Norwalt Automation Group featured on FOX 13
FOX 13 anchor and reporter Lloyd Sowers visited Norwalt Automation Group’s new 28,000-square-foot facility recently to check out its automation machinery that makes everything from labels for EpiPens to stick deodorant. New Jersey-based Norwalt first expanded to Hillsborough County in 2022 and just two years later announced another expansion to a much larger facility and […]
Investor Spotlight: Florida Blue
Florida Blue is a leader in Florida’s health industry. Since 1944, their members have counted on them to continuously develop better solutions that promote more affordable health care across the state. Florida Blue’s mission to help people and communities achieve better health is central to all that they do. Helping people in their pursuit of […]
Tampa City Council paves the way for a new chapter in East Tampa
Last week, Tampa City Councilmembers unanimously approved entering into a ground lease with Opportunity Tampa Bay, Inc. (OTBI), which will allow OTBI to seek funding to develop a transformational Live Learn Development in East Tampa. The Live Learn Development, which includes the East Tampa Innovation Center (ETIC) and 117 units of affordable housing, will provide job training […]
Investor Spotlight – Florida Polytechnic University
Florida Poly is the nation’s leading institution of change, engineered from the ground up to push the boundaries of education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Florida Poly has about 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students and offers more than 31 programs of study. The University is the only state university in Florida dedicated exclusively […]
Investor Spotlight – University of Tampa
The University of Tampa is proud to offer a diverse and dynamic learning community to approximately 11,000 students from all 50 states and most of the world’s countries. With an emphasis on academic excellence, personalized attention and real-world career outcomes, the University offers more than 200 academic programs of study, including nearly two dozen graduate […]
San Francisco business mission showcases Tampa’s considerable advantages
On May 6-8, a group of 11 Tampa Bay EDC Investors led by our chairman, Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano, conducted a whirlwind tour of the San Francisco area. Their purpose? To meet with Northern California-based site selection consultants and gain a deeper understanding of what is prompting them to steer client projects to […]
Tampa Bay’s life sciences industry shines with UK trade delegation visit and TMRD launch
September marks the final month of our fiscal year, and in typical Tampa Bay EDC style, it was filled with activities that propelled us to a strong finish for FY2024. Together with our partners in Global Tampa Bay, we traveled to Vancouver with our Chair, Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano, as well as City […]
Lazy Days of Summer? Not for Us!
This month marks my eighth anniversary as CEO and President of the Tampa Bay EDC. When I was hired in 2016, I was convinced that Tampa had almost everything it needed to make a quantum leap forward as a top US destination for business and talent. I thought it was one of the best kept […]
It’s no accident that Tampa Bay is the 4th hottest job market in the nation
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published a report naming the Tampa MSA as the 4th hottest job market in the country. Among the reasons cited for this ranking were our region’s significant changes in average wages, dramatic increase in our labor force size and participation, and low unemployment. The exponential growth of higher […]
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