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Graduate Tampa Bay: Colleges, Employers Team Up To Offer On-Site Degrees

By Megan Hendricks Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hillsborough Community College is among Tampa Bay area colleges and universities offering on-site degree programs at companies like Tampa Electric as a convenient way to help employees further their education and increase local college degree attainment.

Engineering, Higher Education, Innovation, Talent, Talent Dividend, Workforce Transition

Tampa

Designing For Disaster: The AbleNook Story, Tampa

By Christina Barron Tuesday, October 23, 2012

University of South Florida alumni and architect Sean Verdecia is almost done with his first masterpiece. After years of planning and prototypes, his "multiuse portable dwelling,'' AbleNook, is planned for mass production in 2013. The journey from idea to reality has transformed the project from a local university assignment to a highly anticipated, fully functioning living module in the global marketplace.

Architecture, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Housing, Innovation, International Trade, Talent

Tampa

"Not Your Average Speakers'' Engage On Innovation, Tampa

By Diane Egner Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The I-4 Corridor stretching from Tampa to Orlando is already seen from afar as a hotbed for designing and developing new technology. So what will it take to nurture startups and retain the talent already here while attracting others to help shape Florida's economy as well as the nation's? Join the conversation as 83 Degrees Media's "Not Your Average Speakers'' talk innovation.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Innovation, Manufacturing, Technology, Workforce Transition

Tampa

Bar/Code Camp Attracts Florida Entrepreneurs

By Diane Egner Tuesday, October 23, 2012

At Bar/Code Camp 2012, about 850 people gather at the USF College of Business in Tampa to share ideas, make connections, consider collaborations and talk about what more is needed to nurture a vibrant yet fledgling startup community in the Tampa Bay region.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Talent, Technology, Workforce Transition

Tampa

HARVST Project Pops Up Fine Art In Downtown Tampa

By Matt Spencer Tuesday, October 09, 2012

The HARVST Project brings together more than 20 musicians, sculptors, dancers, painters and photographers for a multisensory celebration of Tampa Bay talent for a pop up exhibit at the downtown offices of Tampa-based ad agency PP+K for one night only on October 13.

Arts, Diversity, Environment, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Talent, Tourism

Tampa

Mobile App Designers, Developers Do It In Tampa Bay

By Chris Kuhn Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Mashable ranks the Florida High Tech Corridor among the top and fastest-growing tech centers in the nation. Meet four experienced innovators who contribute to that narrative as mobile app creators and builders in Tampa Bay.

Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, International Trade, Talent, Technology, Workforce Transition

Tampa, Sarasota, St. Petersburg

Opportunity Knocks: Not Your Average Speakers, Tampa

By Matt Spencer Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Shared risk-reward are key to successful P3s -- public private partnerships -- agree panelists representing both sides of the equation at 83 Degrees Media's latest "Not Your Average Speakers'' event. As the local economy rebounds, lots more opportunities for such partnerships will emerge in downtown Tampa and surrounding neighborhoods.

Architecture, Arts, Connections, Diversity, Environment, Government, Innovation, Talent, Technology, Transportation

Tampa

North Tampa Neighborhoods Attack Poverty Through Partnerships

By Megan Hendricks Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A group of nonprofit organizations in North Tampa is transforming neighborhoods around I-275 and Fletcher Avenue into a vibrant, sustainable community where safety is paramount and the workforce nurtures its residents.

Diversity, Environment, Government, Innovation, KidsBay, Neighborhoods

Tampa

SERF Creates Collaborative Space For Sustainability Solutions, Tarpon Springs

By Matt Spencer Tuesday, September 18, 2012

After witnessing the confusion surrounding the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Tarpon Springs business owner Stephen Hickok wanted to use his space along the Anclote River to launch marine searches, sustainable building methods and a collaborative environment where business, nonprofits and students could work together toward innovative renewable energy solutions. His initial idea grew into a new nonprofit called Sustainable Environment Research Foundation.

Alternative Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Innovation, Marine Sciences, Philanthropy, Sustainability, Talent

Clearwater

Banyan: St. Pete Start-Up Wins Top Prize In Tennessee Competition

By Meghan Hoodhood Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Banyan aims to speed up major medical breakthroughs by enabling data from scientific research to be shared more easily. Major hospitals and universities -- USF Health, the University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon and others -- are already on board.

Connections, Diversity, Higher Education, Innovation, Life Sciences, Talent, Technology

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Citizinvestor: Crowdfunding Local Projects, Tampa

By Nathan Schwagler Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Feeling an inflection point for the nation looming on the horizon? Since the blame game is about played-out, why not help fund something that you want to see change? Seriously, pack your lunch for a week and drop the leftover 20 to 50 bucks on something that makes your 'hood a little sweeter. Now you really can go and build that in partnership with your government and your fellow citizinvestors.

Connections, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Government, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Talent, Technology

Tampa, St. Petersburg

83 Degrees Reader Survey

By 83 Degrees Team Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Thanks for reading 83 Degrees and showing interest in the people and companies driving change in the Tampa Bay region. To help us better understand you and improve our coverage of the issues you care about, could you please take 60 seconds to answer a few questions? We greatly appreciate your interest and continued support.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Innovation, KidsBay, Talent, Tourism

Bartow, Clearwater, Lakeland, Spring Hill, Largo, Tampa, Sarasota, Dunedin, Brooksville, Bradenton, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

Moffitt: Targeted Radiation Zaps Cancer, Speeds Recovery

By Megan Voeller Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Advances in radiation therapy at Moffitt Cancer Center increasingly turn diagnoses that once spelled a death sentence or necessitated life-altering treatments into experiences that patients walk away from to return to normal lives.

Diversity, Health, Higher Education, Innovation, Life Sciences, Talent, Technology

Tampa

83 Degrees Media Welcomes RNC, Visitors To Tampa

By Diane Egner Sunday, August 26, 2012

Spend some time getting to know the people, the neighborhoods, the City of Tampa and the nearby cultural communities and you will find the Tampa Bay region as attractive as we do.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Innovation, Talent, Technology, Tourism

Plant City, Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, Tampa, Temple Terrace, Sarasota, Dunedin, Bradenton, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Wesley Chapel

Not Your Average Speakers: P3s Shape Urban Living

By Diane Egner Tuesday, August 21, 2012

83 Degrees Media's "Not Your Average Speakers'' series continues in September with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn in a community conversation around P3s and opportunities for public-private partnerships to shape Tampa's urban spaces and places.

Connections, Diversity, Environment, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Talent

Tampa

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