Leaving home to attend college usually brings major changes for anyone who does it. But being the first in your family to do so presents a host of special challenges that not everyone faces. Meet four USF first-generation students and what motivates them.

Embarc Collective, a hub of services designed to support and grow the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, is now accepting applications from companies and individuals who want to be part of the innovative experience when it opens in 2019 in downtown Tampa.

Two new apartment buildings just off The Tampa Riverwalk are the latest developments underway in the Channel District, adding to downtown Tampa's growing urban scene.

2019 will be a big year for downtown Tampa's booming Channel District as several new projects, including a full-service grocery store, open for business or near completion. Read up on the latest.

The global law firm, Baker McKenzie, is making plans for a shared services center in Tampa. Solar Source of Largo acquires Superior Solar Systems in Orlando. Plus a Lutz training and career development company, Access Computer Training, gears up to serve the veterans market after gaining approval to offer services paid for with Post-9/11 GI Bill funding.

The hotel features 83 renovated guest rooms, a rooftop bar with waterfront views, indoor and outdoor event space, and the HEW Parlor & Chophouse, a chef-driven restaurant with a long whiskey list.

Celebrate Outreach is tackling the growing problem of homeless vets with a novel solution: Build top quality tiny houses that cost little and are sustainable. Read how they are doing it and how you can contribute.

Tampa Bay is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week with events that include Techstar Startup Weekend and USF Connect’s Building Entrepreneurship Around TampaBay.

The University of Tampa will update its arts studios into maker spaces, where students will have better access to cutting-edge creative tools and technologies, such as laser cutters and 3D printers.

Additional transportation options that would be possible if a penny sales tax referendum passes in Hillsborough County would help ensure success for a potential Tampa to Orlando high-speed train expansion.