that Tampa’s newest Class A workplace, Midtown East – an approximately 400,000 square foot office tower, will be in Midtown Tampa, the $1 billion, 23-acre mixed-use destination located at Dale Mabry Highway and I-275. Conceived with talent at the center of every design […]
New addition to USF Research Park will further develop Tampa’s workforce; fuel growth of regional economy
The University of South Florida’s forthcoming expansion of its Research Park comes at a particularly opportune time as demand for life sciences properties, including lab space, has skyrocketed nationwide. This project also comes to fruition as nationally leading innovators, entrepreneurs and science and technology firms are being drawn to the Tampa area. On March 31, […]
Newly formed biotech company establishes U.S. presence in Tampa
NuMedTechs plans to hire 12 by the end of 2023; plans to purchase permanent lab space and invest in R&D software and equipment Tampa, Fla. (March 21, 2022) – Newly formed biotech company NuMedTechs announced it has established its U.S. presence in Tampa with plans to create 12 new jobs by the end of 2023. […]
FOX 13 visits Tampa Tank to discuss skilled labor shortage
From welders to electricians to plumbers, there is a critical shortage of skilled labor in the Tampa Bay area. FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers recently paid a trip to Tampa Tank-Florida Structural Steel to learn how this local steel fabrication company is partnering with workforce development and educational partners like Hillsborough Community College to address their […]
Economic development organizations across America are facing similar challenges
Earlier this month, I was in California for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)’s annual Leadership Summit. Also in attendance were our regional economic development partners from Pinellas, Pasco and Polk counties. It was a great chance for us to reconnect and catch up with our peers across the country – something we hadn’t done […]