Growing Companiesfor St. Petersburg

Edward Jones has been providing financial services since 1922 by building relationships with its almost 7 million clients on a face-to-face basis. Edward Jones currently has offices all around Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Crystal River to Bartow with approximately 70 financial advisers.

Progress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor in recognition of operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008.

Fluitec provides lubricant users with condition monitoring technologies, contamination control solutions and consulting services around the globe. The company's technologies and expertise assist customers in meeting green initiatives by improving their operational efficiency and reducing their disposal streams.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network financial representatives draw from a wide range of resources to offer clients customized solutions that will help meet their individual financial needs. With exclusive access to world-class products and services such as life insurance, disability income insurance, education funding alternatives, retirement solutions, estate analysis, and business needs analysis, representatives can create a personalized and flexible approach that incorporates complementary financial solutions for each client.

All Children's Hospital is the only specialty licensed children's hospital on Florida's west coast. Founded in 1926, All Children's has grown into a leading pediatric referral center that is dedicated to advancing treatment, education, research and advocacy in child health.