METI in Sarasota and NDH Medical in St. Petersburg are at the center of a growing cluster of medical device manufacturing companies attracted to the Tampa Bay region's ample supply of patients and ability to create the synergy necessary to create a vibrant industry workforce.
By Matthew Wiley
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Expansion at the Port of Tampa is underway in anticipation of the ongoing widening of the Panama Canal. With the expansion will come new trade routes and more efficient services that will benefit the Tampa Bay region by making it easier to import needed products and export raw materials and goods manufactured here.
By Janan Talafer
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
He can't soar through the sky or jump tall buildings - at least not yet. But iStan is one super man when it comes to training med school students and EMTs in the art of reacting to human maladies. He can blink. He can bleed. He can sweat. He can even make your heart go thump when you see how realistic he is in simulating a real Stan or Josh or Kiara or baby Rachel. Next up? A mommy giving birth.
By Matthew Wiley
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Technology education starts early in Hillsborough County public schools and continues all the way up through the
college level thanks to taxpayer-funded programs like STEM and FLATE. Students know they could be the ones developing the newest
global technology in the future.
By Jan Hollingsworth
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Scientists, engineers and production experts working out of Chromalloy's new $27 million manufacturing plant in Tampa are at the center of the global company's growth strategy. Repairs to turbine engines used by airlines and power companies are made using gleaming stainless steel machinery and vintage Star Wars robotics.
By Rex Henderson
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Plasma-Therm is representative of high-value-added industries that serve global markets from the Tampa Bay region. The manufacturing company attracts highly educated, well-paid engineers and technicians to work in St. Petersburg.
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