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Video: Tampa Bay Startup Week 2015

Ryan Sullivan Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Among the highlights of Tampa Bay Startup Week: Two local tech companies -- City Sleekers and Viral Style -- will participate in 2015 Tech Celebrate following its second local Tech Cocktail event later this year.

Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Talent, Technology

Tampa, St. Petersburg

The Hydro-Dyne Engineering facility in Pinellas.

Tampa Bay area businesses expand trade with Chile, create local jobs

Marianne Hayes Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Chile is shaping up to be one of Florida's leading trade partners as more and more Tampa Bay area businesses are building fruitful relationships with the South American country. The result? An economic boost likely to result in more jobs in the local region.

Diversity, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, International Trade, Manufacturing, Talent, Workforce Transition

Clearwater, Tampa, St. Petersburg

Photographer Tim Kennedy chats with Carmen Cortes, one of his photo subjects, at Trinity Cafe.

For Good: Trinity Cafe engages community to feed hungry

Michelle Bearden Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Are you touched by the plight of the homeless? Want to do something to help? Go see 'Feast for the Eyes: The Faces of a Million Meals' served at the Trinity Cafe in downtown Tampa. The portrait gallery will be on display as part of an upcoming fundraiser.

Diversity, Downtown Tampa, For Good, Neighborhoods, Talent

Tampa

Why Minneapolis is the new capital of The North

brian martucci Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Minnesota leaders believe that Minneapolis should be the first non-coastal city that knowledge workers and business leaders think of after Chicago. Here's a look at why, including strategic ideas that are replicable in Tampa Bay area cities.

Architecture, Arts, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Petersburg

Networking at the NYAS event held at the Iron Yard in St Pete.

Building bigger, better startups starts with talent

Justine Benstead Tuesday, February 10, 2015

“Not Your Average Speakers’’ agree that growing a bigger, better startup in the Tampa Bay region depends more on building a strong company culture and retaining talent than on easy access to capital.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Speakers, Talent

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Infiltrator begins filming true crime story in Tampa, hiring extras

Kenneth Knight Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Tampa’s growing reputation as a destination for filmmaking will be on display in 2015 as shooting begins on the story of a former federal agent’s historic role in toppling Colombia’s infamous Medellin Cartel.

Arts, Diversity, International Trade

Tampa

The Picasso Dali exhibit at The Salvador Dali Museum in St Pete.

Springtime in Tampa Bay means must-see art is in full bloom

Kendra Langlie Tuesday, February 03, 2015

The Tampa Bay region is alive with major “must-see” art exhibits this spring. From the grand masters and American classics to the cuttingest edge modern art, there really is something for everyone. You won’t want to miss out.

Arts, Diversity, Downtown Tampa, Tourism

Tampa, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Petersburg

Not Your Average Speakers talk 'Big and bigger: How to grow your startup from here'

Diane Egner Friday, January 30, 2015

How to grow your startup? Your connections? Your community? Join 83 Degrees Media as we talk solutions with a panel of experts at the next edition of 'Not Your Average Speakers' on February 5th in downtown St. Petersburg.

Connections, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Innovation, Speakers, Talent, Technology, Workforce Transition

Tampa, Bradenton, St. Petersburg

The lobby of Mary Lee's House is warm and inviting for families.

For Good: Mary Lee's House in Tampa provides one-stop-shop of services for children in need

Michelle Bearden Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Florida’s child advocacy professionals count on Mary Lee’s House in Tampa to take in, treat and protect neglected and abused kids who end up in state custody. The success of the 7-year-old nonprofit emanates from its Founder, Mary Lee Farrior, one of the newest inductees into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.

Diversity, Entrepreneurship, For Good, Health, KidsBay

Tampa

St. Pete author challenges cities to create more opportunities for love to grow

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez Tuesday, January 27, 2015

What do you love about where you live? Those are the places and things to do that author Peter Kageyama recommends cities recreate in order to build loyalty and morale. Read about “Love Where You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places.’’

Architecture, Arts, Connections, Diversity, Downtown Tampa, Environment, Government, Neighborhoods, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa, St. Petersburg

Welder Carlos Betts and CEO Dick Peck share a laugh.

Oldsmar manufacturer finds success by filling jobs with vets, students, people with disabilities

Marianne Hayes Tuesday, January 20, 2015

What makes QTM and Dick Peck special? When the Oldsmar manufacturer couldn't find the skilled labor required for his company, he intentionally set out to hire and train people others may consider hard-to-employ.

Diversity, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Manufacturing, Talent

Tampa, Dunedin, New Port Richey

Del Acosta introduces Cafe con Tampa guest speaker Ray Chiaramonte, Executive Director Hillsborough County Planning Commission and Metropolititan Planning Organization.

Cafe con Tampa stirs up neighborhood conversations

Kathy Steele Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Wake up and join the conversation at Cafe con Tampa Friday mornings at 8 at Hugo's Spanish Restaurant in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South Tampa, where people meet, greet and share ideas about anything and everything happening in the city, the Tampa Bay area and around the globe.

Architecture, Connections, Diversity, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild, Speakers

Tampa

Hannah Edmonds (left) and Lauren Wonick-Cook work on designing a pen.

Tampa Bay area grows next generation of STEM experts

Marianne Hayes Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Schools and colleges around the Tampa Bay region are busy grooming tomorrow's leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. We take a closer look at three local educational programs focused on engineering studies and research.

Diversity, Engineering, Higher Education, Innovation, KidsBay, Talent, Technology

Tampa, St. Petersburg

For Good: Military vets find peace in yoga classes

Jessi Smith Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Charitable donations and foundation support enable Garden of the Heart yoga studio in Sarasota and Goodwill Manasota Community Center to offer free classes to military veterans seeking peace of mind and wound recovery.

Diversity, For Good, Health, Innovation, Workforce Transition

Sarasota

Franklin Street Better Block Party in Tampa celebrates potential

Kathy Steele Tuesday, January 06, 2015

North Franklin Street between Interstate 275 and Palm Avenue is the newest corridor in Tampa Heights to attract investments led by new developments like Ulele restaurant, Water Works Park and The Heights, a village planned along Tampa's riverfront.

Architecture, Diversity, Downtown Tampa, Environment, KidsBay, Neighborhoods, Retail, Reuse/Rebuild

Tampa

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