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New Restaurants, Coffee Shops Add Jobs In Local Economy

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tampanians love to eat out as evidenced by the number of restaurants and coffee shops opening on the front end of economic recovery.

Among the latest:

Florida Cracker Cuisine, a new concept created by Greg and Michelle Baker, the owners of the popular and award-winning Refinery. Read the complete story.

Yummy Grill, apparently the Tampa Bay region's first fully Kosher deli. Read the complete story.

Medical Device Manufacturers Arrive In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Medical device manufacturers gather for a conference in St. Petersburg just a week before MediFuture 2023 in Tampa.

The medical device industry is a major economic engine in much of Tampa Bay, including the fostering of new startups by places like CAMLS and Tampa Bay WaVE in downtown Tampa.

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Convergent Capital, Liberty Group Led By Youthful Entrepreneurs

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Real estate investor Santosh Govindaraju and hotel developer Punit Shah are the entrepreneurs taking a deep dive into reviving the Channelside Bay Plaza with new retail, offices and a hotel.

They are working with the Tampa Port Authority to also expand public amenities, such as an elevated, covered walkway to reach parking for the Plaza.

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Ignite Tampa Bay Lights Fires Of Passion

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The pressure is on as Ignite Tampa Bay participants take to the Tampa Theatre stage to tell a packed house what turns them on and why others should engage their passions. Presenters get just five minutes and 20 automatically advanced slideshow images to tell their stories.

Applause and spirited enthusiasm were in rich supply as a result.

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Bright House, Tampa Bay WaVE Collaborate For Startups

The Wall Street Journal Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Bright House Networks Business Solutions donated the technology necessary to provide online access to Tampa Bay WaVE, an incubator for more than 100 Tampa Bay startups.

The donation means startups will have the latest, greatest high-speed Internet connections possible to work in the Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa.

Read the complete PRNewswire story.

Tampa Bay Likes To Eat Out, Chefs Know

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Three new restaurants by three established restaurants in the Tampa Bay region reflect growing interest in reinvesting in the region's emerging new economy.

The dining out spots are among many to pop up in 2013, indicating a rebound in the local economy.

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Florida Ranks #1 For Innovation, Says Fast Company

Fast Company Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Florida earned the No. 1 ranking for innovation by Fast Company because of its high level of new business development, fundable venture capital rankings and annual revenue per startup.

Florida was followed by Texas and Maryland. California ranked No. 7, North Carolina ranked 25 and Massachusetts came in at 42.

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USFSP Entrepreneurship Program Creates Buzz

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, April 16, 2013

USF St. Petersburg's entrepreneurships studies program is winning national accolades for creativity and innovation when it comes to getting college students engaged in launching startups.

The relatively new program expects to attract even more top students as a result.

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Tampa Mayor Rallies Support For Economic Recovery

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn delivered a rousing speech touting the new economy, expanded mass transit and neighborhood improvements in his annual State of the City address.

Buckhorn chose to deliver his message to a standing room only crowd inside the historic but vacant Kress building in downtown Tampa to encourage urban reuse and rebuild of unused and underused properties.

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Duckweed Urban Market Plans To Move, Grow

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Duckweed Urban Market, downtown Tampa's popular independent grocery store, is negotiating a move into a larger space in the ground floor of the Element.

The move would enable an expansion of inventory while keeping the market within walking distance for city residents.

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Cigar City Brewing Gets Its Props, Opening Brew Pub In NW Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Bern's Steak House and Bern's Fine Wines in Tampa debut a limited edition "Legacy'' label from Cigar City Brewing shortly before the West Tampa brewery opens a new pub in Carrollwood.

A pioneer in local breweries, Cigar City owner Joey Redner also operates a small tavern serving Tony Jannus Pale Ale airside at favorite flyer Southwest Airlines.

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FirstWaVE Venture Center Takes Shape, Tampa

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tampa Bay startups are moving into new coworking space at Rivergate Tower as part of the FirstWaVe Venture Center funded with a $1M federal grant.

USF, Tampa Bay WaVe, Tampa Bay Technology Forum and the Tampa Bay Innovation Center are partnering on the project.

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Downtown Market Elevates "Cool'' In Lakeland

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Downtown Lakeland Market is part of a larger effort to bring attention to the Polk County city's growing community of creatives and young professionals.

The city, about halfway between Tampa and Orlando, is on the coveted I-4 Corridor connecting east and west Florida with innovative research and acting as a bellwether for the nation when it comes to poltiics.

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Schiller's In Tampa Fills Renovators' Needs

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Schiller's Architectural and Design Salvage just west of downtown Tampa has become the go-to place for developers and designers looking for old furnnishings that make a place hip and cool.

Recent customers include the Oxford Exchange, Ella's restaurant and home renovators throughout the Tampa Bay region.

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New, New Urbanism: Tactical Design, Incremental Change

At The Helm Of The Public Realm Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The theory behind the new, new urbanism is to do more with less by investing in long-term change through short-term incremental changes. One shop, one street, one block at a time to create urban economic success.

At the Helm of the Urban Realm: An Urban Design Blog documents and inspires urban change post-recession.

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