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The Power of Mitigation

It’s hard to imagine a broader impact scenario for Florida, all those people leaving and then trying to return.  Power and support resourced having to be spread throughout the state … yet we were lucky. But here the degree of mitigation we’ve already implemented is telling.  The article below  on 9/14 put the damage at $180 Billion.  […] Read more

We’re Good for Business

Here’s where Florida ranks among top states for best business climate   Florida ranks second among the 50 states for having the best business climate, according to a new survey of U.S. corporate executives released Monday at the International Economic Development Council annual conference. Texas ranked first and Georgia ranked third, followed by South Carolina and […] Read more

Business Disaster Mitigation and Planning

How Tampa Bay businesses can keep going in the eye of the storm   Employees should be at the top of the list of importance as businesses prepare for a hurricane or other natural disaster. Staging drills, setting up employee contact systems and ensuring mission-critical workers can do their jobs remotely are among the key steps […] Read more

Beige Book – Southeast, September 6, 2017

Summary of Economic Activity According to reports from businesses across the Sixth District, economic activity expanded at a modest pace from July through mid-August. The outlook among contacts remains optimistic as most expect slow and steady growth over the remainder of the year. Businesses reported continued tightness in the labor market, though wage growth remained […] Read more

How a $20B marketplace opened up to Vology of Oldsmar feedly

Vology goes to space … —- How a $20B marketplace opened up to Vology of Oldsmar // Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal For 23 months, a team of 10 Vology Inc. employees spent thousands of hours writing a proposal including prices for hundreds of thousands of the […] Read more

Three reasons why U.S. banks aren’t entering Cuba – yet feedly

—- Three reasons why U.S. banks aren’t entering Cuba – yet // Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal It’s easy to get excited about the opening-up of trade relations with Cuba, and while many banks in South Florida and the U.S. are interested, unknowns are keeping financial institutions […] Read more

Startup Cities

We’re in the top 40% but JAX is #1 … have to work on that. Tampa Bay cities rank on list of best cities to start a business http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_tampabay/~3/TZfY6EiEmE0/tampa-bay-cities-rank-on-list-of-best-cities-to.html Tom Kennedy 727-804-3733 Westport Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

Anybody hungry?

USA Today finds foodie heaven in Tampa Bay http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_tampabay/~3/hz6D7shVrCU/usa-today-finds-foodie-heaven-in-tampa-bay.html  

Crowd Funding Closes the Gap

While efforts to retrain workforce and grow new businesses are necessary there is a huge gap in our preparation of the workforce of tomorrow.  The statistics are crushing.  In a time when our entire workforce needs to improve their skills to face the challenges of the new technological age, we are letting skill sets atrophy […] Read more

Good News Friday

Personally I’m betting on the “Real Economy”… This week’s Friday Market Insight from Bob Bach at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.    Day of Reckoning? The recent run-up in interest rates – the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ended Thursday at 2.41%, its highest level since October 27, 2011 – caused a stampede of […] Read more

Port of Tampa is another “real” major gateway & economic driver.

We are the West Port of Florida, maybe a bigger economic driver that we realize… Tampa port’s economic impact measured in new study  The Port of Tampa generates $15.1 billion in annual economic activity, according to an economic impact study being released today. .. Read More…